Whoa, you really got the treatment. Hope you heal fully. I found that just
describing the groin incision to some guys made 'em reach for the vodka
bottle. Kinda freaks'em out. First time I ended up in the Nassau County
Medical Center (now known as a bad place to be) as they share building space
with the Nassau County Jail. So, my first night there, I was in a room with
(it turns out) a prisoner, cuffed to the bed who had just had an arm
amputated. HOLY S!*T let me outta here. When the Patient Advocate came
around I gave her an earful and promptly got me room changed.
John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington, NY, 11743-4714,
631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
Olympus OM Service since 1977
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 2:09 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: [OT] I have returned
> I've had a triple bypass and two stents. My pipes are now supposedly as
> clean as they're gonna get. I had the collagen plug with both stents
> but it doesn't always work if they pump you full of enough blood thinner.
>
> The first plug still had to be held in place with a belt and compress.
> With the second stent they tried with no compress. Didn't work as I
> started "leaking" as they called it. Then they tried the ordinary belt
> and compress. The "leaking" continued. Then they brought out the big
> gun. An "L" shaped nylon bar about 15" long on the long leg of the "L"
> and 4" on the other with a pressure pad underneath. This one also had
> belts to go around the waist and thigh and a strap that could be cinched
> until the pressure pad became painful. Then they attached an airpump to
> the pressure pad and inflated it until it became more painful. Then
> they checked the pulse in my ankle and foot and kept pumping until the
> blood stopped flowing. Then they backed off the pressure until the
> pulse started to return. Better than bleeding to death from your
> femoral artery but I won't say much more for it.
>
> But the worst part was having to stay flat on my back for 12 hours
> instead of the usual 6. I can't stand to lay on my back for even 20
> minutes as it gives me a really intense lower back ache. They really
> wanted me to stay on my back for another 12 hours but I finally
> convinced the doctor to take a chance and let me sit up on the edge of
> the bed. I told him (and meant it) that the back pain was worse than
> the bypass operation. Back pain pretty much resolved within an hour or
> two of being able to sit up and otherwise change positions. I'm still
> here. Didn't bleed to death.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> John Hermanson wrote:
>
>> Good to hear the stent went well. Does your doctor now have you on
>> Plavix
>> (to keep the stent from being rejected?). When I had my first stent
>> done,
>> the only way to seal the point of entry was to spend the night in the
>> hospital ON YOUR BACK with a cement bag pressing on your leg. The
>> collagen
>> plug solved all that, now you can go home the next day. Science,
>> technology
>> and medicine are amazing!
>>
>
>
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