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Post by Phil on Dec 28, 2009 18:43:15 GMT -5
Sometimes meds that are needed change as needs and the body changes some. My father spent 4 days in the hospital. But he should listen to his doctors more.
They say more fruits and vegs and less icecream. Strawberry flavored ice cream is not a reasonable comprimise.
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Post by Mahnarch on Dec 28, 2009 20:58:36 GMT -5
Good to hear! .....wait! It's not 70's Cadillac care, is it? Y'know, "land yacht" handling and performance?  |
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Post by Classicblast on Dec 28, 2009 22:45:26 GMT -5
 That kind. I am happy to find out that Pumpkin is receiving quality health care. |
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Post by Blastgirl on Dec 29, 2009 2:29:55 GMT -5
We all want Pumpkin to feel better above everything else.
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Post by Beangirl on Dec 29, 2009 15:41:59 GMT -5
Hi Pumpkin...Get better my friend. Glad you are back here.  |
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Post by Phil on Dec 29, 2009 20:01:32 GMT -5
Does Pumpkin win that nice big Cadillac?
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Post by Mahnarch on Dec 29, 2009 23:34:27 GMT -5
Moving back, even further - since Pumpkin is much more.....ahem...."experienced" than all of us...  I just want to ride in it, once! Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I? EEEEEE!!!!!!!!! ;D |
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Post by Pumpkin on Dec 30, 2009 14:45:13 GMT -5
I' go with either of those Caddies, new or old!  I wonder if they'd let me take the ICD for a test drive? |
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Post by Pumpkin on Dec 30, 2009 14:47:16 GMT -5
Oh, and Mrs. Pumpkin told me she wanted a new model as the old one had too many problems.....I hope she meant the Cadillac.....  ;D |
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Post by Beangirl on Dec 30, 2009 15:04:12 GMT -5
Oh, and Mrs. Pumpkin told me she wanted a new model as the old one had too many problems.....I hope she meant the Cadillac..... ;D LOL! ;D |
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Post by Phil on Dec 30, 2009 16:55:09 GMT -5
Oh, and Mrs. Pumpkin told me she wanted a new model as the old one had too many problems.....I hope she meant the Cadillac..... ;D Heh, you're bad. I see that concern for the next procedure hasn't damaged your sense of humor at all. |
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Post by Alan on Dec 30, 2009 21:32:25 GMT -5
Hi, we never met formally but I'm trying to learn up on who everybody is. I am Alan. Phil and I are brothers.
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Post by Mahnarch on Dec 30, 2009 22:33:17 GMT -5
Oh, and Mrs. Pumpkin told me she wanted a new model as the old one had too many problems.....I hope she meant the Cadillac..... ;D Uh-OH! Beware if she packs up all your stuff and asks you if you "wanna go for a ride" while jingling her keys!! ;D |
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Post by Pumpkin on Jan 8, 2010 12:35:05 GMT -5
LOL....I bet she has days with me she like to send me on a long ride to somewhere's else. Hi Alan, I know Phil, Manarch, the Blasts, Bean Girl and many others from the original farts.com. Good to meet you! ;D Well, it's on. I go under the knife on Jan 20th for the ICD implantation. Actually, it will be a comfort to have the thing onboard. I had one of those "events" the other night where my heart paused for at least a full 5 seconds before it started beating again very rapidly....And of course that never shows when you wear a monitor. No, everything was fine for those 24 hours.  Thankfully my Dr. is looking at other risk factors that place me in a high catagory for sudden cardiac death. This device will be a primary prevention. |
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Post by Pumpkin on Jan 28, 2010 13:50:59 GMT -5
Well, Pumpkin is now wired. I have a new ICD/pacemaker with dual lead wires in both chambers of the right side of my heart.
With the pacemaker function, I am already feeling better. I can actually walk around my house now without having to stop and gasp for air. If I do have a run of ventricular arrhrythmias, the ICD portion is ready to give my heart a zap and get it back on track. ;D
I was at a high likelhood of sudden cardiac death without the device, so it's good to have.
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Post by fartinggurl on Jan 28, 2010 20:27:31 GMT -5
Glad to hear that you're beginning to feel better, Pumpkin.
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Post by Phil on Jan 29, 2010 20:16:50 GMT -5
Its amazing how much they can do now to improve the quality of life. When I was a kid a pacemaker worked for a while and when it malfunctioned you had no waring and a heart attack just happened 1 day.
I have an uncle who is 68 who has been on a pacemaker since he was 42 and they've changed it a few times but he does everything pretty much. Its not suggested for him to play tackle football but he goes skiing, bowls and has no major trouble other than sometimes being a little short of breath.
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Post by Blastgirl on Jan 29, 2010 23:04:28 GMT -5
Pumpkin it seems like each new step has helped you. Hopefully the right combination is just a few treatments away.
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