ConcreteBob Gets Ready For Heart Surgery (updates: #140 & #151 CB SAYS: "GOING HOME TODAY")

ConcreteBob & TankerBabeLC | Nov. 22,2009

[paltz]

get better, concrete bob

[EDINVA]

Prayers and best wishes for ConcreteBob.

The surgery is one thing, but quitting smoking? That’s asking a lot.

[3D-JOY]

Thanks for the update and picture...

There are no words equal to my thoughts regarding this man.

Darn it the screen is blurring again!

[jch10]

Wishes for a speedy recovery. CB. Hurry back to FR.

[pamlet]

Thanks for the head up ... Prayers heading his way ..

[BufordP]

Prayers up, Bub!

[azishot]

Prayers for a successful surgery and a quick recovery.

[Albion Wilde]

Knowing you, you will leave the hospital staff cheerier than you found it.

I realize this is asking a lot, but take it easy, Bob! Because what goes around comes around, you are greatly loved....

[LonePalm]

Prayers up for a full recovery!

Notre père, qui êtes aux cieux!
Que votre nom soit sanctificié. Que votre règne vienne.
Que votre volonté soit faite, sur la terre comme au ciel.
Donnez-nous aujourd'hui notre poindre ce jour.
Pardonnez-nous nos offenses, comme nous pardonnons aussi a ceux, qui nous ont offensés,
et ne nous soumetez pas à la tentation, mais délivrez-nous du mal.
Car c'est à toi qu'appartiènne, le régne, la puissance et la gloire, pour les siècles des siècles.
Amen.

Je vous salue, Marie, pleine de grâces,
le Seigneur est avec vous, vous êtes bénie entre toutes les femmes,
et Jésus le fruit de vos entrailles est béni.
Sainte Marie, Mère de Dieu, priez pour nous pauvres pécheurs,
maintenant, et à l'heure de notre mort. Ainsi-soit-il.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[USMCPOP]

Bob, if you can read this, GET WELL QUICK. Or maybe I could come over and sing it to ya.

[Robert DeLong]

My prayers go out for you concretebob that everything will go smoothly and successfully.

[LucyJo]

Prayers for all to go well and a quick restoration to good health. God bless and be with CB, his family, and the medical team.

[Old Professer]

You might do many of us worrywarts out here a big service by describing how this all felt and what was the one thing that sent you to seek help.

You appear to be a fit fellow of about 45-50 years of age, a somewhat unexplained risk-related way station on the road of life.

[nina0113]

Just seeing this now - prayers certainly. Get well soon Bob. TR, when will you have an update?

[trooprally]

Next update will be after the operation.

Hey CB, be sure the better half calls us.

[Mr] T

[concretebob]

Be glad to, because my experience was not the "elephant on the chest" description you hear about.
I had no tingling or numbness in my arms. No shortness of breath. (Note: Pain will make you hyper-ventilate, which increases O2 levels, which causes tingling in the face).
I was sitting quietly, watching NCIS, eating a Fiber One oat and peanut butter fiber bar (dipped alternately in peanut butter/vanilla icing. Yes, I know, WEIRD.)

Pain
Imagine someone holding your heart in their hand and then squeezing with all their strength. Continuous squeezing, no let up.
Thats what I experienced.
This went on all night long. That was a mistake on my part.
I refused to accept the fact it MIGHT be a heart attack and dealt with it as a super bad gas bubble which had lodged in my upper stomach area. (I have had this before and literally had to hang upside down to make the bubble move) Baking soda, alka-selzter, Pepsi, ginger ale. Nothing worked.

My wife is what got me to the hospital. I was on the Nextel radio at 0630 Thursday morning talking to my scheduler to let her know I wasn't coming in to work. My wife is asking whats wrong, and I'm explaining to my scheduler what I feel like, and my wife asks what hospital are we going to and am I ready to go yet. By 0730 I'm dressed and waiting for my wife.

[concretebob]

and I'm 59.
So thank you

[trooprally]

Old Professer - I was wondering how long CB would wallow in the 45-50 age group before admitting his true age. I got a chuckle when you first said 45-50.

[Mr] T

[Old Professer]

Thanks for the response; I have a Socratic tendency to over-interrogate but I am always open to knowing more, ignore me if this question is too intrusive:

Was this snip from a hearthealth site similar to what you went through on admission?:

What Is the Treatment For Unstable Angina (and NSTEMI)?
If you have either unstable angina or NSTEMI, you will be treated with one of two general approaches: a) treat aggressively with drugs to stabilize the condition, then evaluate non-invasively, or b) treat aggressively with drugs to stabilize the condition, and schedule early invasive intervention (generally, angioplasty and stenting).

[concretebob]

I wish I had access to a scanner so I could give you the documents they gave me.
I had a myocardial infarction.(Same as George Carlin).
They did an EKG in the Emergency Room, and bloodwork to check for enzymes.
Then they did a catheterization and inserted the stent in the artery that was causing the problem.
While they were in there, they mapped the rest of the arteries and found other blockages to severe for stents.