[SixClub] Just thought I'd mention& thought you might be interested.

[K8RI on six]

On 8/10/2011 8:21 PM,  Richard J. Fiero II W5TFW wrote:

I should add that if I keep feeling better I'll be able to get some help 
to hook the station back up in the shop (I had just welded up a new 
steel frame out of 3/4" square steel tube for the hutch into which the 
entire station fits out there).    Too bad I didn't get more done on the 
6-meter Yagi and Tribander sooner.<:-))

73

Roger (K8RI)


> ROGER,
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> sit back, RELAX and take a CHILL PILL !
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> & keep us informed !
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "K8RI on six" 
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> To: "Richard J. Fiero II W5TFW" <w5tfw at arrl.net>; <doc at kd4e.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 7:15 PM
> Subject: Just thought I'd mention& thought you might be interested.
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>> Hi doc, Richard,
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>> Last Saturday morning I was working out in the shop...Well...let me 
>> back up to Tuesday: I took a pill which dissolved and got into my 
>> wind pipe. I thought I had coughed it out, but it burned pretty 
>> stone. Wed was OK, but it was bothering pretty strong Thursday and 
>> Friday.  It even burned when I'd eat my favorite chocolate covered 
>> cookies.
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>> Which gets us back to Sat AM.  I'd been working in the shop and even 
>> moved a rather heavy photo enlarger so I could get a table out I 
>> refinished for Joyce (My wife, N8JBW)
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>> So I was sitting there in front of the rig, listening to 20 and 20 
>> while having one receiver monitoring six. My throat had hurt all 
>> morning, but it was starting to get downright obnoxious.  Then my 
>> left bicep began to hurt...THAT RANG A BELL!  I grabbed the torch, 
>> turned up the oxygen and started inhaling deeply. Told Joyce we might 
>> consider going in to the ER. She dropped everything and Call 911.  
>> They immediately dispached the first responders AND the ambulance. 
>> First Responders are just over a mile from us, but the Ambulance was 
>> pulling in the drive just as they were.
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>> They took one look at me, Put me on Oxygen and wouldn't even let me 
>> get out of the chair (which they pretty well wrecked getting out of 
>> the shop.
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>> The hooked me up cut, my good amateur radio club shirt off, and did 
>> an EKG. I asked how it looked. The emt looked me in the eye and 
>> replied "Not too Good!" and he looked serious. We hardly paused going 
>> through the ER. None of this stopping to be admitted. I began to be a 
>> little concerned when they headed down the hall at a run with me on 
>> the gurney and Joyce falling behind, unable to keep up, but staying 
>> within view.
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>> End result: They took me directly to surgery where they placed a 
>> stint? in the main artery feeding the heart itself. That artery was 
>> over 98% blocked. I hear tell, had we had to stop at admissions, I'd 
>> have never made it which I consider cutting it a bit thin.
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>> The big problem was that I had treated the symptoms as those of a 
>> burned wind pipe as that is exactly what it felt like and what I had 
>> done only a couple day earlier. Thing is I'd probably do it all again 
>> as I had so many factors backing up what I had though. There is 
>> another contributor though and that was the stroke I had 4 1/2 years 
>> ago. Tests showed I had a healthy, strong, heart that was working 
>> well and should not have to worry about things from that end, so both 
>> Joyce and I had been pre-programed
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>> Things that saved me. Going on O2 as soon as I recognized the 
>> symptoms, Joyce calling 911 instead of taking me in, The speed at 
>> which those EMTs worked, and the very large medical center and 
>> personnel only about 6 miles from us.
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>> I'm not out of the woods yet with only 20% of my heart equivalent 
>> function available at present. I may or may not get that back, either 
>> all or in part. I get evaluated in 2 weeks to see how things are 
>> going, but for the mean time I wear what's called a "LifeSaver Vest" 
>> which is basically a complete Defibralitor packaged into a vest. IF 
>> that sucker goes off it verbally and loudly proclaims, "Warning, 
>> Warning, Passersby do not touch the victum", because if they do they 
>> are likely to get nailed with a 150 jouls of juice.
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>> Sooo, here I am, finally home and feeling a whale of a lot better, 
>> but with absolutely no stamina.
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>> At least when I arrived home this afternoon there was a practically 
>> new 4CX3000A7 complete with socket and chimney.
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>> Now however as I'm starting to feel good and have lots of things I 
>> want to do...I should go drink a glass of cold water and take a nap. 
>> <:-))
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>> 73
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>> Roger (K8RI)
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