Listen to your body

[Guest Andys@coffs]

Does'nt matter much Andy , the end results are the same .Bob

Yeah....I guess I know that.......just coming up on 20yrs as a Type 1....maybe I should get a referal to a cardiologist and get some checks as well........

Nev....Type 1 isnt purely lifestyle, its an autoimmune disease. There is nothing a type 1 person can do (as we know it today) to bring on or stop the onset of Type 1

 

Andy

 

 

[flyerme]

My brother made the papers a couple of weeks ago "mornington peninsular leader" he had a heart attack whilst playing his beloved cricket..

 

He is only 37. he is ok but has undergone a complete lifestyle change.

 

http://leader.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=0LNBRNFZ3KP8&linkid=62bbb176-77bd-4357-ad72-a60f1b7507fb&pdaffid=DQYSmz6spbsxBTFCeE9ZTg%3d%3d

 

 

[facthunter]

Andy I am referring to type 2, and you are correct. Nonetheless as you would know you are at risk of cardiac as well as other problems with either type so anything you can do to monitor as well as general health is helpfull, especially with blood circulation, Some say the distinction between 1&2 is blurred in some cases. Since you acquired yours when young? there would be no doubt. Nev

 

 

[Head in the clouds]

Good pickup Mark. I'm sure you'll be flying faster and straighter than ever soon, take care and make the best of the enforced rest-up. Looking forward to your next post. Cheers, Alan

 

 

[skyfox1]

Good luck Mark hope you have a speedy recovery.

 

Cheers Geoff.

 

 

[Mark11]

Close call Mark... But very good job on checking it out...

 

take care and get fixed!

 

 

[facthunter]

Anyhow Mark try not to stress. That is the last thing you need. Take deep breaths and drink plenty of water. That thins your blood especially important at night. A lot of people who have this operation are in poor cardiac health and you are a lot better off than them. The survival rate is very high and the three new arteries will be from you, so you don't need drugs to stop rejection. The pain you felt is from your heart muscles being deprived of oxygen due to the restrictions in the cardiac arteries and is called angina pain. Nev

 

 

[turboplanner]

Mark, one little tip I forgot. If they tell you to fast from 10 pm, midnight etc the night before the op, set four alarms and tie a string around your finger fill yourself up with water and when the clock strikes 10 etc, don't even think about swallowing even a raindrop. I've had several great anaesthetics with no pain going in and no after effects coming out, but the ones throwing up over their stitches always seem to be the ones that looked across in the waiting area and sniggered that they sneaked a bit "only a sandwich etc". Good luck with it.

 

 

[Kyle Communications]

Hi everyone thanks for all the well wishes and tips. I will be fronting up to the hospital tomorrow around lunch time they will be doing some more tests and turning me into a hairless beast no doubt as I am informed I will be having a vien out of each leg and each arm so there is 4 scars and they will be using the mammary vein as well. then of course there is the zipper in the front so as I am trying to walk around the ward connected to tubes and pipes coming out of almost every oriface I am going to look like a shark attack victim I am sure. The surgeon told be I will be awake that afternoon of the operation this tuesday and will be out of bed and trying to get me to walk. It sounds so inviting doesn't it. Oh well it must be done so it will be done

 

Of course no more smoking so the enforced couple of weeks is a good start for cold turkey on that front. My main concern will be infection. As every diabetic knows the sugar level goes high with stress and especially when you body is cut open I will be having a diabeties specialist apparently trying to keep my sugar down probably with a insulin pump maybe as high sugar will promote infection so that is my worst danger the surgeon said. I am not worried as such just a bit aprhensive about it. I know there will be a lot of pain and recovery but that is not bothering me really. I just hope to come out of it with all my faculties and will make sure that the future will be bright and try to do the best with the rebore and sleeve getting done.

 

I will have the iPad of course so hopefully you will hear from me again relatively soon. Thanks once again for your best wishes

 

Mark

 

 

[eightyknots]

Hi Mark,

 

Sorry to hear that you need a major operation but, on the other hand, I am delighted to hear that you got to the hospital on time. My father-in-law had a quadruple bypass opertation done about 22 years ago, after two heart attacks that brought him close to death's door, and he's still good as gold. After the operation your ticker will feel like it has gone from a Rotax 503 to a Rotax 914.

 

May God bless the operation and we look forward to hearing from you as soon as you're able to post on the Forum.

 

 

[Phil Perry]

Mark,. . . . . I wish you a speedy recovery and look forward to seeing you regularly posting agian. Very best wishes.

 

Phil Perry.

 

 

[Guest Yampy]

Mark ... All the very best for tomorrow and the future . I'm sure you know how fortunate you have been in nipping this in the bud . Take full advantage of the down time , rest and recoup and you will be feeling as good as new in no time at all . Clear skies ahead .

 

 

[biggles]

Mark,

 

Just a quickie to wish you all the best for tomorrow and a speedy recovery .

 

Bob

 

 

[Cosmick]

Word is that the Surgeon is happy with the Op and Mark is expected to sleep for 24hrs

 

regards

 

Mike

 

 

[pudestcon]

Great stuff, glad to hear all went well and Mark is in recovery mode.

 

Pud

 

 

[Guest Maj Millard]

great stuff !!!................................................

 

 

[Cosmick]

Mark is awake and talking. Watch this space, I"m sure he will post an update when out of ICU in a couple of days.

 

Regards

 

Mike

 

 

[rdarby]

Good luck Mark and I hope to see you looking as good as your very bright plane at Caboolture again soon!

 

 

[Guernsey]

That is very heart warming news and I'm not trying to be funny.

 

Can't wait to see you back on the Furum.

 

Alan.

 

 

[Guest Maj Millard]

Mark, Can only hope your pain is not too bad, your drugs inspirational, and you nurses all female !!........................Maj...

 

 

[facthunter]

There's some "female" ones who are not as female is some of the male ones. Nev

 

 

[motzartmerv]

Good onya Mark, thanx for sharing and looking out for the rest of us.:)

 

 

[bernieh]

Best Wishes.........B

 

 

[Kyle Communications]

Ok we'll I am back in the land of the living. I must admit the drugs Are pretty cool basically no pain real until today. I got out of ICU today and am back at the ward they are slacker on the drugs in the ward as they have a lot more patients the ICU of course is one to one. Well I must say the nursing staff in the ICU are outstanding I was pretty much awake for the 3 days after the op I am looking forward to a couple of sleeping pills tonight and a good rest. thank you foryourwonderful comments and advice I just have to make sure I don't. Get any infections being a diabetic as this could be nasty sotheyaretrying to control the diabetics a lotandkeep it under 13 when they cutyouopen your sugar. Goeswild

 

Sorryabout the double words this. I something I must look at with the iPad

 

Anyway I will post here regularly until I gethome

 

 

[rankamateur]

Good to have you back on deck Mark.