Good to see you back here Charlie. Still polishing the rails for NYC? Did you ever get that truck you were looking at? :head:

I had a boss that had stones like yours.... I saw the agony he went thru. Glad that yours are not bothering you right now.

A brief note, back on the health topic. I’m up at 4:00AM, at the hospital at 5:00 for a double bypass. Not looking forward to the recovery, but it’ll be nothing compared to Charlie’s stones and will be nice not to be dying of a heart attack. I’m glad they caught the blockage - never had any heart attack symptoms, just very occasional light headedness. Fortunately my doc decided to order a stress test and a bunch of tests later they said this is necessary (and showed me all of the pictures - it was easy to agree).

If they don’t croak me in the hospital, I’ll be checking back in a few days. You all take care.

Praying for you and your doctors and nurses Skook.

Scook - thanks for the heads up. Doesn't hurt to have prayers sent up from our little community. Glad you are out ahead of it - so many others never know until it is too late. Here's to a speedy recovery!!!!!

Welcome back charlie, been wondering where u been.

Scook i had open heart 4 years ago this April, it s gonna make u weak as a kitten, but better in the long run. Do what the docs tell you to do and let them know if something is bothering u.

Best of luck

After the operation and while you recover and from then on start taking at least 300MG of Qunol® Ultra CoQ10. (or any CoQ10 that is Ubiquinol) (Ubiqunol is absorbed by your body 3x better and faster than regular CoQ10.) It literally saved my life. It strengthens your heart, especially if you are on a Satin drug that robs your heart of the Q10 Enzime, that is NECESSARY for healthy heart function. Your recovery will be faster, and more important, your heart will be healther. In fact, EVERYONE should be taking at least 100MG of it every day. Wishing and praying for your speedy recovery. :clap:

Good luck, scook! We'll be praying for you!:pray2:

Thanks guys - I definitely appreciate the prayers, had a good sized crew here praying too.

They say it went pretty much perfectly and today, two days post op, all of the tubes and wires are out and you’re right phat, I’m not able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. The little machine they have me inhale through indicates that my lung capacity is less than a third of what it was a week ago but say it’s due to swelling do stuff in my chest that got beat up during surgery and some fluid buildup in my lungs. If I follow instructions and exercise enough but not too much they say that will clear up.

Now if you guys would chase some of those fish you’re catching back there out to the northwest, the V might get a workout this season. I think our
Columbia River Salmon have all gone to heaven, they’re sure now around here anymore.

Destroyer, I’ll check with my doc about that stuff - thanks for the tip.

Thanks again for the prayers - it’s good to be back among the living.

Here are a few articles about CoQ10. The first one is written by the Mayo Clinic. Of course NO doctor, hospital or anyone associated with healthcare is going to definitely say in writing that it 100% works, etc etc etc. We live in a litigious society now and a statement like that will bring a flock of lawyers looking to make a quick buck. I can only really go by my own experience, so here's the facts in my case.
1) The heart has 4 chambers, 2 Atrial and 2 Ventricle. Blood flows into the top chambers (Atrial) and then down to the lower (Ventricle) chambers where it is pumped out into the body to begin the cycle again.
2) Not all the blood pumped into the lower chambers is expelled. This is normal. Most people expel about 50-65% normally.
3) When I had my first episode of Atrial Fibrillation, after they corrected it, they checked to see what my heart was expelling.
4) I was at 21%. Close (very close) to complete heart failure. In fact, my doctor put me on a device, a portable heart defibrillator, that I wore that would automatically shock my heart to try and get it started again if necessary. (scary times indeed)
5) My brother, who is a chemist, told me about a man that is credited with discovering what CoQ10 does, and told me to start using it. I did some research, found out what the normal dosage (100-200 mg) was and started taking 500MG per day.
6) At the end of a month I was off the device, and at the end of 3 months my heart was expelling at 50%. I now take 300MG daily and at my last checkup a month ago my heart is expelling at 54.5%. (Not bad for a 75 year old). (Better than most). So that's my story. The stuff really is wonderful for everyone, not only for ppl with heart conditions.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-sup...0/art-20362602

https://www.webmd.com/diet/supplemen...ymeq10-coq10#1

Good job! Glad to hear it!