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Since 2000 I have been having heart problems, off and on, every few years, as well as several of the older common problems of old age. Yesterday I needed to go back and have my Heart Doc add two more stents to my heart arteries. He also opened up an already existing stent to a larger diameter for more blood flow. It all went well and I was home for dinner. Today I feel much better. I was down to a 3-400' walk without the need to rest. I haven't tried today yet, but feel confident that I can go considerably farther now.
So, since my triple bypass and heart valve repair back in 2000, I have accumulated, as of yesterday, a total of 9 stents, 3 bypasses, and a valve repair to my heart. I have also acquired two metal knees from going through a floor while fighting a fire and landing knees first on concrete 11 feet down in the fire. I survived prostate cancer twice, and recently had cataract surgery on both eyes. All since 2000. In my first 40 years of life I was into everything and doing many very risky things (used to maintain aircraft lights and antennas on high towers too, and was generally very hard on my body. "Bullet proof" was my attitude, and I'm paying for it now. Very soon I will be getting hearing aids . Surviving old age definitely "ain't for sissies", but the right Docs can definitely extend your life, if you have good insurance and the will to keep going. This second 40 years has made me much more careful at what I do and time spent having the docs do repairs on me for what I did to myself in my first 40 years, plus the conditions brought on by just getting old. My will to keep going is, and always has been very strong. I'm almost "Bionic" now.
Charley
So, since my triple bypass and heart valve repair back in 2000, I have accumulated, as of yesterday, a total of 9 stents, 3 bypasses, and a valve repair to my heart. I have also acquired two metal knees from going through a floor while fighting a fire and landing knees first on concrete 11 feet down in the fire. I survived prostate cancer twice, and recently had cataract surgery on both eyes. All since 2000. In my first 40 years of life I was into everything and doing many very risky things (used to maintain aircraft lights and antennas on high towers too, and was generally very hard on my body. "Bullet proof" was my attitude, and I'm paying for it now. Very soon I will be getting hearing aids . Surviving old age definitely "ain't for sissies", but the right Docs can definitely extend your life, if you have good insurance and the will to keep going. This second 40 years has made me much more careful at what I do and time spent having the docs do repairs on me for what I did to myself in my first 40 years, plus the conditions brought on by just getting old. My will to keep going is, and always has been very strong. I'm almost "Bionic" now.
Charley