[Leica] IMG: Self portrait 4 hours post myocardial infarction

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Dear George,
Just checked the digest.
I am very happy you are alive.
Enjoy every day.
Best wishes!!
Bharani





Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:43:41 -0600
From: John Nebel <john.nebel at csdco.com>
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Self portrait 4 hours post myocardial
       infarction
To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
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George,

This post is quite informative and can save lives!  Heartily agree with your
priorities.

Best,

John

On 3/13/2012 1:37 PM, George Lottermoser wrote:
>
> On Mar 12, 2012, at 5:23 PM, Ric Carter wrote:
>
>> CRAP! We're going to make you swear off politics!
>>
>> now, you owe us details.
>>
>> get better quickly
>
> Interesting Ric - nothing seems very important since the event
> EXCEPT: family, friends, and breathing ;~)
>
> Details:
> Saturday:
> 9 am - Morning shower
> 9:15 am - choking, feeling like can't breath, tightness in chest
> radiating up into jaw and out to shoulders = Heart Attack
> toss robe over wet body - take 3 80 mg aspirin and google - mild heart
attack symptoms
> 10:00 am - Decide I'm having a heart attack, wake up Erin and drive to
emergency.
> EKG, blood pressure, nitro glycerin under the tongue,
> IV mounted in right arm, blood drawn from left arm
> morphine into the IV, lots of questions, chest exray
> 11:55 am - SELF PORTRAIT (even though exif says 12:55 - apparently never
set for Daylight Saving)
> The rest of saturday afternoon, and night, blood tests, nitro patches,
drugs and tylenol for the headache produced by the nitro.
> 5:30 - 6:00 - starting to feel sort of normal.
> Enzyme and protein numbers - coming back as rising - confirming heart
attack
> Sunday:
> 7:30 am - meet cardiologist
> 9:00 am - Catheterization - stent in left coronary artery (95 % blocked)
> 11:00 am - in ICU - drugged - dozing - visitors - more blood drawn - more
drugs
> Monday:
> Just working on "getting the hell out of Dodge"
> 4 pm - released with a large packet of information - 4 prescriptions to
fill
> and setting up an appointment for the next Stent procedure in a couple
weeks.
>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser