Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/06/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, I got your post the first time. Gerry, hang in there. They do wonderful things with heart treatments these days....ask me how I know. --Bob On Fri, Jun 9, 2017 at 10:25 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > Another post that failed. Second try.................. > > > > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > Subject: Re: [Leica] Update > Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2017 21:52:19 -0500 > From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > > > Gerry, each time I hear about what you are going through, I think back > to 1993, when, at age 63 and newly retired, I contracted endocarditis > and had open heart surgery, with two mechanical heart valves installed. > I had to accept a slow recovery, and I had to accept that I could no > longer legally fly an airplane, a passion more addictive than > photography. And, for the rest of my life, I was compelled to take > anticoagulants, which require that my blood INR must be monitored, and > the medication level adjusted. > > Twenty-four years later, I have lived the life that I have been dealt, > returned to computers and photography to replace flying, and made the > best of the situation. I'm sure that right now it is overwhelming, but > you will overcome the limitations and make it work. That's what we have > to do! I wish you the best. :-) > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > On 6/9/2017 9:26 PM, Gerry Walden wrote: > >> I have been taking a very quiet back seat here on the LUG because of >> recent health problems, and have spent 4 more unexpected days in hospital >> this week being ?observed? whilst they balance medication etc. Worrying >> times but hopefully now settling. I was reassured by meeting a 78 year old >> gut in the ward who had one of the first devices like mine fitted about 4 >> years ago and he is fine. I am keeping an eye on everything here, but >> forgive me if I continue to take a back seat for a while. >> >> The two downsides are that I have been banned from driving on medical >> grounds for at least 6 months, and I haven?t been fit enough to get out >> and >> photograph since early April. >> >> Gerry >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >