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A FALL AN SURGERY JUST GOT OUT!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:24 pm
by THUNDERSTRIKE1
Well went to the VA hospital ,waited for doctor then followed him toward his office.20 ft away from his door i blacked out an slammed hard to the floor with no pulse at all.First chest compression brought me round and ended up stayin,and havin a catherization to find nothing then put in the dAng defibulater the next day.Sore as a cat that swalled a football lol.Cant do nothin much for two weeks with left arm an shoulder.Not allowed to drive for while either.Weak n tired but slowly kickin.DON :(

Re: A FALL AN SURGERY JUST GOT OUT!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 5:08 pm
by Bongo Fury
Wow, sorry to hear. Best wishes.

Re: A FALL AN SURGERY JUST GOT OUT!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 5:50 pm
by Halgar
Hey, at least this time you were AT the doctors office when it happened.

Hope you have a speedy recovery Don. 8)

Re: A FALL AN SURGERY JUST GOT OUT!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 7:35 pm
by MOmo
Halgar wrote:Hey, at least this time you were AT the doctors office when it happened.
8)

No Doubt.

Yea, get well soon!


MOmo

Re: A FALL AN SURGERY JUST GOT OUT!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:05 pm
by toykilla
Sorry to hear that. What happened? heart attack?

Re: A FALL AN SURGERY JUST GOT OUT!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:26 pm
by Halgar
As I understand it, he's got heart problems from exposure to chemicals or some such thing during the Gulf war.

Re: A FALL AN SURGERY JUST GOT OUT!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:09 pm
by THUNDERSTRIKE1
Mostly overmedication by DUKE hospital here in Northcarolina that kept bottoming out my bloodpressure to 50 over 60 so far has happened 5 times.I quit taking all the extra bp meds thought was doin fine til this friday 13th at 1pm for cardiolgist appointment fell out and kept me there for 5 days.Took me off the extra bloodthinners and no more bloddclots to be found.So defibulater is precausion.heart rythem still not perfect,but tryn more dang meds.Thanks guys DON :lol:

Re: A FALL AN SURGERY JUST GOT OUT!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:56 pm
by MONSTER
Get well soon, Man!!!

Re: A FALL AN SURGERY JUST GOT OUT!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:01 pm
by THUNDERSTRIKE1
Will hole heartedly try my danngdest,Don :lol:

Re: A FALL AN SURGERY JUST GOT OUT!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 4:50 am
by fordtransman
Im sorry to hear about the troubles, but at least now they might "believe you" Good luck, and I hope it gets over with soon.