Well, I'm back and still above ground.

[Chief Sapulpa]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

 

[crrcboatz]

I was very tired all last week and especially Sat & Sun,,,
Monday morning I was a bit out of breath after my morning cardio-stretch workout.

Tuesday I started to do my workout but got out of breath very quickly,,,
Like an idiot I didn't go in to the ER until early Wednesday afternoon,,,
My breathing had gone from breaths to gasps and panting,,,
Just walking to the bathroom started it up.

So I called my life-line friend and he took me in to the ER,,,
By that time I was just panting like a dog,,,
Barely able to breathe at all.

They immediately had me chew a handful of aspirin,,,
Then sent me for a CT scan.

They found two large clots,,,
One in each lung.

Thankfully my normal cardiologist was on duty,,,
By 3:30 PM I was in the Cath Lab undergoing a clot extraction.

It took them almost 2 hours to remove all of the blockage,,,
But the good news is that the relief was immediate,,,
I could breathe easily again.

They showed me the clots they removed and it freaked me out,,,
It looked like they removed two damned tarantulas from my poor old body.

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Now here is the weird part,,,
These clots didn't form over a long period of time,,,
My Doc thinks they formed over a two week period at most.

He asked me if I had experienced any upper body pain in the last month or so,,,
I replied that yes, I had some bad pain in my left upper arm,,,
This started about 3-weeks ago and never abated.

Of course he can't be certain but he thinks I had a clot in my arm,,,
That then migrated into my lungs through a common vein.

They put me on a strong blood thinner and my shoulder no longer hurts,,,
It's amazing how body parts that seem totally unrelated,,,
Can interact with each other in very bad ways.

Anyways, they let me go home Thursday afternoon,,,
I'm now on a heavy duty blood thinner for life,,,
But am now breathing normally and easily.

He said I can resume normal activities in two weeks,,,
The major distress now is that danged incision in my groin,,,
That's the large vein they went through to get the probe into my lungs.

He warned me to take it VERY easy for a week,,,
As that's the vein that can cause a total bleed-out in minutes if opened.

So I'm taking his directions very seriously,,,
For two weeks nothing more strenuous that Netflix and bathroom trips.

So here I am,,,
Happily still above ground.

Thank the powers that be for modern medical procedures.

Aarond

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Good info for all of us!

 

[CHenry]

Dang, I had a similar episode 6 years ago. Clot in my right leg that broke lose and went to my lung. It looked like a hot dog weiner in size. I also waited to go to the ER until the next morning. I wont wait ever again.
Glad you made it through this.

 

[golddigger14s]

Thank you JD!

 

[aarondhgraham]

He is a real friend, hope you have him in your will.

As a matter of fact he is,,,
He'll inherit almost all of my fiery-arm collection.

But ya know,,,
After this little episode,,,
I'm inclined to make it an early inheritance.

Despite the fact I've sold off several of my guns,,,
I still have over 40 in my cabinet.

I really only need to keep three .22 rifles,,,
Three .22 handguns,,,
And one 9mm.

If I handed the rest to him tomorrow,,,
I wouldn't miss them all that much.

Now you have me thinking.

Aarond

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[CHenry]

May I suggest getting some silver nitrate sticks or powder for the occasional small bleed that one gets on a hand or whatever. Being on blood thinners has taught me that any small bleed can be difficult to stop using only pressure and a paper towel but the silver nitrate works quickly.

 

[saddlebum]

wow that's scary, glad you're doing better .....don't wait so long to get checked out next time you don't feel right

 

[DRC458]

So glad you didn't wait any longer! That's what took my Dad out within about eight hours. Take care of yourself, listen to your Doc(s)! And, thank goodness for friends like JD!

 

[red dirt shootist]

As a matter of fact he is,,,
He'll inherit almost all of my fiery-arm collection.

But ya know,,,
After this little episode,,,
I'm inclined to make it an early inheritance.

Despite the fact I've sold off several of my guns,,,
I still have over 40 in my cabinet.

I really only need to keep three .22 rifles,,,
Three .22 handguns,,,
And one 9mm.

If I handed the rest to him tomorrow,,,
I wouldn't miss them all that much.

Now you have me thinking.

Aarond

.

Maybe spread em out a little bit? But really, friends like that are few and far between, I'm not sure my own family would do all that for me.Good luck to you.

 

[Jason Freeland]

May I suggest getting some silver nitrate sticks or powder for the occasional small bleed that one gets on a hand or whatever. Being on blood thinners has taught me that any small bleed can be difficult to stop using only pressure and a paper towel but the silver nitrate works quickly.

They make quick clot band aids now, for that kind of thing.

https://www.amazon.com/Curad-Quicks...368836&sprefix=wuick+clot+band,aps,120&sr=8-5