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On Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:21:29 -0800, Gunner Asch
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On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:42:16 GMT, (Doug White)
wrote:

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In article , Nicholas wrote:
On Jan 30, 5:15=A0pm, Gunner Asch wrote:
For those of you who care one way or another, the reports of my death
are not true, albiet it was a very close thing. Some of you may know
that last Saturday, I suffered a very unexpected heart attack, requiring
emergency triple by-ass, despirt having had a heart exam 2 months ago,
which declared my heart was in good shape.

Having the "widow maker" artery 95% blocked, and 2 more 100%
blocked...kicked my ass and hard.
I was taken by private transport to Arrowhead hospital in Fontana, where
they attempted to do a angioplasty. =A0Once inside..they discovered
serious issues, slapped me in an ambulance and ran me code 3 to Loma
Linda univerity hospital (thank god) and using a dull chainsaw and a tow
truck, split me up the middle, ripped 34" of veins out of my right leg
and fixed the issues. I was released Thursday night and have arrived
home in Taft for a recovery.

Im damned glad I could write this to you...even the ones screaming and
pulling out their hair..."why didnt that son of a bitch die??!!!"

Well...I didnt die...And I plan on being around for a very long time to
be a pain in the ass to many people.

Gunner

=A0Whenever a Liberal utters the term "Common Sense approach"....grab you=
r
=A0wallet, your ass, and your guns because the sombitch is about to do
=A0something damned nasty to all three of them.

There ya go. Out of the blue, a lightening strike. Or in this case,
tripping on Death's Doorstep.

Now I'm gonna tell you up front...your sternum is literally *wired*
together, and you won't be able to lift weights over a certain level.
In fact, a very low to no level at first. The sternum doesn't grow
back together afaik, so this is going to be a lifetime see-change for
you, especially in regards to rifle recoil.

Do not go back to your previous lifestyle without consulting heart
doctor!

I can vouch for recoil being hard on one's sternum. On rare occasions I
get a flare up of costochondritis, which is an arthritic inflamation of
the sternum. Many years back I helped our Club's gunsmith break in a new
barrel on a Springfield O3A3. Roughly 60 rounds of 30-06 shot offhand
over the course of several hours, with a straight stock & a steel
buttplate.

The next morning I woke up with some serious chest pain. I headed in to
the emergency room wondering if I was gonna croak. As soon as the doctor
asked me if I'd done anything unusual the day before, I realized what was
going on. My shoulder was fine, but it took some serious ibuprofen to
get my sternum calmed down again.

Welcome back to the world of the vertical, Gunner, and maybe try to stick
with smaller calibers & semiautos.

Doug White

Small calibers IS 3006. And I just bought 250 pieces of new brass for
the 375 H&H.....

Sigh...Ive been browsing the sternum question on the net..along with big
calibers and the Weaver stance and big recoilers...So far its "your
milage may vary"

Gunner

I got the same YMMV or "don't do it" **** about welding with an
implanted defibrillator -- which you may become a candidate for after
they assess the damage a few months down the road.

As for shooting, both my surgeon and cardiologist said do whatever
doesn't hurt after six months. I think my cardiologist thinks I'm a
pussy for not doing assaults on skis by now. We've discussed rifles
some. He's an interesting guy.

I was shooting .357 Magnum full loads (hot handloads, not factory) six
months and one day after my surgery. Tell ya whut, I shoot them
better and enjoy them more now than I did before.

I don't think I'd care to shoot a .375 H&H off a bench, but that's a
matter of motivation. I wouldn't have cared to do that before either.
YMMV. I hadda say that, jiggle the old K-Bar a bit hee hee. We're
not dead until we're dead and we're both way overdue so we're gliding
on gravy. Relax, chill out, grin and enjoy the ride.

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