[PPRAANet] Update ( FROM BACK EAST ).

Wed Jan 14 16:09:58 EST 2015

Dick,
   Sounds like you have a plan to get yourself onto the road to  recovery. 
Please keep us all posted. 

   Let's see I had my Massive heart attack on 30 Oct. They put a  balloon 
into my right groin and used that to put a stint into my heart. They  sent me 
home on 5 Nov. (I think they would keep you longer). I started running a  
fever around 25 Dec for know reason that I knew of. Then when I would get up 
by  blood pressure would drop and cause me to get light headed and lose my 
balance  (only collapsed twice to the floor). So, on 31 Dec I spent 6 hours 
while the ER  monitored my Blood Pressure at my Cardiologist's request. Then 
Sat my pulse went  up to 177, BP dropped to 85 over 48, and my temp was 103. 
The ER decided to keep  me. I got out on Monday 12 Jan. While in the 
hospital they did two Cat  Scans, Xrays, EEG, Ultrasound of my heart and Carotids, 
more blood tests then I  could count, and a unit of blood. While they had 
me in the hall walking I  had a seizure. That kept me in bed, unless I had 
help until I was  discharged. I have appointments with my Doctor at VA Clinic, 
CBC Blood  Test, Neurology, Vascular Surgeon, Cardiologist, Colon Dr., The  
diagnoses was an infection in my colon. They pumped a lot of antibiotics 
via IV  into me. I feel pretty good since coming home (the best since my heart 
attack)  Oh yea, I weighed 180 before heart attack. When I came home I was 
150 (hell of a  way to lose 30 pounds). When I went back into the hospital I 
was only 140. But,  now I am back to the 150 (now to keep it right there).

Thanks ALL and 73,
Dave N0EOP

In a message dated 1/13/2015 9:17:25 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
dickt at w0raa.com writes:

Possibly  you've been wondering why I haven't been communicating on the 
reflector  lately.  Nothing personal.  

On Sat Nov. 29th I was admitted  to Penrose Main with a severe Urinary 
Track Infection with the onset of  sepsis.  I was in intensive care for about 4 
days.  It sapped all my  strength in my legs, placed a strain on my already 
bad back, and I was in  Penrose until Dec. 12th.  I was then transferred to 
Springs Village Care  Center for rehab and got back home on 12/31.  

They had to go in  and put a stent in the ureter (the tube between the 
bladder & kidney) to  isolate the infected kidney stone.  On Jan 28th I will 
have outpatient  surgery to remove the stone.  In the meantime I am getting 
home health  care for the next 3 weeks, and have to use a walker to walk.  My 
strength  is coming back but not as fast as it went south. (I hope I got all 
the medical  terms correct).

When I got home I had over 1200 e-mails to sift  through, and I haven't 
been real excited about answering all of them.   

So if you don't get replies to any e-mails you send, I hope you will  
understand.  I appreciate hearing from everybody and all the  prayers.  I 
especially want to thank Jim, W0EM for keeping some of the  reflectors up to date.  
Jim has been a good friend for many  years.

The real depressing thing was not being able to participate in  the ARRL   
RTTY RU or the NAQP this past weekend.  I've always  entered those. I was 
impressed by some of the scores I saw posted on the  reflector.  Great job 
guys.  I have a brand new FTdx3000 sitting  here chomping at the bit.  

73,

Dick -  W0RAA

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