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On the way.
Prayer Requested
- Thread starter jeffsmith
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Yes, for sure
ACORN
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Yes of course!
S&WsRsweet
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Prayers going up for straight shooter and loved ones.The wife says count on her putting y'all in her prayer chain.
bigwheelzip
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Prayer gone up.
Prayers sent just now.
TB
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ericrlarson
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Prayer sent! God bless him!
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Prayers sent....& God Bless!!
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Prayers for Straightshooter1 and his family.
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Prayers said. All the best.
straightshooter1
US Veteran
I'm very appreciative for the Prayers, well wishes, and birthday messages. Thank you very much.
I so appreciate Jeff posting the request for Prayers and I think I oughta tell you more specifically what the problem is you are praying about.
I have had some health problems over the past few years, throat cancer (gone, the docs say) Prostate cancer (growing slowly-will get the result of the latest prostate biopsy next week) and other age related problems.
But I have become short of breath over the last several weeks and went to my cardiologist at the VA (a fantastic doctor) and she immediately ordered a heart cath.
Everyone I talked with figured the same thing, a little blockage caused the shortness of breath, so a little clean out, stints, add another med, take it easy for a while and feel great again. But that wasn't quite the way it happened.
Went in for the cath, lay there listening to the docs talking, and, all of a sudden, they were whispering. Then the main surgeon came up to my head and said they had some not-so-good-news for me and would explain it all when we got outside the OR.
I 'bout had a cow.
Outside he told my wife and I that I had had a heart attack sometime in the past. But the worse problem was the widowmaker (the left anterior descending artery), was 50% blocked. 50% is not bad for a nondiabetic, but, of course I am an insulin shooting diabetic and he said that the widowmaker being that blocked in me was real bad.
Further, I had somehow "torn" my widowmaker, at some time, and it had repaired itself to some degree.
Further, two other vessels were 100% blocked.
I need open heart surgery to fix the widowmaker (stints won't work because of where the blockage is) and to fix the "repair" it did on itself.
Then they'll bring me in, after a couple-three weeks, clean out the two vessels that are completely blocked, put in stints and add Plavix to my meds.
But, the widowmaker needs to be fixed first, then the other vessels.
Problem is, VA Bay Pines doesn't do open heart surgery, they send their patients to the VA (Haley) in Tampa or to a big public hospital, Morton Plant, in Clearwater for that.
Nothing unusual about that. No reason to duplicate specialized treatments when there are two huge VA hospitals only 20 miles apart. Bay Pines does certain medical procedures that Haley sends its patient over to receive here just like Bay Pines sends patients (like me) over there for other procedures.
So I am waiting for Haley to call me and tell me when to come over to Tampa and meet their docs.
So, if you Pray, please ask that the initial appointment go smoothly (and take place quickly) and that the surgery be done as soon as feasible, that it is as successful as He wills and that my wife remain strong through all of this, regardless of the outcome.
Thank you again,
Bob
I so appreciate Jeff posting the request for Prayers and I think I oughta tell you more specifically what the problem is you are praying about.
I have had some health problems over the past few years, throat cancer (gone, the docs say) Prostate cancer (growing slowly-will get the result of the latest prostate biopsy next week) and other age related problems.
But I have become short of breath over the last several weeks and went to my cardiologist at the VA (a fantastic doctor) and she immediately ordered a heart cath.
Everyone I talked with figured the same thing, a little blockage caused the shortness of breath, so a little clean out, stints, add another med, take it easy for a while and feel great again. But that wasn't quite the way it happened.
Went in for the cath, lay there listening to the docs talking, and, all of a sudden, they were whispering. Then the main surgeon came up to my head and said they had some not-so-good-news for me and would explain it all when we got outside the OR.
I 'bout had a cow.
Outside he told my wife and I that I had had a heart attack sometime in the past. But the worse problem was the widowmaker (the left anterior descending artery), was 50% blocked. 50% is not bad for a nondiabetic, but, of course I am an insulin shooting diabetic and he said that the widowmaker being that blocked in me was real bad.
Further, I had somehow "torn" my widowmaker, at some time, and it had repaired itself to some degree.
Further, two other vessels were 100% blocked.
I need open heart surgery to fix the widowmaker (stints won't work because of where the blockage is) and to fix the "repair" it did on itself.
Then they'll bring me in, after a couple-three weeks, clean out the two vessels that are completely blocked, put in stints and add Plavix to my meds.
But, the widowmaker needs to be fixed first, then the other vessels.
Problem is, VA Bay Pines doesn't do open heart surgery, they send their patients to the VA (Haley) in Tampa or to a big public hospital, Morton Plant, in Clearwater for that.
Nothing unusual about that. No reason to duplicate specialized treatments when there are two huge VA hospitals only 20 miles apart. Bay Pines does certain medical procedures that Haley sends its patient over to receive here just like Bay Pines sends patients (like me) over there for other procedures.
So I am waiting for Haley to call me and tell me when to come over to Tampa and meet their docs.
So, if you Pray, please ask that the initial appointment go smoothly (and take place quickly) and that the surgery be done as soon as feasible, that it is as successful as He wills and that my wife remain strong through all of this, regardless of the outcome.
Thank you again,
Bob
Prayers sent. Wishing S.S. the very best.
One more prayer from the NW corner.
I hope all goes well - and quickly. Praying for you and your family. Keep us informed.
Bob, thanks for letting us know what's going on and giving focus to our prayers.
Ruthie and I will keep you in ours.
Ruthie and I will keep you in ours.
chuckie
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Prayers on the way!
