greybeard
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Do you know which kind of valve replacement he had?My boss was playing golf 48hrs after his
Aortic
Tricuspid
Mitral
pulmonary?
Do you know which kind of valve replacement he had?My boss was playing golf 48hrs after his
I think it was tricuspid but I'm not 100%. I know they split his chest open. It was funny because he could golf but couldnt drive for a week or two because of the drugs.Do you know which kind of valve replacement he had?
Aortic
Tricuspid
Mitral
pulmonary?
Are you saying he was playing golf 48 hours after open heart surgery.......I don't know bout that brute..I think it was tricuspid but I'm not 100%. I know they split his chest open. It was funny because he could golf but couldnt drive for a week or two because of the drugs.
It was nice to see his go so well. The technology in that department is amazing. Hopefully my son wont have to do it for 20 or 40 more years. Who knows what they will be doing by then.
I'm ok with that.Are you saying he was playing golf 48 hours after open heart surgery.......I don't know bout that brute..
My little brother had emergency open heart surgery when he was 25 months old.Are you saying he was playing golf 48 hours after open heart surgery.......I don't know bout that brute..
Trans catheter valve replacement. They go in through a artery as well as some incisions in the chest for instruments. Usually used for patients with other health concerns that might not survive more invasive surgery.I'm ok with that.
I dont know the details but my understanding is it's not near as invasive as it use to be. I do know I saw the cut on his chest and I was there playing golf because I drove sooo...
He grew up in Middlesboro Kentucky, close town to me, and his real name is Harvey Yeary. He was a heck of a football player in HS as I know a lady that was in his school grade. His mother and dad were killed at an early age and he lived with his aunt and Uncle who raised him. Not many famous people from this neck of the woods. They even have the football field named after him......Lee Majors field.....My little brother had emergency open heart surgery when he was 25 months old.
He was stuffing corn up his nose and riding a tricycle down the hospital hallway two days later.
We also got to meet the Six Million Dollar Man. Lee Majors came to visit the kids in the hospital. Thought mom was going go nuts.
That was 1975. Medical care has come a long way since then.
I had no idea he was from Middlesboro.He grew up in Middlesboro Kentucky, close town to me, and his real name is Harvey Yeary. He was a heck of a football player in HS as I know a lady that was in his school grade. His mother and dad were killed at an early age and he lived with his aunt and Uncle who raised him. Not many famous people from this neck of the woods.
Yes! Mr. TC was on the highest dose possible of Sotalol, had a pacemaker and was still in a-fib (and flutter) 85% of the time. In his condition, cardioversion wouldn't have made much difference (although I offered to zap him with the cattle prod, just to see if it worked). They generally only do a single ablation at a time but since his was such a severe case & we were traveling, opted for the double chamber. It took 8 hours, but he immediately went into sinus rhythm, and they reduced the Sotalol dosage in half. That was in Aug of '19 and he hasn't been in a-fib since Oct of '19 (it takes a few months for the procedure to take effect).A few years ago I had some paroxysmal afib going on (flutter and fibulation) and after meeting with an Electrophysiologist decided rather than take meds try an ablation procedure. My doctor ( James-Merrill, MD) scheduled me two weeks later for the procedure and so far no more noted afib since, thank goodness. He does several a week and very experienced (Duke trained) as a lot it takes up to six hours to do the procedure as took around two hours start to finish on me. I still have some nerve pain as he said I had three pulmonary veins instead of four which is rare. Probably why it runs in my family a lot. This procedure is fairly new and they are getting better and better at it.
Ablation is a procedure to treat atrial fibrillation. It uses small burns or freezes to cause some scarring on the inside of the heart to help break up the electrical signals that cause irregular heartbeats. This can help the heart maintain a normal heart rhythm.
On the meds they put me on Flecainide. For about two weeks I didn't even know I was taking it and then it started to show effects. I passed out driving for a brief moment and was pretty scary. Also it didn't work. I went back to the ER and they put me on a drip which was too strong and stopped my heart a couple times (all I remember was hearing code blue over the intercom and looking up and about 5 nurses working on me.) When I went back to see the EP he reviewed my records and gave me the decision for the ablation. So far it has worked. The last time I went back to him he released me with no follow ups, but told me if you need me you know were I am at. On the fix every year from what I have read percentages go down that it continues to work, but being fairly new procedure from my understanding they are not sure how long and everybody is different. A second procedure to mend the fence if needed is proving out to be 90% plus so there is hope, especially if paraxial Afib to start with and no other heart complications.Yes! Mr. TC was on the highest dose possible of Sotalol, had a pacemaker and was still in a-fib (and flutter) 85% of the time. In his condition, cardioversion wouldn't have made much difference (although I offered to zap him with the cattle prod, just to see if it worked). They generally only do a single ablation at a time but since his was such a severe case & we were traveling, opted for the double chamber. It took 8 hours, but he immediately went into sinus rhythm, and they reduced the Sotalol dosage in half. That was in Aug of '19 and he hasn't been in a-fib since Oct of '19 (it takes a few months for the procedure to take effect).
Having said that, the ablation is generally not a permanent fix: it's really just a time when (if?) he starts pacing again, but shouldn't be as severe.
I think the reasoning behind this is to make it less likely to be rejected. Here is another in-depth up to date article about this as the guy is doing good so far.Genetically modified.
This one is different than before as the hog heart was genetically modified to hopefully make it were a human want reject. Looks like you can be a pretty rough customer and still qualify.They been talking about trying this for 20+ years, using pig organ transplants. I figured they had given up since i havent heard anything about it in a loooong awhile.
Also, who actually gets all these organs cuz i swear i always hear everyone is ineligible.
I would be pretty livid about that too. However, since he was the literal guinea pig for this transplant, could they have went out of their way to find someone like him in case the procedure didnt, ahem, go as planned?This one is different than before as the hog heart was genetically modified to hopefully make it were a human want reject. Looks like you can be a pretty rough customer and still qualify.
"The key principle in medicine is to treat anyone who is sick, regardless of who they are,"