Posts by George Gray3

Jessica Rivera said:Hey, I'm so glad everything turned out okay!🙂

I’ve actually had some pretty bad luck with cardiology stuff before. Like, maybe 7 or 8 years ago, my ECG came back weird during a routine checkup, so they sent me to a specialist at the Mayo Clinic. They ran all the tests—ECG, Holter monitor, stress test, ultrasound—but honestly, it was such a mess. For the ECG, they were just like, "it's not quite right, but it's not a heart murmur," 😕 and the Holter monitor was kind of the same thing, just some irregularities. Then the doctor said the ultrasound didn't show any actual errors, using those exact words, then handed me a bunch of results that made zero sense to me and just sent me home. Since I was training hard back then, they didn't even tell me if it was safe to keep working out or not.
Anyway, I've had an ECG a few times in my life, and it's never been perfectly fine. Once, with a student doctor during a physical, she listened to me and told me my heart rate was super fast...
My heart also tends to race out of nowhere sometimes, and I get that sharp, cramping pain too...
Reading this thread about WPW made me think, shoot, maybe that's what I have...
I might just be a hypochondriac, 😁 or maybe not? 😕
I think I'll probably head in for a checkup soon once I save up about $150, because I really don't feel like dealing with these public doctors anymore...

$233,over here it'll cost you like $800))) just pay it and you can finally sleep easy.

So, about contact lenses... how far back does that go?

Seriously, how can you even ask that without feeling embarrassed? Like, how many times have you guys gone out there just to steal? It’s honestly pathetic for Americans, and here she is acting all fancy with her clothes...

They taught me to cross my arms when coughing, and there's this specific move he needs to do when getting out of bed—it sounds silly, but he really should lean on his right side when getting up (the hospital staff probably needs to walk him through that). Right now, wires are holding his ribcage together; the bones will heal eventually, but until then, he’s gotta be super careful. Cross those arms when coughing, don't jerk his neck around, just turn his whole body slowly. Also, if he's in a car, he shouldn't make any sudden turns, otherwise it'll feel like his head weighs 200 pounds—every little movement is gonna hurt. And when he grabs a bottle, like a 1.5-liter soda, he should always use both hands. He also needs to watch his step so he doesn't trip.

As for the heart stuff, I honestly don't know much about it. I was lucky (or unlucky, I guess) that it happened when I was only 35, so aside from some twisted veins and carrying a few extra pounds, I'm okay.
I'm just on low-dose aspirin and Sortis, that's about it.

It's become such a routine now. They'll need to explain everything to him at the hospital while he's still fresh from surgery. Once they take all that gear off—and trust me, it looks like a bunch of random stuff sticking out from his neck to his chest—he'll be fine. Don't worry too much.

Once Dad gets home from the hospital, figure out where you want to go for walks with him. Wishing him all the best! You can shoot me an email if you want, I'd love to hear how everything turned out.

unicum2002@icqmail.com

The same thing happened to me back when I was 35.

The age gap is pretty big so I might not be the best comparison, but for me, it became a routine. Four days after getting out of the hospital, I went to a specialized rehab facility. It was kind of like being in the military—early wake-ups, workouts, walks around the perimeter, and stuff like 6.2 miles swimming and water exercises.
We learned everything we needed for the long haul there, from eating right and breathing techniques to using both hands (which is huge at first), staying positive, and a whole bunch of other things. Honestly, it’s been almost five years now, and I haven't been sick once since then—not even once.

Aside from some chest pain from where the ribs were cut, I've been fine. I work shifts running CNC machines (though they actually banned me from those shifts recently), where moving things over 45 lbs is pretty common. I also ride a motorcycle quite a bit, not just for fun—I'll drive a car all the way from Switzerland to Indianapolis in one go. I don't really watch what I eat, either, but so far, so good.

The biggest thing is just staying active. Just walking, walking, and more walking. If you get tired, rest up, then get back to walking.

If you're dealing with high cholesterol (like I was) or something else, you've just gotta follow whatever the doctor tells you.

Give my best to your dad, hope he lives a long, long time.