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    THR Update for those following my journey

    Well as some of you know I was scheduled for LAHR back in December 2017. Because of problems with my heart that they caught during pre-op I ended up having double by pass surgery in February. All went well & recovered from that. I finally got my left hip done June 13th & I'm at 5 weeks recovery...
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    Welcome to the June Sunbeams'2018 Hip Recovery Club!

    June 13th 3 days after my 66th birthday.
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    Welcome to the June Sunbeams'2018 Hip Recovery Club!

    May I enter the prestigious June recovery club? :loll:
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    I'm Back

    They couldn't do stents on my blockage because the blockage was in a branch rather than a straight section
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    I'm Back

    Usually over to the coast 100 miles west of us,
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    I have a 90% blockage in one artery & 50% in another.
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    I go in Monday 2/26/18 for pre op & heart surgery on Tuesday. think I'll put off the hip surgery until November so at least I'll be recouped from the heart surgery & can enjoy a little RVing during the summer. Need to get some use out of that brand new Fifth wheel we bought last year.
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    I guess 38 years of driving truck along with not eating as healthy as I should is catching up to me.
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    Well they say when it rains it pours. Up date: Went & had an Angiogram yesterday & the Cardiologist showed me the results. I have a 90% blockage in one ventricle & 50% in another. So now they are scheduling me for bypass surgery. Couldn't just get a stint because of where the blockage is at a...
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    Thanks for the concern I hope I don't need a stint or bypass. Just want to get it done because I'm tired of my hip hurting. I want to be able to hike & walk on the beach with my wife when she retires the end of may.
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    Mojo333 I thought I already posted about my delay in surgery, but maybe not I'm getting so forgetful these days. After having my pre-op my EKG showed a blockage in a right ventricle to my heart so they wanted me to go see a cardiologist. I had a stress test done this week and with the results...
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    2017 December SuperNovas - Are you having hip surgery in December?

    Thanks bottomshollow will do.
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    2017 December SuperNovas - Are you having hip surgery in December?

    Well a week away from my hip surgery & after going to my pre op appointment a few days later I get a call from my surgeons office. My surgery has been cancelled & I need to see a cardiologist due to a blockage showing up on the EKG on my right ventricle. Still waiting fro the cardiologist office...
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    Thanks Layla you & yours have a very merry Christmas too.
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    Do to scheduling conflicts with the hospital my surgery has been changed to the 27th of December. My surgeon does surgeries on Wednesday's & the operating room was taken up with emergencies. Doc is then taking off two weeks for Christmas break so at least I'll be getting a well rested...
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