Prayers For Our "westmassguy"

Good to hear, continue taking care though.

To anyone that's not through this, two things. One, it hurts like a ****! Richard Pryor once said he'd been shot and he'd been on fire but neither hurt as much as his heart stopping. And second, you're more worried about your family than you are yourself.

The driving a car after is weird but true. You feel kinda drunk and mixed up. My dr. wouldn't let me drive for six weeks after and it was still unsafe. This past week was my one year anniversary from the surgery and finally got the OK to do anything I want except ride a motorcycle or a bicycle that actually goes somewhere. He also said no rodeo stuff but that would never be an issue with me. Sitting on a pissed off animal has never been a desire of mine. But since I'm a motorcycle mechanic and have been into bicycles for the last 40 years the other restrictions kind of suck. Rehab also sucks but that's another story.

I hope Dave takes it easy and doesn't try to get back to his normal daily work too quickly. And takes all those drugs he's been told to take. Hopefully he can get back to normal in a couple of years.

westmassguy wrote: »

I couldn't have asked for a better meeting with my new Cardiologist last week. I was given an excellent report and prognosis. All my tests results were great, especially the Echo Cardiogram which showed a normal functioning heart, normal wall thickness, valve function and Ejection Factor. Feeling very lucky, and very blessed.

Just wondering man....how they measured that "Ejection factor". My mind is in the gutter early today.

All kidding aside, glad to see your doing well. Did they put you on some dietary restrictions ? I know you have your meds lined up, thinking wtf is all this crap for anyway. Don't try and do too much too soon, slow process to work your way back up.

Msabot1 wrote: »

Wishing you a speedy recovery....all the best!...

Thank you.

tonyb wrote: »

westmassguy wrote: »

I couldn't have asked for a better meeting with my new Cardiologist last week. I was given an excellent report and prognosis. All my tests results were great, especially the Echo Cardiogram which showed a normal functioning heart, normal wall thickness, valve function and Ejection Factor. Feeling very lucky, and very blessed.

Just wondering man....how they measured that "Ejection factor". My mind is in the gutter early today.

All kidding aside, glad to see your doing well. Did they put you on some dietary restrictions ? I know you have your meds lined up, thinking wtf is all this crap for anyway. Don't try and do too much too soon, slow process to work your way back up.

Apparently, from the Echo Cardiogram and other tests, they can quantify how much blood the heart muscle is pumping, based on a bunch of factors that guys way smarter than me can figure out. All I know is, he doesn't want to see me for another 4 months. Pretty good all things considered.
Only on three meds, easy peasy.

I'm eating "Forest Floor" Tony. Everything that tastes even remotely good, is off my list.

mhardy6647 wrote: »

Great to see you postin' regularly again, sir. Hope you're not just doing well, but also feeling well, too!

Thank you. Good to be feeling good.

cfrizz wrote: »

I'm glad you are doing so well, continued best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Thank you

Glad to hear you are on the road to recovery, Dave. Things like this tend to make one prioritize things a little differently.

Tom

treitz3 wrote: »

Glad to hear you are on the road to recovery, Dave. Things like this tend to make one prioritize things a little differently.

Tom

Thanks, it sure does

westmassguy wrote: »

pitdogg2 wrote: »

Great news Dave!
On that forest floor diet.....
THANK GOD FOR KETCHUP!!!

Nope, too much salt.............

Why them bass nards....
Sorry bro

helipilotdoug wrote: »

westmassguy wrote: »

Had my follow-up visit with my surgeon, and he told he never want's to see me again. All good.

So glad to hear that David. That's about the best thing you can hear from your Doc.

Indeed, thanks Doug.

muncybob wrote: »

Great to hear! Can you use a salt substitute? They were fairly easy to get used to for me(not that I needed them but my Dad did). Helped to make rather bland foods a little tastier.

I can get used to no salt, I've done it in the past. The substitutes just don't do it for me.

Oh, and no salt?? NO way!!! I don't smoke anything, stopped drinking 25 years ago when our son started wanting to carry around a beer bottle like dad, and have never taken an illegal drug in my life. But I'm a saltaholick and have been as long as I can remember. My wife has tried tricking me with the substitutes in the past but it wasn't going to work. It's not why I've had heart problems anyway so I say fuggitt. I'm going to eat what tastes good to me and enjoy it til I die.