On Sat, 17 Sep 2016 20:09:15 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Sat, 17 Sep 2016 18:08:35 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Sat, 17 Sep 2016 07:03:21 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Fri, 16 Sep 2016 17:13:46 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Fri, 16 Sep 2016 06:07:05 -0500, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:

He confirmed that the kids WON'T be in a position to touch this
particular tree, so I don't see a lot of problems with using curls (or
even det-cord) for decorations, as long as it can't endanger any LITTLE
KIDS.

Damn, I wish we'd had det-cord when I went to school!

Depends on which school you went to. I had plenty of it.


I was talking far broader than your facility.

Gunner, back from his angiogram...14 hours later

So, is a metal mesh stent in your future? eek

Nope. Of the 3 bypasses they did in 2009, 2 are open and free with no
blockage. The third is completely closed and is not fixable.
HOWEVER..the original artery has opened up and "is passing enough
blood" according to the heart specialist who did the angioscopy. For
whatever value "enough blood" is.

That's good.

I hope its good.


I had it done, as Ive been having some "issues". I did a treadmill
test 3 weeks ago, where upon I lasted 5 minutes before sputtering to
a halt like a fish on the dock. My heart beat never rose above 90
beats per minute during the entire testing proceedure. Which to
me..means there is a problem. I also tend to sleep more often..if I
eat ..I go to sleep. Im tired quite often. Some of this may be the
result of depression due to financial issues..but not all of it...so I
was proactive and had the proceedure done. Ill find out what the
specialist has to say next Thursday. Im far too young to be limited
by a "healthy heart" but artery issues...or a damaged heart.

So stop killing yourself and file for early Social Security, which
you've been paying into for the last 40 odd years. I may not have
much money, but I have enough, and getting away from the really hard
work has done me lots of good. I got out before it killed me. Please
consider doing so yourself, for the same reason, my friend.

I plan on retiring in 8 yrs, at 70. I wont stop working of
course..just get paid in cash more often.



A side note..it appears that bypass grafts are only good from 5-7
yrs..and Im already at the top end of that (my, how time flies) ...so

Holy ****, Batman! Will they be doing an R&R job, or do they expect
for you to just roll over and die from it? If it doesn't kill you,
that might be the "easy" road to disability income. _That_ would
suck, wot?

No idea as of yet. Maybe I simply dont run anymore, and get things
done slower. Shrug


my lifestyle changes in diet and weight loss and exercise has done a
lot of good over those 7 yrs. I was told that my medication may be
the cause of the limited heart rate, so we will see what we shall see.
Im 2 weeks into a Chantex "stop smoking" program as well, with some
fits and starts...shrug. Im not qoing to give up this time
however...#21 attempt to quite smoking.

Gunner, smoking is a simple choice. You choose either -to- smoke, or
-not- to smoke. Make the decision. Smell like a dirty ashtray to
everyone you meet, or don't. The choice is up to you. g I'm
living proof it can be done. I stink purty!

Tell that to the heroin addict. Smoking is worse. Particularly 45+
yrs of it.



A further side note....my mother had Bradycardia..which is a condition
that her heart would not speed up past a certain point...and she would
be active and run out of blood..and pass out. Im starting to wonder
if I may not be subject to a genetic pass along..as it started being
visible when she was at about the same age I am. Again...its a
concern I raised with the cardiologist...and I will be getting answers
at my appointment next Thursday. My resting heartbeat, according to
the equipment in the recovery room..averages 47 beats per minute.

Dayum, are you a marathon runner, too? Low BP and pulse rates are
common to long distance runners.

Ive had good circulation for 55 yrs. And yeah..Ive run a few
marathons, but none for 15 yrs.

My uncle Paul, at the age of 78, ran a 20km race on a Saturday and
won. He went back the next day, a Sunday and raced another race, 3
counties over..and died at 19.5 km. Simply fell over dead...artery
blew up in his chest and he bled out in seconds. Shrug....not my way
to go..but the family has a history of being active until their 90s.
As I mentioned before..my Dad is 85 and he married a 47 yr old 3 or so
years ago. They are building a travel trailer at the moment so they
can go camping. She does the wood working..most of it..he does the
design, metal working, welding and plumbing/electrical.
Its starting to look pretty nice. Lots of walnut cabinetry and all the
computerized built ins.


Other than that..Im doing ok for a well used and abused harmless
lovable fuzzball.

Thanks for asking.

Jewelcome, buddy.

Gunner

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