BS: Hollowfox's Medical Adventure, continued

Subject: RE: BS: Hollowfox's Medical Adventure, continued
From: Hollowfox
Date: 16 Oct 10 - 06:57 PM

It's Amy this time.

Catspaw: I'm...I'm not sure I merit that much praise for just showing up, but I'm really flattered.

Subject: RE: BS: Hollowfox's Medical Adventure, continued
From: katlaughing
Date: 12 Oct 10 - 10:37 AM

Good! Thanks for letting us know and I hope you didn't read Spaw's story before you went in.*bg*

kat

Subject: RE: BS: Hollowfox's Medical Adventure, continued
From: catspaw49
Date: 12 Oct 10 - 10:35 AM

Way cool! You got "The Big Zap" which can do the job and is always the first line of attack. I figured they'd already done that one to you so this is good news!

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: Hollowfox's Medical Adventure, continued
From: maeve
Date: 12 Oct 10 - 10:32 AM

That's good news, Mary. Thanks for letting us know it went well.

Subject: RE: BS: Hollowfox's Medical Adventure, continued
From: Hollowfox
Date: 12 Oct 10 - 10:05 AM

I'm back. Turns out it was not an ablation but a cardioversion. So other than having to get up 'way too early, it was not bad at all. The incomperable Poor Howard and his ladywife Barb just happened to be passing through, so they were kind enough to go with me and drive me back home. Sort of like bringing the cat home from the vet. Since I've been rebooted, Barb says I'm now Cardio 2.0.
'Spaw, Amy is in her college classes, so she wasn't there. I'll let you know when we'll be back in your neighborhood, so we can visit a bit more. Thanks, all; you made this a lot easier.

Subject: RE: BS: Hollowfox's Medical Adventure, continued
From: Ebbie
Date: 12 Oct 10 - 12:58 AM

The good thing is that even bad things do pass. May the procedure proceed swiftly, efficiently and above all accurately, so that it makes your heart's current problems a thing of the past.

Subject: RE: BS: Hollowfox's Medical Adventure, continued
From: catspaw49
Date: 11 Oct 10 - 09:57 PM

Doc Spaw and his cardiology degree from Igotit U. would tend to believe you're going in for an ablation as I said above. The idea here is that there are so many electrical impulses firng, the heart becomes confused. Your situation is Atrial Fib and this procedure has a pretty good success rate in fixing the electrophysiological function in the heart. First the heart is "mapped" and then the unwanted signals are physically cut. Years ago this was actually done in an open procedure with a knife cutting the electrical channel.

We've come a bit forward from there thankfully. What will happen is this: You'll be in a cath lab and just like in a cardiac cath, the probe will be inserted at the groin and snaked through to the heart. Additionally though, another probe will be entered at the neck. From that point on the Doc mucks about in your heart til he has figured out what needs blocked and then does it with an energy source, often a laser. The average time is maybe two hours on the high side.

Now when Doc Spaw had this done his condition was extreme and the Cardiologist has problems in sorting out the signals (and the guy was really good). So it took almost FIVE hours at which point Spaw was ready to kill someone! Bear in mind you will often be awake and will not be allowed to move during this procedure. My back still gives me problems at times and 5 hours was way past my limit.

Also, afterwards you'll have to do the "cath lab drill" which means lying flat for 3-5 hours til they are assured the bleeding from the insertion sites has stopped. Ask Karen.....I was so fried by the time the op was over I threw a major fit and threatened anyone even close with violence unless I could stand up for just a few minutes. It worked but only because my friend Wayne, a Physician's Assistant and former EMT/Paramedic was there to help.

Most go a lot better than mine did! Also, most are infinitely more succseeful. It did wonders but didn't completely control the A-Fib. This was back in '98 and so many other heart procedures have happened since........The thing is, you can live with chronic A-Fib but I hope it all goes well for you and you get the real resolution this procedure can produce.


So when are you and Amy coming back? FOLKS....Amy is just great as many of us learned last time around but when you meet her in person she's really pretty cool. Karen and I were nuts for her right away as was every animal in the house.


Doc Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: Hollowfox's Medical Adventure, continued
From: katlaughing
Date: 11 Oct 10 - 09:13 PM

See ya right back here...:-)

kat

Subject: RE: BS: Hollowfox's Medical Adventure, continued
From: LilyFestre
Date: 11 Oct 10 - 08:30 PM

Thinking of you this evening and hoping for a restful night and all good things for tomorrow!!!!

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Hollowfox's Medical Adventure, continued
From: Hollowfox
Date: 11 Oct 10 - 03:25 PM

Thanks, all. I think I heard the word "ablation" somewhere a few months ago, but the guy last week had such a cutsey explanation (like Victor Borge explaining punctuation, but not so clever), that I don't think he used any medical terms at all. Still, I appreciate all the goodness coming at me. See you soon, Mary

Subject: RE: BS: Hollowfox's Medical Adventure, continued
From: wysiwyg
Date: 11 Oct 10 - 11:19 AM

REFRESH

Subject: RE: BS: Hollowfox's Medical Adventure, continued
From: katlaughing
Date: 10 Oct 10 - 07:51 PM

Here are some more to add to maeve's: Candles for Mary and, there's a nice one with flute & fiddle music HERE.

Love and healing, Mary,

luvyakat

Subject: RE: BS: Hollowfox's Medical Adventure, continued
From: wysiwyg
Date: 10 Oct 10 - 05:41 PM

Praying more power for the power-girl!

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Hollowfox's Medical Adventure, continued
From: maeve
Date: 10 Oct 10 - 07:41 AM

Candles for Mary

Subject: RE: BS: Hollowfox's Medical Adventure, continued
From: Dharmabum
Date: 10 Oct 10 - 05:18 AM

Good thoughts headed your way.

DB.

Subject: RE: BS: Hollowfox's Medical Adventure, continued
From: Ebbie
Date: 10 Oct 10 - 12:22 AM

sheesh I'm used to looking for a Hollowfox post about lighting candles for other people. This just doesn't seem fittin', somehow.

Wishing you the best of outcomes, Fox Holler.

Subject: RE: BS: Hollowfox's Medical Adventure, continued
From: jacqui.c
Date: 09 Oct 10 - 11:17 PM

What they all said Mary. Good thoughts coming from Maine.

Subject: RE: BS: Hollowfox's Medical Adventure, continued
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 09 Oct 10 - 11:03 PM

what Jerri said!

with hugs.

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: Hollowfox's Medical Adventure, continued
From: LadyJean
Date: 09 Oct 10 - 10:32 PM

Prayers, Tuesday, check. Need reading matter?

Subject: RE: BS: Hollowfox's Medical Adventure, continued
From: maeve
Date: 09 Oct 10 - 06:52 PM

I'll be waiting here, Mary. Thank you for letting us know.

Maeve

Subject: RE: BS: Hollowfox's Medical Adventure, continued
From: gnu
Date: 09 Oct 10 - 05:52 PM

I hope the doc's are full of grace Mary.

Subject: RE: BS: Hollowfox's Medical Adventure, continued
From: SINSULL
Date: 09 Oct 10 - 04:30 PM

Prayers here, Mary. Keep us posted.
SINS

Subject: RE: BS: Hollowfox's Medical Adventure, continued
From: Jeri
Date: 09 Oct 10 - 04:28 PM

Doesn't sound like fun!
My first thought is "What Spaw said." My thoughts are and will be with you. May you soon fire on all cylinders.

Jeri

Subject: RE: BS: Hollowfox's Medical Adventure, continued
From: katlaughing
Date: 09 Oct 10 - 04:20 PM

Same thing Spaw said, Mary. Please keep us posted as possible and we'll light some special candles for you, too, though I can't spell them the way you do.:-) Juju we can do, too...lottsa good juju!:-)

Isn't the coumadin club fun? (Just kidding, of course.)

I will be giving thanks for the best possible outcome for the highest good of all concerned. I'll bet your heart is going to be a lot happier.

luvyakat

Subject: RE: BS: Hollowfox's Medical Adventure, continued
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 09 Oct 10 - 04:17 PM

Feel the waves coming from here- waves of light and love and healing thoughts ~~~~~~~

Subject: RE: BS: Hollowfox's Medical Adventure, continued
From: catspaw49
Date: 09 Oct 10 - 03:58 PM

Ya' know, you need to keep a bit more info out here............Sounds like they're trying to reaarange the signals.....an ablation maybe? Anyway, however they're going you can be sure I'll be sending out all the good shit I can muster! Is da' Kid on-board with you this time? Keep us informed asap okay 'Fox?

Seriously Mary, anything I can do let me know.


Spaw

Subject: BS: Hollowfox's Medical Adventure, continued
From: Hollowfox
Date: 09 Oct 10 - 03:27 PM

Remember last March when my daughter kindly posted to let you know that I was in the hospital for a heart condition that I didn't notice? Well, after seven months in the Cumodin (sp?) Club, I'm informed that the doctors are going to break out the jumper cables this Tuesday morning and reboot my heart. At least that's how I understand the procedure works, whatever it's called. (and no, I don't really care what it's called; I'm just tired of all the nonsense). So any kind thoughts, prayers, candles or extra juju you've got laying around the house will be appreciated. I'll let you know how it turns out, Mary