Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve, In my case, I required the installation of mechanical aortic and mitral valves, and the work was done by a very skilled and experienced surgeon. It's hard for me to believe that the extensive work he did could be done without opening the chest. At least, he had a first hand look at what he was working with. I've had no problems and no regrets, except for the lifetime use of Coumadin that comes with the territory in cases like mine. As an engineer accustomed to evaluating data of all sorts, I use a spreadsheet to track and manage my Coumadin doseage. My cardiologist always expects a copy of my tracking curves when I see him once a year. Jim Nichols > [Original Message] > From: Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: 4/10/2005 5:50:41 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] michael...in the cardiac ICU > > thanks Jim... I assume you are thinking > of some of the cardiac catheter > angioplasties etc..avoiding open chest > surgery.... > > this was for a serious arrythmia...thank > you for looking and your comments.... > > Steve > > Jim Nichols wrote: > > > Thanks, Steve. I had open heart surgery in 1993, and have the zipper scar > > down my chest. I had heard of less invasive procedures now being used, and > > wondered if this could be one of those. I should have thought of the > > pacemaker changeout. > > > > Thanks for your help. > > > > Jim Nichols > > > > > > > >>[Original Message] > >>From: Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> > >>To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > >>Date: 4/9/2005 9:27:08 PM > >>Subject: Re: [Leica] michael...in the cardiac ICU > >> > >>Hi Jim... left side, pacemaker removed, > >>right side, new pacer put in.... > >> > >>Steve > >> > >>Jim Nichols wrote: > >> > >>>What type of procedure results in those types of incisions? > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>[Original Message] > >>>>From: Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> > >>>>To: LUG <lug@leica-users.org>; LEG <leica@freelists.org>; MUG > >>> > >>><MUGers@yahoogroups.com> > >>> > >>>>Date: 4/9/2005 8:00:36 PM > >>>>Subject: [Leica] michael...in the cardiac ICU > >>>> > >>>>my friend Michael...cardiac ICU > >>>> > >>>>http://www.leica-gallery.net/barbour/image-82317.html > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>http://www.leica-gallery.net/barbour/image-82326.html > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>(non leica digital images...) > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>your comments appreciated, > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>thanks, Steve > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>Leica Users Group. > >>>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>Leica Users Group. > >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Leica Users Group. > >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information