[Hammarlund] Rumors About W8DBF

[Richard Knoppow]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com>
To: <hammarlund at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 6:05 PM
Subject: [Hammarlund] Rumors About W8DBF


>
>
> Hi All,
>
> Yes, the rumors are true about me having had a heart 
> attack on March 6,
> 2014. The descending coronary artery was 99% blocked. They 
> put in two
> stints, end to end, to cover the blocked area. All the 
> other arteries were
> fine. Fortunately for me!
>
> I was back home the evening of March 8th. They sure do not 
> keep you like
> they used to do! A good thing, at least in most ways! 
> Especially the food!
> To call it 'bad' would be way way too kind! After eating 
> some of that stuff,
> things I normally would not eat even if starvation was 
> around the corner,
> tasted good!
>
> The doctors told me that I now qualify for the Ginnis Book 
> Of World Records,
> since I have now out lived that famous "cat with nine 
> lives"! Forget the
> fame, I am just happy to still be here and functional!
>
> My heartfelt thanks to all of you who wrote, and called, 
> my daughter Shelly.
> She and I both appreciate your warm wishes and good 
> thoughts VERY much. It
> is nice to have caring friends! You guys, and ladies, are 
> the BEST! Thanks
> so much -
>
> Duane, W8DBF
>
    Congratulations on surviving this. What can be done with 
stents is marvelous, as I should know. It sounds like the 
attack did not result in much damage. The stents will 
prevent more. When I had my angioplasty I had four stents, 
one artery could not be fixed but I am told it makes no 
difference. No heart attack so no damage, just occasional 
pain. I think my GP saved my life by recognizing what was 
wrong. The hospital I stayed at actually had decent food but 
its like airplane food (when they served food on airplanes). 
Probably bland is the best description.
    I became nearly a vegetarian after the procedure. Fell 
off that but am going back to it. Anyway, congratulations 
again, just for staying alive!
    BTW, I think one reason they do not like to keep you in 
the hospital any longer than absolutely necessary is that 
hospitals are absolutely the best places to get infections. 
Lots of resistant germs wandering around looking for 
adventure.


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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk at ix.netcom.com