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Goldfinger Is Back (me that is, not the 1960's bad guy)
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Greetings my friends and well-wishers at NGC !  I was released from the hospital yesterday night and am spending my 1st full day at home. 

As I informed a few of you, I had surgery to correct enlarged heart walls, a condition called Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardio Myopathy (HOCM).  Symptoms mimic a blockage but I didn't have one large enough for a stent.

Pain has almost largely subsided (except for this annoying left-rib muscle which was aggravated when an internal drainage tube moved last Friday :-(  ).  I'm just REALLY tired and since waking up today it felt like the END of a workday, not a day when I just started and came off 8 hours of sleep.
 
The operation was a "success" as the surgeon told me the initial heart output was 5.6 liters/minute, up from 3.4 liters the day before when I had another cardiac catherization (they didn't trust the 2.0 liters number from a few weeks ago, I guess).  Now I just have to learn to move while not aggravating my sternum. Excercise and increase my breathing and hopefully the initial heart results will lead to an ability to walk and excercise closer to 10 years ago rather than 10 days ago.
 
I hope to gradually increase my activity but bear with me if I take time to respond to PM's or Emails.
 
Talk to you soon.   Thanks for ALL your emails, well-wishes, and text messages.
 
Frank aka Goldfinger1969
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On 5/3/2022 at 8:40 PM, GoldFinger1969 said:

they didn't trust the 2.0 liters number from a few weeks ago, I guess

2 liters p/m you would have been gray.....

Glad everything was successful and you're doing well. :)

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On 5/3/2022 at 10:07 PM, RWB said:

2 liters p/m you would have been gray.....Glad everything was successful and you're doing well. :)

It seemed REALLY low to me at the time, too....over a 60% reduction from a normal heart.  I think various factors can affect the measurement.

I asked the cardiologist if that was one of the lowest numbers he ever got, and he said yes.

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On 5/3/2022 at 10:34 PM, GoldFinger1969 said:

It seemed REALLY low to me at the time, too....over a 60% reduction from a normal heart.  I think various factors can affect the measurement.

I asked the cardiologist if that was one of the lowest numbers he ever got, and he said yes.

The human heart is not designed to work well in close proximity to gold fever. 

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@GoldFinger1969, I’m glad you took my jest in the spirit with which it was offered. When I had my recent gastric system surgery, I was initially rushed to the ER because my primary care physician thought it was cardiac. I am an ascending aortic aneurysm sufferer, but they keep being astounded at my cardiac capacity and cleanliness of my arteries and veins. I attribute it to sheer venom and pugnacity. 

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Welcom back Gold..  Man i tell ya i was in the hospital on an emergecy gall baldder surgery and it sucked.  i think after four days of them coming in and checking on me and poking and proding and nno sleep because they kept me up.  i told the doctor when he came in the next morning to get me the heck out of here.  I told him i now know why people die in here its because they dont let you alone!!  so i was sprung that night with all of the drain tubes and everything and finally got a good nights sleep!  So i am glad you are doing better and get some rest bud!

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On 5/5/2022 at 3:09 PM, JT2 said:

Welcom back Gold..  Man i tell ya i was in the hospital on an emergecy gall baldder surgery and it sucked.  i think after four days of them coming in and checking on me and poking and proding and nno sleep because they kept me up.  i told the doctor when he came in the next morning to get me the heck out of here.  I told him i now know why people die in here its because they dont let you alone!!  so i was sprung that night with all of the drain tubes and everything and finally got a good nights sleep!  So i am glad you are doing better and get some rest bud!

Hey! That was mine too! I went 72 hours with not even a sip of water. 

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On 5/5/2022 at 4:09 PM, JT2 said:

Welcom back Gold..  Man i tell ya i was in the hospital on an emergecy gall baldder surgery and it sucked.  i think after four days of them coming in and checking on me and poking and proding and nno sleep because they kept me up.  i told the doctor when he came in the next morning to get me the heck out of here.  I told him i now know why people die in here its because they dont let you alone!!  so i was sprung that night with all of the drain tubes and everything and finally got a good nights sleep!  So i am glad you are doing better and get some rest bud!

Yeah, waking me up at 2 AM and 6 AM for blood pressure checks and IV's and was unreal.

But it's all for my benefit.  Can't say enough about the surgeons and the post-op team.  Going back in 6-7 weeks with some treats for them all and lots of thanks.

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UPDATE:  Been a month since the operation....doing MUCH BETTER.  Sutures out...chest healing...getting stronger.  Can drive in another week or so, OK to be in passenger seat with it angled back and pushed back so I don't take the full brunt of any airbag deployment.

Most importantly, for some reason they had me on Pepcid 2x daily to prevent stomach problems when I wasn't eating right after the surgery.  They STILL kept me on it 3 weeks later when I've been home a few weeks eating food with all my medicines.  Once I dropped it a week ago, my stomach/appetite seemed to have bounced back nicely.  Wish they had done it 3 weeks earlier, no need to keep taking it once I was eating food. >:(

Again....if somebody you know feels winded, side/chest pains, difficulty going up stairs or walking inclines.....but NO blockage (>70%) that a stent can solve....mention HOCM/HCM to your doctor/cardiologist.

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