Posted on 01/07/2017 11:27:36 PM PST by Swordmaker
Friday morning, just after midnight as I was turning off the TV from watch a movie on Netflix, I felt a sudden pressure and pain in the center of my chest. This pain went through my chest to my back and a bit in my left upper arm. There also, for some strange reason an ache in my right elbow, and later radiatingup my back to both side of my rear neck.
I woke my girlfriend who is an RN. She took my blood pressure which is usually normal, but this time was 189/129. The next important number was 911.
My girl friend gave me four aspirin to chew up. Ten minutes later when the EMTs arrived my BP was down to 180/119 and they gave me four more aspirin because their protocols required it be their aspirin. Theirs tasted better. The pain and pressure were not letting up. They started popping nitroglycerin sublingually and that started to help a bit. They transported me to the OR in an ambulance which had completely worn out shocks. It felt like riding in a cart of a wooden roller coaster, there was so much road chatter.
Starting an IV while on the move in all directions must have been fun for EMT Chris, but he did it. I think the driver located every pothole and crack on the way. . . and the roads seemed to be rough between them!
At the ER my EKG looked good but the blood enzymes started low and began to climb with every subsequent draw, from 0.1 to 0.9. . . that showed my heart had experienced something which damaged the cardiac muscle, but the don't know what. These are not super high, but anything at all indicate damage. Over the next several hours, they got the pain and pressure down with morphine, an IV nitro drip, and an anti-coagulation drip. The enzymes are now down to 0.7.
Kept me overnight in ER, then to a regular room for two hours, then transferred to ICU. Today I was transferred to another hospital because although they can do a catheritization at the first hospital to diagnose a problem, they aren't allowed to fix the problem they find there. Seems silly to do it but not be able to do a balloon angioplasty or place a stent.
So tomorrow they're going to cath me and if this hospital find a problem they can fix, fine. Otherwise, I get to be transferred to ANOTHER hospital for bypass surgery. Let's pray that's not necessary, please.
We are praying you TO get well...count on it! There’s nobody who can take on the rabid anti-Apple insanity and kooks like you!
Best, POF
You’ve got prayers Swordmaker. You are loved and very much appreciated.
Dear Lord, please bless this faith warrior and keep him safe. Allow him to feel your divine Presence in a tangible way every step of this journey. Restore him to perfect health and strength. Guide his physicians’ hands. Pour your love, peace, strength, and understanding out on him. Allow him a complete and speedy recovery. I ask all this in Jesus’ name. Amen.
God bless you, Swordmaker!
Prayers. Hang in there!
Looking forward to Swordmaker 2.0
Godspeed.
Sword I had 95% blockage in the widowmaker artery. Stent man took a drill to it placed some stents and 5 hours later I was playing a poker tournament. That was 6 years ago. Piece of cake.
Notre Père qui es aux cieux,
Que ton Nom soit sanctifié, que ton règne vienne,
Que ta volonté soit faite sur la terre comme au ciel.
Donne-nous aujourd'hui notre pain de ce jour.
Pardonne-nous nos offenses, comme nous pardonnons aussi à ceux qui nous ont offensès.
Et ne nous soumets pas à la tentation, mais délivre-nous du mal.
Car c'est à Toi qu'appartiennent le règne, 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 bènie 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)
Prayers are up!
Praying for your recovery.
Praying for you, FRiend, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Dear Swordmaker,
You will be in my thoughts today.
The Westerner
Well, with any luck, the operation will be a single white button the doc has to press and presto, instance heart catheterization, Apple style!
Best of Luck, Sword.
‘Later’.
Prayers
Prayers for Swordmaker.
Praying for you.
Prayers up!
Father God,
Almighty Creator, Author of our universe and every thing and every person in it:
You know Swordmaker in every fiber of his being.
You know what his body needs to recover.
Guide his medical teams, we pray, so that healing is complete and effective, whatever diagnosis, examination, consent, procedures and execution of therapies it may take.
May Swordmaker and his girlfriend turn to You in gratitude, praying in repentance to You for their ultimate Salvation and Hand of mercy, as well as for guidance in recovery.
In Jesus’ name we pray,
Amen!
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