Ernie's (EBorraga ) post late yesterday about me was all too true. Ernie's post found at: http://www.penturners.org/forum/f78/prayers-needed-99557/
While at a show in Bloomington Indiana just this past Saturday morning I started to feel really bad. Having a kidney transplant in '03 my first thought was about some issue with it. But unlike other recent ailments concerning the new kidney, this was different. Cold clammy sweat, not unusual for me, but it was 90+ degrees outside and raining! Then I started shaking and had a bad case of indigestion. Time to wrap up the show I told my wife of 38 years, just the day before and on Friday July 13Th! My wife Lois had to drive us the 45 miles to our house where I went in and literally fell on the bed to rest. Got home about 3pm.
The pain was increasing, the cold clammy sweating didn't go away. By the time I stopped procrastinating it was now 9pm. I told my wife something had to change and quickly. At this time I felt much worse than when my kidneys failed 9 years prior. Limping into the local hospital about 10pm they took one look at me and could tell. They packed me in a wheel chair and whisked me through the emergency room doors and into my own room. Blood drawn, name bands glued to my wrist and apparently a bunch of other things I cannot remember now. Next thing I do remember is being on some very cold metal gurney or bench like thing with not near enough clothes on and some doctor asking me questions. They had this pipe like thing going into my wrist. My wrist tied to my side with a strap. And people holding onto me so I could not move. They were trying to unblock an artery into the lower part of my heart. They told me later that it took about 2 hours to work through about a 1" length of artery using an assortment very small tools and balloons. 100 percent blockage they told me. Out of the operating room after 4 plus hours and into the ICU unit for another 12 hours.
I emailed Ernie through the iPhone early Sunday afternoon (I think). Told him where I was and why I could not answer the phone call me made me earlier. Maybe he made that call Saturday night(?).
All sorts of testing on me was done from 4am Sunday until 11am on Monday. Hospital was busy with a lot of heart related issues with others this weekend. So I had very little time to talk to a heart doctor or any other doctor until 4pm Monday when he told me I was much better and it was now time for me to go home. After it all he said that very little damage was done to my ticker. Trust me, my Guardian Angel was watching over me this weekend, that I truly believe!
Kicking an email back and forth to Ernie and others then talking to friends on the cell really helped me through this weekend! I appreciate all who replied on Ernie's post and to those that might post to this one. I'd like to thank Ernie. (Ernie keep making those great pen blanks man!) Thanks to you all on the IAP. And of course a hugh thanks to my wonderful wife who spent the entire 3-day elongated weekend by my side with little to no sleep at all.
It will take awhile to fully recover, they're telling me six weeks plus! Cardiac rehab and all, exercise, lose some more weight...the whole bit.
WARNING: Something going on? PLEASE, Do NOT procrastinate like I did! One more hour they told me and my wife would be making other arrangements!
God Bless and Y'all take care!
While at a show in Bloomington Indiana just this past Saturday morning I started to feel really bad. Having a kidney transplant in '03 my first thought was about some issue with it. But unlike other recent ailments concerning the new kidney, this was different. Cold clammy sweat, not unusual for me, but it was 90+ degrees outside and raining! Then I started shaking and had a bad case of indigestion. Time to wrap up the show I told my wife of 38 years, just the day before and on Friday July 13Th! My wife Lois had to drive us the 45 miles to our house where I went in and literally fell on the bed to rest. Got home about 3pm.
The pain was increasing, the cold clammy sweating didn't go away. By the time I stopped procrastinating it was now 9pm. I told my wife something had to change and quickly. At this time I felt much worse than when my kidneys failed 9 years prior. Limping into the local hospital about 10pm they took one look at me and could tell. They packed me in a wheel chair and whisked me through the emergency room doors and into my own room. Blood drawn, name bands glued to my wrist and apparently a bunch of other things I cannot remember now. Next thing I do remember is being on some very cold metal gurney or bench like thing with not near enough clothes on and some doctor asking me questions. They had this pipe like thing going into my wrist. My wrist tied to my side with a strap. And people holding onto me so I could not move. They were trying to unblock an artery into the lower part of my heart. They told me later that it took about 2 hours to work through about a 1" length of artery using an assortment very small tools and balloons. 100 percent blockage they told me. Out of the operating room after 4 plus hours and into the ICU unit for another 12 hours.
I emailed Ernie through the iPhone early Sunday afternoon (I think). Told him where I was and why I could not answer the phone call me made me earlier. Maybe he made that call Saturday night(?).
All sorts of testing on me was done from 4am Sunday until 11am on Monday. Hospital was busy with a lot of heart related issues with others this weekend. So I had very little time to talk to a heart doctor or any other doctor until 4pm Monday when he told me I was much better and it was now time for me to go home. After it all he said that very little damage was done to my ticker. Trust me, my Guardian Angel was watching over me this weekend, that I truly believe!
Kicking an email back and forth to Ernie and others then talking to friends on the cell really helped me through this weekend! I appreciate all who replied on Ernie's post and to those that might post to this one. I'd like to thank Ernie. (Ernie keep making those great pen blanks man!) Thanks to you all on the IAP. And of course a hugh thanks to my wonderful wife who spent the entire 3-day elongated weekend by my side with little to no sleep at all.
It will take awhile to fully recover, they're telling me six weeks plus! Cardiac rehab and all, exercise, lose some more weight...the whole bit.
WARNING: Something going on? PLEASE, Do NOT procrastinate like I did! One more hour they told me and my wife would be making other arrangements!
God Bless and Y'all take care!
