Old age sucks

[Del.]

Sorry to hear that.

Could you up your THC intake? Or have you passed the FDA's recommended daily allowance already?

This time I won't even mention weed to Dr.

[JParis]

They are referring me to a neurosurgeon. Pain in my leg is unbearable   

I will say this...

My guess is the neurosurgeon is going to recommend surgery...Del, this is where you really need to do your homework...make sure you look into the doc's credentials, experience and if your state offers a way to check against a malpractice database, do so.

Futzing around in someone's spine is something to take seriously.

If the suggestion is a Laminectomy as I mentioned previously and you have any questions about my own experience, by all means, feel free to reach out and I'll answer any question to the best of my ability.

Good luck!

[gcode]

Or have you passed the FDA's recommended daily allowance already?

Del's goldfish bowl is actually a bong. He passed FDA recommendations decades ago

[mkd]

THIS!!!!
Look how many shite so called car mechanics there are, or so called builders, or so called engineers....spinal and eye surgery are 2x things that scare the beejeus outta me....

i talked to a Dr. on this subject years ago. He called surgeons carpenters.

[Elmer Fudd]

Good luck Del.

[Incogneeto]

They are referring me to a neurosurgeon. Pain in my leg is unbearable   

Left or right??

If it's on the left we will have to amputate.

If it's on the right we can see about a Transectomy.

We will have to give you a pair of Balls and The urge to Vote MAGA.!!!   

I seriously hope you find a quick answer to your pain.

I hate hurting.

and hate not being able to move around.

Give me a yell if you need a ride or anything else I am really only a few minutes away. Serious!!

[Incogneeto]

There you go @Del. 100% motivation for you to start running.
In the opposite direction

Uhhh If he goes any further South he will be in Weeziana and most Fish are Blackened down there.

Or made into a wonderful Cajun Stew.

[CADCAM3D5AXIS]

i talked to a Dr. on this subject years ago. He called surgeons carpenters.

I asked  My DR what he thought  about a Good Orthopedic  Surgeon and He Said "  Those Guys Are Just Body & Fender Mechanics" Which I thought kind of Fit the description of exactly what they do. 

[Incogneeto]

Well . I can think of it two ways.

If Del asked me for a ride I would be Honored.

And I would do my best to harass him at a Fish Restaurant. Including Pictures for all.



Well Then I Guess I will Just "Fish Alone"

Or "FAFO" "Fish Around and Find Out"

[gcode]

Give me a yell if you need a ride or anything else I am really only a few minutes away. Serious!!

Be very careful Del,
A reprobate like Incog could be a very bad influence on an innocent little goldfish. 

[mowens]

I went to the cardiologist yesterday. Turns out, I have something called diastolic heart failure. Rather than the heart muscle being too weak to pump efficiently, a lifetime of high blood pressure caused my heart muscle to thicken. Old age caused it to stiffen. So, in between pumps the heart relaxes and fills with blood in preparation for the next pump. My heart can't open enough to hold all of the blood, causing it to spill. Eventually it causes fluid to build up and interfere with the hearts ability to pump. It also causes fatigue and shortness of breath because the body isn't getting enough oxygenated blood. This is why my O2 levels looked good even though I couldn't catch my breath.


Oh, and I have sleep apnea.

[Del.]

I went to the cardiologist yesterday. Turns out, I have something called diastolic heart failure. Rather than the heart muscle being too weak to pump efficiently, a lifetime of high blood pressure caused my heart muscle to thicken. Old age caused it to stiffen. So, in between pumps the heart relaxes and fills with blood in preparation for the next pump. My heart can't open enough to hold all of the blood, causing it to spill. Eventually it causes fluid to build up and interfere with the hearts ability to pump. It also causes fatigue and shortness of breath because the body isn't getting enough oxygenated blood. This is why my O2 levels looked good even though I couldn't catch my breath.

This really puts a kink in my plans for immortality.

Oh, and I have sleep apnea.

Cardiology has come a long way. Find you a good one and best wishes Mike

[mowens]

Puts a kink in my plan for immortality.

[Rstewart]

I went to the cardiologist yesterday. Turns out, I have something called diastolic heart failure. Rather than the heart muscle being too weak to pump efficiently, a lifetime of high blood pressure caused my heart muscle to thicken. Old age caused it to stiffen. So, in between pumps the heart relaxes and fills with blood in preparation for the next pump. My heart can't open enough to hold all of the blood, causing it to spill. Eventually it causes fluid to build up and interfere with the hearts ability to pump. It also causes fatigue and shortness of breath because the body isn't getting enough oxygenated blood. This is why my O2 levels looked good even though I couldn't catch my breath.


Oh, and I have sleep apnea.

Best wishes and prayers to your health going forward man!  Keep on keeping on.

[ghuns]

My little brother, 46, had a heart attack Monday night. Luckily, a pretty minor one.

He's 6-4 and under 200 pounds. Never gets sick. Very fit and farm boy strong. What he doesn't have is a nagging wife or GF to make him go to the doctor. He's seen a doc twice in the last 20 years.

Monday night he had 'pressure', not really pain, in his chest. Thought he might have tweaked a muscle or something. So he took a couple Advil and went to bed. Couldn't sleep, really uncomfortable, then his right hand and arm felt like they were asleep. He chuckled to himself and thought, glad it's my right side, if it were the left I'd be inclined to believe I was having a heart attack. About 15 minutes later, he got the same sensation in his left hand/arm.

Living alone, he figured it best to call 911. After describing his symptoms the dispatcher asked if he had any aspirin. He dug around and found an old bottle with three tablets left. Dispatcher said, take one and chew it. He claims this was the worst part of the ordeal.

He lives in BFE so it took a bit for EMTs to show up. They immediately took an EKG. EMT #1 said, you're fine. EKG normal, you probably didn't have a HA. EMT #2 said, I've had HA and I'd suggest you take a ride with us just to be safe.

They hauled him to the ER, no lights-n-sirens. He walked his happy ass into the ER and told them, pretty sure I just had a HA. They directed him to a chair in the waiting room. Where he sat for 2 hours.

When he got in a room they did another EKG, which was normal, and then took blood for testing. Test came back with elevated troponin levels. Told him, yes, you had a HA. We'll roll you to the cath lab in the AM and put some stents in.

In the cath lab the next morning they went in through his leg/groin to install stents in the blockage they were sure they'd find. Only when they snooped around, they found no blockage worth mentioning.

Pretty unusual for a male to have this kind of HA. Also a PITA because it's hard to tell why he had it. He's got a good cardiologist so they'll run him through a battery of test in the near future. He'll be discharged today and the only real instructions they gave is to plan on an aspirin a day from now on, but he doesn't have to chew them.

My wife has generously volunteered to be the nagging woman in his life that insures he gets to the doc for an annual physical and routine bloodwork. She's very good at that. I haven't missed one in 15 years.