I enter the local hospital Wednesday morning to have an cardiac catheterization performed, with a distinct possibility of an angioplasty and stenting. I hope that's what happens. The other, (worse) alternative will be a bypass operation, which I really would like to avoid.
Anyway, by about this time tomorrow I should know, although the pre-surgical nurse did mention I could end up being loaded on a med-flight helo and flown to the nearest cardiac care center right away if things are bad enough. I guess that's the worst possibility. :(
So I'm gonna be off-line for awhile. Longer than I'd like, and not long enough for some of you.
Karen J.
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Karen,
You will be in my prayers.
Beth
Mine, too.
...Hope all fares well with a swift recovery.
Dio vi benedica tutti
Con grande amore e di affetto
Andrea Lena
Love, Andrea Lena
Very serious stuff, Karen.
I wish you a safe, successful surgery, a quick and complete recovery, and a long happy life afterward. I will keep my fingers crossed, and I will keep you in my thoughts.
the very best of luck,
Catherine Linda Michel
As a T-woman, I do have a Y chromosome... it's just in cursive, pink script.
Get Well Quickly
That's an order.
Portia, Major, USAF Retired
Portia
You'll be in our thoughts
hoping for the best possible outcome.
Good luck, Karen
I'll be thinking about you and hope you're back posting here by next week.
Michelle
I hope you get well very soon!
Stay strong and hurry back!
Keep your chin up,
ALISON
'and I will pray for you.There is a lot of love there for you,dear one.
ALISON
Its good to get that kind of
Its good to get that kind of thing taken care of. We will see you on the other side of the procedures. Take care of yourself.
CaroL
CaroL
will hope for the best
will hope for the best
hugs :)
Michelle SidheElf Amaianna
"If anybody cares"?
off-line - "not long enough for some of you"? Ouch. I'm not exactly sure how to respond to that kind of statement. I do hope you will be okay.
"Let me succeed. If I cannot succeed let me be brave in the attempt." Pledge of the Special Olympics.
dorothycolleen
Oi! Don't be so pessimistic about us! :)
We're all a fairly friendly bunch (I hope!), so we (probably) all wish you a speedy recovery and hope you'll be back posting asap. OK? :)
Heart operations may sound complicated, but surgeons are highly skilled and know what they're doing - so whatever procedure is performed, it's likely your heart will be healthier after the procedure than beforehand!
There are 10 kinds of people in the world - those who understand binary and those who don't...
As the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, then only left-handers are in their right mind!
May your surgeon's hands be sure
and your recovery time filled with just the right amount of painkiller.
Me Too!
Best wishes for an easy procedure and a quick painless recovery.
Hugs!
Grover
Cardiac Op!
Greetings Karen
No operations are fun, but I've had the bypass one, eight years ago and happily cycle a short distance.
Best if you can avoid the op, but it's great to have a successful outcome.
Best wishes, Brian
Karen has been a bit stressed of late. I wish her well ...
In more ways than one. IE both body and spirit.
Heart operations of any kind are serious. I have only two in my immediate family who have had one. My dad who had all the procedures Karen had had except the stents and bypass. But he ended up needing and got an arotic valve replaced. Almost a decade later all is very well.The cow who donated the tissue for his valve, not so good. And this for a man who could hardly wait to get off the dairy farm. Fortunatuely the mooing is at most infrequent.
-- grin--
The other was my cousin David who died from complications of the blue baby opperation, done when he was ten years old because they didn't know how to do it until well into the 1950s. He didn't even have heart/lung bypass, he had hypothermic surgery where they chill the body way down to slow the metaboism.
Heart surgery is far more advanced, as evidenced by my dad's rapid recovery.
I hope all goes well, no nasty surprises, no leaks, no clots, no infections and Karen is back with us soon.
Karen, don't you dare leave us, Got it?
John in Wauwatosa
John in Wauwatosa
Hang tuff kid
Illegitimae non carborundum
My 2 Cents
God Bless you and may it only be a stent with is an overnight in the hospital very non invasive for a heart operation. GOD BLESS YOU AND I WILL PRAY FOR A GOOD OUT COME----HUGS & KISESS RICHIE2
The very best of luck
You're in my feeble agnostic prayers, and my not so feeble hopes that after the slicing and fixing heals and you recover from the hospital food you'll feel better than ever!
~ care-ingly, Laika
Well shit, I guess it really CAN happen here..,
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My prayers are with you for
My prayers are with you for a safe procedure and very speedy recovery.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
While we all don't believe the same things, most of us accept the existence of a Higher Power. Call it prayer, call it sending out positive vibrations... It doesn't even matter what your Higher Power is called.
We are with you in Spirit and look forward to welcoming you back soon.
Janet
Mistress of the Guild of Evil [Strawberry] Blonde Proofreaders
To be or not to be... ask Schrodinger's cat.
Janet
Mistress of the Guild of Evil [Strawberry] Blonde Proofreaders
To be or not to be... ask Schrodinger's cat.
Add my prayers as well!
I wish you only the best, and I hope that you return quickly!
Big hugs!
Wren
You be in my thoughts Karen.
You be in my thoughts Karen. Best wishes.
Best Wishes...
My dad went through that - or something very similar about a year and a half ago... Involved being on his side for six hours - with one arm above his head (and all strapped that way - while doctors worked...
Best Wishes,
Anne
hope
hope all goes well, karen. take care
robertM