Lost In Xanadu Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Ghost of a Rider going in for bypass surgery. Please keep him in your thoughts, and prayers if you are so inclined. Get well soon bud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Quick recovery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Get well soon and speedy recovery! Thinking of you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tick Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Prayers for GOAR! Get strong soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 get well soon dude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbirdsong Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 He mentioned in another thread that it is not as scary as it sounds, but any surgery is serious so best of wishes. Having said that, take pictures of your scars. Chicks dig scars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSnwdog Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Good luck! Get well soon Ghost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowdogged Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Best wishes GoaR! You truly are a class act and one of the nicest guys in the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LyndseyG Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Get well soon! Wishing you a speedy recovery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 All the best, GOAR, and a speedy recovery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowItIs Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Wishing you a speedy recovery, GOAR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nettiesaur Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I hope he heals fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Farrah Fowler Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Prayers and vibes of the most positive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Get well soon, GOAR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Get well soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIDE-ANGLE WATCHER Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 All is for the best..... Get well soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerxster Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Hoping you are healing well! Don't be a hero- take your pain meds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSnwdog Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Do we have any news? How is GOAR doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of a Rider Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Holy crap, I never even saw this thread until just now! Thanks a lot guys. As chance would have it though, I was looking for the thread I had started to post an update regarding what's happening today when I stumbled on this one. And what's happening today is that this afternoon my heart started beating really fast and fluttering and didn't show any signs of letting up after a couple hours. So I had my nephew bring me to the same heart hospital's emergency room. They told me that my heart went into what they call A-fib and that it's fairly common after heart surgery due to the stress of the operation on the heart. They have me on an IV putting meds in my system that will slow the heart down and stop the fluttering. Unfortunately, because they didn't get the results they were looking for in the allotted time, I have to spend the night here. Hopefully it will be where it needs to be by morning. Anyway, thanks again everyone for the well wishes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowdogged Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 QUOTE (Ghost of a Rider @ Sep 22 2012, 09:09 PM) Holy crap, I never even saw this thread until just now! Thanks a lot guys. As chance would have it though, I was looking for the thread I had started to post an update regarding what's happening today when I stumbled on this one. And what's happening today is that this afternoon my heart started beating really fast and fluttering and didn't show any signs of letting up after a couple hours. So I had my nephew bring me to the same heart hospital's emergency room. They told me that my heart went into what they call A-fib and that it's fairly common after heart surgery due to the stress of the operation on the heart. They have me on an IV putting meds in my system that will slow the heart down and stop the fluttering. Unfortunately, because they didn't get the results they were looking for in the allotted time, I have to spend the night here. Hopefully it will be where it needs to be by morning. Anyway, thanks again everyone for the well wishes! Just try and stay relaxed, GoaR. Complications like this are a lot more common than you might think after heart surgery. Everyone that I heard of that had complications after surgery turned out being just fine after a little time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of a Rider Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 QUOTE (snowdogged @ Sep 22 2012, 09:20 PM) QUOTE (Ghost of a Rider @ Sep 22 2012, 09:09 PM) Holy crap, I never even saw this thread until just now! Thanks a lot guys. As chance would have it though, I was looking for the thread I had started to post an update regarding what's happening today when I stumbled on this one. And what's happening today is that this afternoon my heart started beating really fast and fluttering and didn't show any signs of letting up after a couple hours. So I had my nephew bring me to the same heart hospital's emergency room. They told me that my heart went into what they call A-fib and that it's fairly common after heart surgery due to the stress of the operation on the heart. They have me on an IV putting meds in my system that will slow the heart down and stop the fluttering. Unfortunately, because they didn't get the results they were looking for in the allotted time, I have to spend the night here. Hopefully it will be where it needs to be by morning. Anyway, thanks again everyone for the well wishes! Just try and stay relaxed, GoaR. Complications like this are a lot more common than you might think after heart surgery. Everyone that I heard of that had complications after surgery turned out being just fine after a little time. Yeah, they're telling me it's fairly common so I'm not that concerned about it. It was just a little disconcerting the way my heart was triphammering and wouldn't let up. Anyway, they took care of that problem last night but they want to start me on another medication that is designed to prevent my heart from going into A-fib again and then monitor me overnight. That means I have to spend another goddamn night here. Shit! I'll keep everyone posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 I JUST saw this and am relieved to know the surgery went well. Fingers crossed that you'll be out and about again shortly. Why a total bypass instead of a stent? Someone told me that bypasses are now done only when there is a 100% blockage - otherwise they insert stents to open the arteries. If that's the case. . .well, I'm glad it was caught in time, even though hospitals and surgery are not a lot of fun. But then neither is a heart attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of a Rider Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 QUOTE (Mara @ Sep 23 2012, 01:09 PM) I JUST saw this and am relieved to know the surgery went well. Fingers crossed that you'll be out and about again shortly. Why a total bypass instead of a stent? Someone told me that bypasses are now done only when there is a 100% blockage - otherwise they insert stents to open the arteries. If that's the case. . .well, I'm glad it was caught in time, even though hospitals and surgery are not a lot of fun. But then neither is a heart attack. They wanted to put in a stent but there was no blockage per se. What they found was a section of artery that was "diseased", to use their word. They said it was genetics rather than plaque buildup. The ironic thing about all this is that I was experiencing no symptoms or anything, I just decided to get checked out to ease my mind because I had just turned 49 and we have a family history. Who knew? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of a Rider Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Okay folks, just a short note on my progress. I was released this morning and am now back at home. They prescribed the new medication and also Lipitor for cholesterol. One of the nurses mentioned that some people have side effects from the statins in the Lipitor such as joint pain and whatnot. I hope I don't have that problem because there's no way I'm living the rest of my life with that kind of aggravation. If I do, I'm going to stop taking them, simple as that. Anyway, everything's good for the time being. Just tired from inadequate rest and I'm also having some back and shoulder pain because I haven't been able to sleep any way but on my back and I never did sleep well that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat 3 Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Hope you are feeling better. Thoughts and prayers being sent your way! ~RGLT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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