[Ferretlover]

Somebody give us an update, please.

[RedStateGreen]

Just saw this .. hope everything went okay.

[Aaron]

Good news/Bad news...

Procedure went smoothly.... that's the good news.

Bad news... I'm still here.

Looks like it's bypass city on Thursday for me, as they can't stint the LAD where it's clogged (at the split)

I'm a little nervous at being split asunder frankly. I'm told the prognosis is good and I should enjoy a return to full health if all goes well.

If not... well... I'll never know it.

I'm uninsured so that's bad. Even if I had taken out insurance this would be considered preexisting, so it would not cover anything.

Thanks for all the kind thoughts & well wishes from everybody.

I'll post about the experience as soon as I am able.

or not...

[davep]

Without wanting to sound too grizzly, do you know the success rate of the bypass operation in your neck of the woods? My mother in law had one in France and it went fine. Apparently it's quite routine nowadays.

[Aaron]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('davep', 'W')ithout wanting to sound too grizzly, do you know the success rate of the bypass operation in your neck of the woods? My mother in law had one in France and it went fine. Apparently it's quite routine nowadays.

[RedStateGreen]

Well, here's hoping it all goes well for you.

[Aaron]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('RedStateGreen', 'W')ell, here's hoping it all goes well for you.

[smallpoxgirl]

Good luck with everything!

[yeahbut]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Aaron', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('RedStateGreen', 'W')ell, here's hoping it all goes well for you.

[Ferretlover]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('davep', 'W')ithout wanting to sound too grizzly, do you know the success rate of the bypass operation in your neck

[TheDude]

Funny Things you don't want to hear during surgery jokes, part 1. Every one is rated, as well; some popular examples:

After everything we did, I can't believe this guy is still alive.
An instruction manual would have been nice.

Ah, here's just a batch from page 2:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'D')on't worry, ain't nothin' a little duct tape won't cure...
Don't worry, I'll remember how to do it...OK...think back to that episode of ER...
Don't worry, you won't feel a thing. HAHAHA...I really get a kick outta saying that...
Don't worry. I think it is sharp enough.
Down...set...hut!
Everybody stand back! I lost my contact lens!
FIRE! FIRE! Everyone get out!
Forget about her heart... What she really needs is a boob job.
God performs miracles... I don't.
Hand me that...uh...that uh.....thingie.

[Daniel_Plainview]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Aaron', 'G')ood news/Bad news...

Procedure went smoothly.... that's the good news.

Bad news... I'm still here.

Looks like it's bypass city on Thursday for me, as they can't stint the LAD where it's clogged (at the split)

I'm a little nervous at being split asunder frankly. I'm told the prognosis is good and I should enjoy a return to full health if all goes well.

If not... well... I'll never know it.

I'm uninsured so that's bad. Even if I had taken out insurance this would be considered preexisting, so it would not cover anything.

Thanks for all the kind thoughts & well wishes from everybody.

I'll post about the experience as soon as I am able.

or not...

[Pops]

No insurance... bad planning.

Should have been smart like me and had no income too!


Hang in and remember:

Te Occidere Possunt Sed Te Edere Non Possunt Nefas Est



(they can kill you, but the legalities of eating you are quite a bit dicier)

[Niagara]

Just saw this thread. Best wishes Aaron.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ferretlover', '[')b]Things You Don't Want To Hear During a Surgery
- Wait a minute, if this is his spleen, then what's that?
- Hand me that... uh... whatever it's called !
- Oh no! I just lost my watch.
- "Accept this sacrifice, O Great Lord of Darkness"
--snip--
Anybody else got any?

[cynthia]

Thinking of you as you undergo Bypass Surgery. Scary, yes but for most, life prolonging. Just do what they tell you in Cardio Rehab.
Or for free medical advice check in the Medical Issues forum for more information than you will ever need to know!
Best regards,
cynthia

[wisconsin_cur]

Good luck man! We'll be thinking are thinking about you.

wis.cur

[Aaron]

Looks like Fri 10:00am CST.

Thanks again for all the well wishing.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'N')o insurance... bad planning.

[Auntie_Cipation]

Aaron, you may already know this, but apparently you can make a payment plan with the hospital. In some cases an extremely modest payment plan. And as long as you stick with your obligations, it's all good.

My dad has had open-heart surgery twice (a murmur, in his case, requiring valve replacement) and the second time he was uninsured. I think he pays them something like $100/month on a bill on the order of $25,000. No hassles that I'm aware of. He jokes that it's now in the hospital's best interest to keep him alive for decades and decades so they get their payments...

Good luck Friday -- you'll do fine, and as others have said, you'll be amazed at how much better you feel once you're back on your feet.

[MD]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Auntie_Cipation', 'A')aron, you may already know this, but apparently you can make a payment plan with the hospital. In some cases an extremely modest payment plan. And as long as you stick with your obligations, it's all good.

My dad has had open-heart surgery twice (a murmur, in his case, requiring valve replacement) and the second time he was uninsured. I think he pays them something like $100/month on a bill on the order of $25,000. No hassles that I'm aware of. He jokes that it's now in the hospital's best interest to keep him alive for decades and decades so they get their payments...

Good luck Friday -- you'll do fine, and as others have said, you'll be amazed at how much better you feel once you're back on your feet.

[HeckuvaJob]

If this was a fair and just world... you'd be a senator and wouldn't have to worry about health insurance.

Best of luck to you, friend.