On Fri, 07 Oct 2016 22:43:18 -0500, Don Foreman
wrote:
CABG's (cardiac arterial bypass grafts) are not categorically "only
good for 5-7 years". PLenty of people are walking around 20+ years
post CABG.
The problem is that many who have such surgery continue the lifestyles
that contributed to their needing it, so the likelihood of blockages
recurring for them is somewhere between high and certain.
I had quintuple CABG over 8 years ago. After a recent annual routine
checkup my cardiologist told me I can (and should) do anything I want,
and let's make the interval between checkups two years rather than
one. I feel better now than I did 7 years ago.
My cardiac ejection fraction six months post op was about 25%. Normal
is in the neighborhood of 50%. I was told then that was about as good
as it would ever get for me. Now, 8 years later, my last checkup
showed that my e.f. is about 45%, nearly normal.
Lifestyle changes: nothing major other than I quit smoking the day of
my surgery and have not had a puff since. I pay reasonable but not
fanatic attention to healthy diet: I fry my fish in butter and I
enjoy red meat a couple of times a week. I get off my butt to walk
briskly for awhile most days but I'm certainly no hero beyond that.
Thans Don. They are still trying to determine where the Bradycardia
comes from. They have played with my normal daily meds a bit...and its
not changing my heart beat much. But all is good so far. My 10 minute
work outs have dropped to 5 minute workouts, simply because I dont
have enough blood flow. Shrug I have great expectations for a fix.
And Ive not had a cigarette in 18 hours. Getting better.
Gunner
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!
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Other than that..Im doing ok for a well used and abused harmless
lovable fuzzball.
Thanks for asking.
Gunner
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