[elky] Re: Open Heart Surgery, party & more...
- From: Brian M <ctsvmongo@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 06:49:29 -0500
Cort, you're a strong man, its good to hear you are in good spirits only
bothered by what this might be keeping you from time wise. Id love to detail
those cars and put some miles on them for ya- I don't have one of my own
right now so I miss messing around with the cars....
On Oct 13, 2011 6:13 AM, "John Christensen" <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have you on my calendar, but don't know if I can make it. I'll be working
> that day, and tis the busy season for me. You know I'll be sending the +++++
> ~~~~~ though!
> JC
>
> On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 11:06 PM, <faithcubsmc2691@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> *
>> My "big heart" has FINALLY won me a DATE...
>>
>>
>>
>> ...with a knife!
>>
>> 11/07/2011 = catheterization
>> 11/08/2011 = my 4th Open Heart Surgery; Recovery time, ~2-3 months.
>>
>> More information in a bit, but first...
>>
>>
>> DETAILING:
>> Anyone able to or know someone who will clean my 6 cars for me yet this
>> October?
>> Since my "car season" will be over sooner than usual, I will not have time
>> to detail them, let alone get to 1,000 miles on each of them for what
>> would've been the 3rd year in a row.
>>
>>
>> PRE-OP FUN:
>> Who is IN for a "PRE-SURGERY PARTY"? Stop in for 5 minutes or all 5
>> hours...
>> ~5:30p-10:30p
>> Saturday, 10/29/2011
>> @ Beef Villa
>> 1225 W SPRING ST
>> S Elgin IL
>> http://www.beefvilla.com/
>> FB event:
>> https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=103976313046427
>>
>>
>> NEPHEW TIME:
>> Hard to believe he will be THREE just a few days after my upcoming OHS:
>>
>> http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2430260958146&set=a.2430259678114.2146020.1300282613&type=1&l=f202ae6938
>>
>>
>>
>> ...& now, BACK TO OHS NEWS....
>>
>> I've been quiet because it took me time to process the news from my
>> 09/29/2011 appointment with the surgeon, make some decisions & prep info to
>> share. I'm NOT scared, but I dread enduring another OHS so soon after my
>> 3rd one ... and I'm VERY frustrated/angry at the irony of how this will
>> affect my finances/plans/cars/vacation/road trips. I'm starting to "hate"
>> my "big heart", literally and figuratively. Remaining upbeat is tough with
>> so much happening and on my mind (other than the surgery). I HATE medical
>> bills and wasting time. Life is too short!
>>
>> My surgeon appointment was originally scheduled for 09/15/2011, but that
>> never happened. If a friend of mine at the hospital hadn't sent me a
>> message that morning asking what time I'd be there, I wouldn't have known.
>> She noticed I wasn't on the schedule. So, I called and was told the
>> surgeon was out of town at a conference. They CLAIMED to have called me,
>> but the number they told me they called wasn't mine. UGH. So, LONG story
>> short, the appointment was moved to 09/29/2011.
>>
>> The trouble my "big heart" has me in now:
>> My ascending aorta is 5.6 at the middle; 5.3 at the root.
>> The aorta (to the arch) & the aortic valve will be replaced with a tissue
>> (cow) valve; I will have a small farm inside of me! The Tuesday,
>> 11/08/2011, surgery will be performed by Dr Russell at Chicago's
>> Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
>>
>> This is different than my prior 3 OHSs, done at Chicago's Children's
>> Memorial Hospital...
>> ...November 1977 ... 1st pig's valve installed to replace the pulmonary
>> artery I was born without
>> ...March 1987 ... 2nd pig's valve installed (outgrew 1st one)
>> ...January 6, 2003 ... 3rd pig's valve installed (2nd one too calcified) &
>> 1st pacemaker installed
>>
>> My CHD Quilt Block:
>> http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/quilt.html
>>
>>
>>
>> I appreciate ALL of the continuing support.
>>
>> Good thing about the surgery is that I'll have plenty of time to read,
>> WRITE more of my Route 66 story, plan road trips, listen to music, etc.
>> Though, I wish I was on a ROAD TRIP or back on the RADIO ... or both.
>>
>> My Route 66 story:
>> http://whenthegoingisgood.com/category/route66/
>>
>> My road trip (& other) pics:
>> http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/roadtrips/roadtrips.html
>> http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917
>>
>> My radio show playlists:
>> http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/radioshows.html
>>
>> All of the above linked from:
>> http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/
>>
>>
>>
>> With so much happening, it's going to be a rough and fast few weeks. I
>> have LOTS to do [pre-op appointments, move stuff out of my room, drive my
>> cars, work, etc.], so I'll be online sporadically....
>>
>>
>> IRONY ROCKS!
>>
>>
>>
>> Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice
>> Classic
>> [b]CHD.MCs.CC + RoadTrips.models.RadioShows.legos.HO.us66[/b] =
>> http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort
>> "Wonderin' what's real and wonderin' why" __ Andy & Terry Murray __
>> 'Treasures For The Road'
>>
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