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I'm sorry if I am putting this in the wrong place. Could someone fix it for me, if I have. My family wanted someone to write to the good people here and thank everyone for all the help and spirit lifting you gave my Uncle Rick over the past two or three months. He was Old Geezer in NC, here on...

Good afternoon folks. Haven't been around in a couple of days. Had a few days of bumps so I was laying low. But the Good news is Yesterday I came off the wound pump that has been draining the harvest-cath site. The tunnel caused by the harvest became 12cm long problem. Yesterday the home nurse...

Hi folks. Well I had the 30 day check up with Dr. Binns at Asheville Heart. I looked so pityfull walking into the lobby with my walker. But was feeling pretty good. The zipper scar has healed great. He said everything sounded great inside too. He's been my Surgeon for 8 yrs and he was proud of...

Good Morning All. Just a quick check in. I go to Surgeon tomorrow for the 30 day eval. It's been a crazy 29 days. I've only been out of the hospital 17 days now. I still have the wound pump hooked up to my right leg from where they harvested the vein they used in the single bypass they did at...

I figured I'd check in. Things are pretty good. Sleeping o k. I'm still on the wound pump draining the cath site. Prob will be until at least the 15th when I see the Surgeon. The Home Health Nurse comes in every other day to change the suction pads and check on me. Family is keeping my 4 bird...

I just added a bunch of stuff below this first entry. I also found a picture of the femostop, not femstop like I've been calling it. I'll add that picture to my cp pictures right now. Friday New Years Day, 9:10 am Well, I figured I'd do a small note. I was re-admitted on Christmas Day and got...

Good evening everyone. 1st and foremost Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! I’m typing this into word cause I make so many goofs. It’ll be easier to fix. This is my second full night home. We got in around 7 last night. I know the facts more now and can see the screen better. Replaced the...

I know I'm flaky so bear with me. I had the cath on tuesdat like they planned. Thats when they decided to add just a single cabbage t0 the mess. We got slammed with a monster winter storm on the 16th. But they went ahead with it. I didn't wake up until saturday evening.And that was just intime...

This will be a short up day. I had my surgerylast tues, didn't get to step down until 9 pm last night. Biggiest comp 26 inch bllizzard that hitthr mountains the night of my surgery. I am wore out and will tell you more as I get betterthe picuter I]'LL POST IS FROM TODAYMORE LATER. BYE FOR NOW RICK

Good Monday Morning All. Rainy, foggy morning today in the Smoky Mountains. Tomorrow is the day. We make the drive over to Asheville for a 9am check in. Then the rush begins. I know I have to get to the room and get settled in, just in time to get prepped for the Heart Cath. So as of...

I finally read enuff of the posts to figure it out, not real deep and I'm dense too. Will gladly show of the new zipper they are planing to add to the old one I already have. I'll even add the photo of me in Superman Cape my wife made for me to hide my postrie, postere, posterer......oh what the...

I just was reading other postings and keeping busy when I read Kevins posting about his AVR. He talked about being out of it for several days and " having hallucinations, delusions and the like." That hit me like a ton of marshmellows (?) I wrote him a little note then came over here to yak...

Until My wife wife found this site, so I can read and blabber to other folks in the same boat, I never though about anniversaries. It's now been 5 years Since Dr Oliver Binns of Asheville Thoracic, opened me up and did the quintuple bypass. He used the mammary vein and then the one from left...

Well Dr Unks, Cardiologist and Dr Binns Thoracic Surgeon have said lets do it. iHeading into Memorial Mission in Asheville on the 14th, Catherization on the 15th and then AVR on the 16th. With possibility of up to three bypasses. Valve will be St Judes Biocor tissue valve. As SpongeBob says...

Hi folks I hope I'm doing this right. I started this post thing instead of adding to my old one, is that the right thing to do? Nonnie and I met with Dr. Binns yesterday, the surgeon. He did my 5 bypass 5 yrs ago. Said he was glad to see me, but not under these circumstances. His plan of...

I've never posted before, but have walked around in here getting good info from ya'll. Not a newbie to heart stuff. Had a quint bypass 5 years and I guess you can say I was on the ruff side of the bell curve. But I keep plodding away. My Cardiologist is Dr. Micheal Unks with Asheville...