Your prayers will be appreciated.

[953 nut 69,482]

Don’t know what you will be doing Friday but I will be having a couple closed-chest heart surgeries. Your prayers will be appreciated.

During my hospitalization in January a Cardiologist did a Coronary Abrasion to correct Arterial Fibrillation which resulted from the removal of blood clots from my lungs. Follow up imaging and appointments revealed Hart Flutter and the likelihood that a Watchman device would be called for as well.

The Watchman device is sort of a miniature umbrella that will be placed in the heart to close off the appendage of the heart that develops clots. Needless to say, I will be under general anastasis for all of this. The route of entry will be a long catheter that will be inserted in a large vane in the leg. I will be laying on an x-ray table with a receiver hanging directly over me. A Radiologist will monitor the procedures on a huge screen so the Cardiologist can see exactly where the device is being placed. Once the location has been confirmed my heart will be stopped while the Watchman is deployed and seated, then he will start my heart and confirm there are no leaks. The insertion device will be removed and the x-ray turned off and they will prepare for the next procedure, two Ablations.

The difference between heart flutter and murmur is the murmur is caused by valve leakage and Flutter is caused by the electrical impulses from the brain not always getting where they should be.

The analogy the Cardiologist used was right up my alley, he said it is like a pair of spark plug wires that are arcing to one another, the cylinder that should get the spark receives less than it should and the other cylinder gets a spark at the wrong time which fights against peak performance.

Utilizing the same catheter the doctor will insert the mechanism used for this procedure, the x-ray unit will be reactivated, at this point he will stop my heart, do two Ablations inside the heart to block these nerves from each other, and then restart my heart. After a period of monitoring my heart if nothing else needs to be done the catheter will be removed and a vascular surgeon will close the vein.

The Cardiologist doing both of these procedures specializes in Watchman installations, he did over 600 last year. I am extremely confident that everything will go well, but a prayer or two sure couldn’t hurt.

Thank you in advance for your prayers.

953 nut   AKA  Dick Schmidt

 

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[pfrederi 21,172]

Sir ... you have my prayers, best wishes and all the 4 leaf clovers I can find....  Stay strong!!!

[Mike'sHorseBarn 3,682]

Prayers for you dick! What time is your surgery scheduled for tomorrow?

[Ed Kennell 47,398]

Praying for you all day tomorrow, Richard.   

[rjg854 13,374]

The same goes for me too, Richard, prayers without ceasing for wisdom for the doctor and all those involved with this surgery and for your wife as she waits during the procedure and your recovery.

[953 nut 69,482]

2 hours ago, Mike'sHorseBarn said:

What time is your surgery scheduled for

We have to be at the hospital at7:00am, not sure what time the actual surgery starts but my guess would be 9:00 by the time the paperwork is done and I am preped.

[SylvanLakeWH 32,594]

Prayers for you and your family...

 

All the best!

[WHX?? 58,196]

4 hours ago, 953 nut said:

a couple closed-chest heart surgeries

That's as far as I can read. Just can't do particulars of people getting wrenched on. Gives me the Willie's.

Prayers Richard be thinkin of you on the plow field. 

 

[wallfish 20,619]

Thoughts and Prayers Dick

See you at the 2027 big show!

[PWL216 1,288]

Prayers to you Dick.

[c-series don 12,479]

My prayers will be with you tonight and tomorrow Richard. I too am looking forward to seeing you at the 2027 show! 

[Sparky-(Admin) 26,391]

You’ll be on my mind Friday Richard …best of luck !! 

[Achto 32,791]

My prayers are with you Richard. May god keep you safe and may he guide those who are there to help bring you back to health.

[Racinbob 13,199]

Nancy and my prayers are with you Richard. 

[Terry M-(Moderator) 2,326]

Hope all goes well, Richard.

[Bill D 3,157]

My prayers for you, your family and your medical team.

Edited 8 hours ago by Bill D

[Ed Kennell 47,398]

Your Wheel Horse Family is pulling for you Richard.

[parsonsponyz 410]

You will be in our thoughts and prayers today.

[Joshyg 40]

Hope all goes well, we’ll be praying for you

[Wayne0 1,634]

Prayers for you and yours.

[Streetrodchev 1,178]

Prayers for you for a successful surgery and speedy recovery. 
 

I know all too well about heart issues lately ( mitral valve repair in June, that has failed, now looking at a mechanical valve soon).

Edited 5 hours ago by Streetrodchev

[Dave D. 100]

Up on your area now. I'll send prayers your way.

My mitral valve repair was 17+ years ago.

Praying for successful surgery and fast recovery.

 

Dave

[Dan 312-8 617]

Prayers going up for you Dick!

[oldlineman 1,810]

May the Great Physician be with you and your family as he does a great work in you, through human hands, prayers for all involved Richard. 

[davem1111 2,375]

Hope you are in recovery and feeling better, Richard.  I keep checking this thread to see if there is any news.  Thoughts and prayers.