Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Howard, First, that is a beautiful image. That X100 is impressive! I'm glad that the doctors got your treatment underway before things got out of hand. Sorry the second round didn't work out, but the heart has a remarkable way of adapting to whatever comes its way. Here's wishing you good luck in avoiding surgery. This comes from a guy who underwent OHS to replace two heart valves 18 years ago. I can understand what you have been going through. I understand that, if you should require surgery, things have really advanced in the last ten years. My surgeon is now using laproscopic techniques that make recovery much quicker for the patient. Wishing you the best. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "H&ECummer" <cummer at netvigator.com> To: <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 4:16 AM Subject: [Leica] Angioplasties and a Friday Flower > Hi Luggers, > Some of you may have noticed my radio silence over the last month or so > but only a few safari friends know the reasons why. > I have been learning about the miracles of modern medicine first hand. On > November 11th I had my first angioplasty involving 7 stents in the two > left arteries. > Just the day before I had had a dye CT scan which showed major narrowing > in all three arteries - despite having normal range LDL numbers - which I > have tracked for years. > And the first miracle was that I was able to be operated on the day after > the scan - in fact the cardiologist wouldn't let me leave the hospital > but checked me in right away. > The second miracle is that the medical technology is straight out of Star > Wars (made by Siemens Germany) allowing three dimensional imaging of the > operating area > through the use of contrast dye and little R2D2 xray boxes that zip > around by remote control with a large X ray wheel swiveling overhead. My > first angioplasty lasted 4 hours and I took in so much contrast dye that > the last right artery was left for another time to avoid over loading my > kidneys. The second angioplasty took place on Tuesday this week and it > wasn't so successful. > The cardiologists couldn't get in due to a double S bend in the artery > near the heart so no stents were installed. That's the bad news. While > they were in they checked the earlier stents and everything is settling > in well. The blood flow from the left arteries is strong enough that > capillaries are developing to feed blood to the nearly blocked right > artery and if that trend continues the cardios say that open heart > surgery may not be required. So that's the good news. > So, I am back and here is a friday flower to celebrate - taken with the > Fuji X100 in macro mode. > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/HKFall2011/OrchidW.jpg.html > > > > Please look large and enjoy. > C&C always welcome. > Howard > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >