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Tue, 19 March 2013 22:08  |
Ken Henderson
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Location: Americus, GA
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Hi Y'All,
Sorry for the false alarm. I asked to have the information about my
problem posted merely to alert those who are depending on me for various
things at the convention. It now appears that I'll be able to discharge
those responsibilities.
It's only fair I should tell you what happened: Yesterday morning I
finished packing the S-10 and the GMC in preparation to depart today. I
also changed from the GMC-mounted tow bar to a plain old A-frame because
only that currently fits the S-10. Nothing very strenuous, but with the
temperature in the 70's I was pretty warm and sweaty when I came in the
house about 2 PM and sat down in the family room. SHE brought me a small
bowl of ice cream and I ate it slowly. Not long afterward I had tightness
across the top of my chest and tingling in my left shoulder and elbow.
Those are the same symptoms I've had recently during exercise, such as
accompanying HER on her neighborhood walks.
Those symptoms are the ones I had before 97% and 85% blockages were
"stented" in '09. They're also the reason I had a nuclear stress test two
weeks ago. That test showed no significant anomalies, but my heart rate
went too high to fully complete the test. My cardiologist made some minor
medication changes and told me to call him in two weeks (today) with my
status, at which time he was to decide whether I needed to be catheterized.
With my pains getting worse, I had HER call the cardiologist; his nurse
suggested we call 911 to get to the hospital. We called and within 5
minutes the fire department's rescue team was here, followed shortly by the
ambulance. By the time they got me on the gurney, into the ambulance, and
an IV started, I was in REAL pain: Severe chest pain across the upper
chest and down the center, accompanied by severe sharp pains in both
shoulders and elbows. We live only 3 miles from the hospital -- it seemed
to take hours to get there. I've been in some pretty tight spots during my
76 years; I think that was the first time I ever experienced FEAR. I was
twisting squirming, etc., with no relief. I thought I was a goner. When
the pain started, I'd taken a many-years-old nitro pill; and, they fed me 4
each 81mg asprin in the ambulance. The IV was only saline solution and I
got no other medication.
In the emergency room, I was able to move myself from the gurney to the
bed. Within 30 seconds after that, a wave of sensation swept over me and
most of my
pains were gone!!! Aside from minor persistent aching in the center of my
chest, I've remained pain-free ever since.
The hospitalist doctor who saw me in the emergency room after things
settled down and they took non-productive X-rays and other tests, wanted to
send me immediately to Albany, 37 miles away, the parent of our non-cardiac
hospital. I refused for reasons that needn't be described -- I just have
little confidence in the facility. Then they proposed sending me to Macon,
where my '09 stents were installed. Since I'd just learned from my
cardiologist that the team who did that procedure was now gone, I also
refused that. Only days before, my cardiologist and I had agreed that both
of us would now choose Emery University Hospital in Atlanta if we needed
care. That, plus our long family history with Emery, including my
participation for 10+ years in a long-term cardiac outcomes study, cinched
the issue as far as I was concerned. I was prepared to sign myself out
here, against medical advice, and have HER drive me to Atlanta.
Despite his acute concern that I get immediate care, the hospitalist
finally contacted my cardiologist, who then arranged for me to be admitted
to Emery. They admitted me here, to avoid an ambulance trip last night
through severe thunderstorms with tornado warnings between here and
Atlanta. The ambulance picked me up here at 8:30 AM for the trip to
Atlanta.
At Emery, they did the necessary work-up, slightly sedated me, and did the
catheterization. The results were great: No blockages. The old stents
are still clear. Coming from an aviation background which says a problem
is not solved until its cause is found and corrected, I was somewhat
disappointed by that result. But the doctors say I should be glad they
didn't find anything. But, they can't say it won't recur either. :-( They
think the probability is low -- but don't really know.
I WILL keep my nitro pills current and always have an asprin handy in the
future; I advise everyone to do likewise. Those apparently cleared
whatever it was that caused my problem and led to my "miraculous" recovery.
With nothing else done, that's the only conclusion I can reach.
My restriction is to not drive today because of the anesthesia and to lift
nothing over 10 lbs for a couple of days. SHE drove me home this evening
(HER Lexus sure does ride a lot better than that ambulance!). I expect to
leave tomorrow for Dothan -- though I may humor HER by waiting until after
noon to make the 115 mile drive. I'll ask Stick Miller to come over and
help me with my few remaining chores before leaving.
To all of you who've sent me private messages and called: THANK YOU. I
really appreciate your concern. And I apologize for impetuously alarming
everyone unnecessarily.
See some of y'all soon!
Ken H.
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| Re: [GMCnet] I'm Baaaack... [message #202214 is a reply to message #202211] |
Tue, 19 March 2013 23:05  |
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Good news. I was going to call Elaine tomorrow if we heard no peep from
you.
Glad you learned something in the exercise of caution -- do it again but
take nitro. Apparently it or the aspirin (or both) did the trick for you.
We're Dothan bound on Thursday.
Stay between the ditches.
Byron Songer
Louisville, KY
ATTENTION: This reply is in reference to what is provided below
>Hi Y'All,
>
>Sorry for the false alarm. I asked to have the information about my
>problem posted merely to alert those who are depending on me for various
>things at the convention. It now appears that I'll be able to discharge
>those responsibilities.
>
>It's only fair I should tell you what happened: Yesterday morning I
>finished packing the S-10 and the GMC in preparation to depart today. I
>also changed from the GMC-mounted tow bar to a plain old A-frame because
>only that currently fits the S-10. Nothing very strenuous, but with the
>temperature in the 70's I was pretty warm and sweaty when I came in the
>house about 2 PM and sat down in the family room. SHE brought me a small
>bowl of ice cream and I ate it slowly. Not long afterward I had tightness
>across the top of my chest and tingling in my left shoulder and elbow.
> Those are the same symptoms I've had recently during exercise, such as
>accompanying HER on her neighborhood walks.
>
>Those symptoms are the ones I had before 97% and 85% blockages were
>"stented" in '09. They're also the reason I had a nuclear stress test two
>weeks ago. That test showed no significant anomalies, but my heart rate
>went too high to fully complete the test. My cardiologist made some minor
>medication changes and told me to call him in two weeks (today) with my
>status, at which time he was to decide whether I needed to be
>catheterized.
>
>
>With my pains getting worse, I had HER call the cardiologist; his nurse
>suggested we call 911 to get to the hospital. We called and within 5
>minutes the fire department's rescue team was here, followed shortly by
>the
>ambulance. By the time they got me on the gurney, into the ambulance, and
>an IV started, I was in REAL pain: Severe chest pain across the upper
>chest and down the center, accompanied by severe sharp pains in both
>shoulders and elbows. We live only 3 miles from the hospital -- it seemed
>to take hours to get there. I've been in some pretty tight spots during
>my
>76 years; I think that was the first time I ever experienced FEAR. I was
>twisting squirming, etc., with no relief. I thought I was a goner. When
>the pain started, I'd taken a many-years-old nitro pill; and, they fed me
>4
>each 81mg asprin in the ambulance. The IV was only saline solution and I
>got no other medication.
>
>In the emergency room, I was able to move myself from the gurney to the
>bed. Within 30 seconds after that, a wave of sensation swept over me and
>most of my
>pains were gone!!! Aside from minor persistent aching in the center of my
>chest, I've remained pain-free ever since.
>
>The hospitalist doctor who saw me in the emergency room after things
>settled down and they took non-productive X-rays and other tests, wanted
>to
>send me immediately to Albany, 37 miles away, the parent of our
>non-cardiac
>hospital. I refused for reasons that needn't be described -- I just have
>little confidence in the facility. Then they proposed sending me to
>Macon,
>where my '09 stents were installed. Since I'd just learned from my
>cardiologist that the team who did that procedure was now gone, I also
>refused that. Only days before, my cardiologist and I had agreed that
>both
>of us would now choose Emery University Hospital in Atlanta if we needed
>care. That, plus our long family history with Emery, including my
>participation for 10+ years in a long-term cardiac outcomes study, cinched
>the issue as far as I was concerned. I was prepared to sign myself out
>here, against medical advice, and have HER drive me to Atlanta.
>
>Despite his acute concern that I get immediate care, the hospitalist
>finally contacted my cardiologist, who then arranged for me to be admitted
>to Emery. They admitted me here, to avoid an ambulance trip last night
>through severe thunderstorms with tornado warnings between here and
>Atlanta. The ambulance picked me up here at 8:30 AM for the trip to
>Atlanta.
>
>At Emery, they did the necessary work-up, slightly sedated me, and did the
>catheterization. The results were great: No blockages. The old stents
>are still clear. Coming from an aviation background which says a problem
>is not solved until its cause is found and corrected, I was somewhat
>disappointed by that result. But the doctors say I should be glad they
>didn't find anything. But, they can't say it won't recur either. :-(
>They
>think the probability is low -- but don't really know.
>
>I WILL keep my nitro pills current and always have an asprin handy in the
>future; I advise everyone to do likewise. Those apparently cleared
>whatever it was that caused my problem and led to my "miraculous"
>recovery.
> With nothing else done, that's the only conclusion I can reach.
>
>My restriction is to not drive today because of the anesthesia and to lift
>nothing over 10 lbs for a couple of days. SHE drove me home this evening
>(HER Lexus sure does ride a lot better than that ambulance!). I expect to
>leave tomorrow for Dothan -- though I may humor HER by waiting until after
>noon to make the 115 mile drive. I'll ask Stick Miller to come over and
>help me with my few remaining chores before leaving.
>
>To all of you who've sent me private messages and called: THANK YOU. I
>really appreciate your concern. And I apologize for impetuously alarming
>everyone unnecessarily.
>
>See some of y'all soon!
>
>Ken H.
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| Re: [GMCnet] I'm Baaaack... [message #202230 is a reply to message #202211] |
Wed, 20 March 2013 06:34 |
jhbridges
Messages: 8412
Registered: May 2011
Location: Braselton ga
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It ain't 'unnecessary alarm', it's reasonable caution. I've parked more than one small airplane here and there over 'unnecesary' alarms... but parking it ALWAYS breaks the possible cascade that leads to bending it. I betcha a nickle you threw a small clot from someplace that the aspirin melted away. But who can tell?
Anyhow, glad yer OK!!! See you Friday if the GMC runs OK and the creek don't rise.
--johnny
'76 23' transmode norris
'76 palm beach
________________________________
From: Ken Henderson <hend4800@bellsouth.net>
To: gmclist <gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 11:08 PM
Subject: [GMCnet] I'm Baaaack...
Hi Y'All,
Sorry for the false alarm. I asked to have the information about my
problem posted merely to alert those who are depending on me for various
things at the convention. It now appears that I'll be able to discharge
those responsibilities.
Despite his acute concern that I get immediate care, the hospitalist
finally contacted my cardiologist, who then arranged for me to be admitted
to Emery. They admitted me here, to avoid an ambulance trip last night
through severe thunderstorms with tornado warnings between here and
Atlanta. The ambulance picked me up here at 8:30 AM for the trip to
Atlanta.
............................
At Emery, they did the necessary work-up, slightly sedated me, and did the
catheterization. The results were great: No blockages. The old stents
are still clear. Coming from an aviation background which says a problem
is not solved until its cause is found and corrected, I was somewhat
disappointed by that result. But the doctors say I should be glad they
didn't find anything. But, they can't say it won't recur either. :-( They
think the probability is low -- but don't really know.
I WILL keep my nitro pills current and always have an asprin handy in the
future; I advise everyone to do likewise. Those apparently cleared
whatever it was that caused my problem and led to my "miraculous" recovery.
With nothing else done, that's the only conclusion I can reach.
My restriction is to not drive today because of the anesthesia and to lift
nothing over 10 lbs for a couple of days. SHE drove me home this evening
(HER Lexus sure does ride a lot better than that ambulance!). I expect to
leave tomorrow for Dothan -- though I may humor HER by waiting until after
noon to make the 115 mile drive. I'll ask Stick Miller to come over and
help me with my few remaining chores before leaving.
To all of you who've sent me private messages and called: THANK YOU. I
really appreciate your concern. And I apologize for impetuously alarming
everyone unnecessarily.
See some of y'all soon!
Ken H.
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| Re: [GMCnet] I'm Baaaack... [message #202231 is a reply to message #202211] |
Wed, 20 March 2013 06:35 |
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USAussie
Messages: 15912
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Location: Sydney, Australia
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Ken,
I got to Houston yesterday avo at 4:06 which was an hour early, seems they changed the departure time on my flight from LAX, that
was fun as Immigration was chock a block and I JUST made the flight to IAH.
When JohnS picked me up he told me about your problem and that were on your way to the hospital, naturally I was most concerned.
I woke up at 3:30 (7:30 PM Sydney) tossed and turned for an hour or so and decided to give up trying to sleep and headed Denny's for
a Grand Slam to boost my cholesterol levels so the money I spend on Lipitor isn't wasted.
Hooked up to their free Wi-Fi (sorry Gene) downloaded 190 emails and spotted this one and was GREATLY relieved to see that it was a
false alarm!
All the best,
RobM
-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Henderson
Hi Y'All,
Sorry for the false alarm. I asked to have the information about my
problem posted merely to alert those who are depending on me for various
things at the convention. It now appears that I'll be able to discharge
those responsibilities.
See some of y'all soon!
Ken H.
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Regards,
Rob M. (USAussie)
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
'75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
'75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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| Re: [GMCnet] I'm Baaaack... [message #202242 is a reply to message #202211] |
Wed, 20 March 2013 08:43 |
Steven Ferguson
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Very good news Ken. Welcome back!
On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 8:08 PM, Ken Henderson <hend4800@bellsouth.net>wrote:
> Hi Y'All,
>
> Sorry for the false alarm. I asked to have the information about my
> problem posted merely to alert those who are depending on me for various
> things at the convention. It now appears that I'll be able to discharge
> those responsibilities.
>
> It's only fair I should tell you what happened: Yesterday morning I
> finished packing the S-10 and the GMC in preparation to depart today. I
> also changed from the GMC-mounted tow bar to a plain old A-frame because
> only that currently fits the S-10. Nothing very strenuous, but with the
> temperature in the 70's I was pretty warm and sweaty when I came in the
> house about 2 PM and sat down in the family room. SHE brought me a small
> bowl of ice cream and I ate it slowly. Not long afterward I had tightness
> across the top of my chest and tingling in my left shoulder and elbow.
> Those are the same symptoms I've had recently during exercise, such as
> accompanying HER on her neighborhood walks.
>
> Those symptoms are the ones I had before 97% and 85% blockages were
> "stented" in '09. They're also the reason I had a nuclear stress test two
> weeks ago. That test showed no significant anomalies, but my heart rate
> went too high to fully complete the test. My cardiologist made some minor
> medication changes and told me to call him in two weeks (today) with my
> status, at which time he was to decide whether I needed to be catheterized.
>
>
> With my pains getting worse, I had HER call the cardiologist; his nurse
> suggested we call 911 to get to the hospital. We called and within 5
> minutes the fire department's rescue team was here, followed shortly by the
> ambulance. By the time they got me on the gurney, into the ambulance, and
> an IV started, I was in REAL pain: Severe chest pain across the upper
> chest and down the center, accompanied by severe sharp pains in both
> shoulders and elbows. We live only 3 miles from the hospital -- it seemed
> to take hours to get there. I've been in some pretty tight spots during my
> 76 years; I think that was the first time I ever experienced FEAR. I was
> twisting squirming, etc., with no relief. I thought I was a goner. When
> the pain started, I'd taken a many-years-old nitro pill; and, they fed me 4
> each 81mg asprin in the ambulance. The IV was only saline solution and I
> got no other medication.
>
> In the emergency room, I was able to move myself from the gurney to the
> bed. Within 30 seconds after that, a wave of sensation swept over me and
> most of my
> pains were gone!!! Aside from minor persistent aching in the center of my
> chest, I've remained pain-free ever since.
>
> The hospitalist doctor who saw me in the emergency room after things
> settled down and they took non-productive X-rays and other tests, wanted to
> send me immediately to Albany, 37 miles away, the parent of our non-cardiac
> hospital. I refused for reasons that needn't be described -- I just have
> little confidence in the facility. Then they proposed sending me to Macon,
> where my '09 stents were installed. Since I'd just learned from my
> cardiologist that the team who did that procedure was now gone, I also
> refused that. Only days before, my cardiologist and I had agreed that both
> of us would now choose Emery University Hospital in Atlanta if we needed
> care. That, plus our long family history with Emery, including my
> participation for 10+ years in a long-term cardiac outcomes study, cinched
> the issue as far as I was concerned. I was prepared to sign myself out
> here, against medical advice, and have HER drive me to Atlanta.
>
> Despite his acute concern that I get immediate care, the hospitalist
> finally contacted my cardiologist, who then arranged for me to be admitted
> to Emery. They admitted me here, to avoid an ambulance trip last night
> through severe thunderstorms with tornado warnings between here and
> Atlanta. The ambulance picked me up here at 8:30 AM for the trip to
> Atlanta.
>
> At Emery, they did the necessary work-up, slightly sedated me, and did the
> catheterization. The results were great: No blockages. The old stents
> are still clear. Coming from an aviation background which says a problem
> is not solved until its cause is found and corrected, I was somewhat
> disappointed by that result. But the doctors say I should be glad they
> didn't find anything. But, they can't say it won't recur either. :-( They
> think the probability is low -- but don't really know.
>
> I WILL keep my nitro pills current and always have an asprin handy in the
> future; I advise everyone to do likewise. Those apparently cleared
> whatever it was that caused my problem and led to my "miraculous" recovery.
> With nothing else done, that's the only conclusion I can reach.
>
> My restriction is to not drive today because of the anesthesia and to lift
> nothing over 10 lbs for a couple of days. SHE drove me home this evening
> (HER Lexus sure does ride a lot better than that ambulance!). I expect to
> leave tomorrow for Dothan -- though I may humor HER by waiting until after
> noon to make the 115 mile drive. I'll ask Stick Miller to come over and
> help me with my few remaining chores before leaving.
>
> To all of you who've sent me private messages and called: THANK YOU. I
> really appreciate your concern. And I apologize for impetuously alarming
> everyone unnecessarily.
>
> See some of y'all soon!
>
> Ken H.
> _______________________________________________
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| Re: [GMCnet] I'm Baaaack... [message #202252 is a reply to message #202211] |
Wed, 20 March 2013 10:03 |
Carl S.
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Ken,
That's great news (that they didn't find anything wrong). I can see that it would be a bit unnerving to not know what caused the pain in the first place though. Hopefully it won't happen again.
My dad was once admitted to the CCU because of pains in his left arm, shoulder, and chest. They could not find anything wrong with his heart and finally concluded that it was caused by a reaction to a bug bite (a 'kissing bug').
Hopefully your issue will turn out to be something simple like that, although the severity of the pain would indicate otherwise.
Enjoy the convention. I will be looking forward to seeing photos from Dan and others.
Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles, Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member
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| Re: [GMCnet] I'm Baaaack... [message #202257 is a reply to message #202252] |
Wed, 20 March 2013 11:22 |
tphipps
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My two visits with a "code Blue" team turned out to be extreme gastric distress. Morphine drip does stop the pain. Never did determine the cause. Added yogurt to my diet and the good bugs in the yogurt appear to be winning the battle. Kimchee and sauerkraut also provide the same medical help.
Tom
2012 Phoenix Cruiser model 2552
KA4CSG
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