Guest guest Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Good luck Sue. It is going to be a looong day for you. Try to pace yourself if you can! Loree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Good luck Sue. It is going to be a looong day for you. Try to pace yourself if you can! Loree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Good luck Sue. It is going to be a looong day for you. Try to pace yourself if you can! Loree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 Hi Gail, Wonderful improvements! And, in addition to the curve being straighter, look at the lungs! The lungs are more even and similar in size and function. Very good for ! Keep up the great work! Carmell mom to Kara 19, idiopathic scoliosis, Blake 15, GERD and Braydon 10, VACTERL, GERD, DGE, Titanium Rib Project patient #137 (dbl implant 8/01), thoracic insufficiency, rib anomalies, congenital scoliosis (fusion surgery 5/96), missing coccyx, fatty filum/TC (released 4/99), anal stenosis, chronic constipation, horseshoe (cross-fused) kidney, dbl ureter in left kidney, ureterocele (excized 6/95), kidney reflux (reimplant surgery 1/97), neurogenic bladder, bilateral hip dysplasia, right leg/foot dyplasia, tibial torsion, clubfoot with 8 toes (reconstructed 2/96, 3/96, 1/97, 3/04), pes cavus, single umblilical artery, tonsil-adnoidectomy and ear tubes (3/98), etc. http://carmellb-ivil.tripod.com/myfamily/ __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Those photos are amazing!!! Noelle (12-2-01)Ian (8-15-04) surgery ←Expansion Site ←Before Expansion This is a “before” pic, after the initial surgery, and the expansion. If you look at the expansion photo, you will see 2 gray rectangles towards the top of the rods. That is how much the rod was expanded! Almost an inch! Her spine looks like it has straightened some too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 I'm sending healing vibes to your wife and praying for a smooth and successful surgery.Vennitta :)On 1/24/07, revaddict < revaddict@...> wrote: Hi, everybody, I've been away from the board a few days, getting ready for my wife's next surgery, which is tomorrow. We'll be in Madison much of the day. We didn't work out today. Needed the sleep. __ -- Get Fit! Weight loss will follow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 I hope things go well, I'll be thinking of your wife tomorrow. Take care, Kerry | Hi, everybody, | | I've been away from the board a few days, getting ready for my wife's | next surgery, which is tomorrow. We'll be in Madison much of the day. | We didn't work out today. Needed the sleep. | | Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 , wishing your wife good luck with her surgery and a smooth recovery!! *~**~* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Hi , Good luck to you and your wife, hope everything goes smoothly and she is on the road to recovery quickly! Donna --- revaddict <revaddict@...> wrote: > Hi, everybody, > > I've been away from the board a few days, getting > ready for my wife's > next surgery, which is tomorrow. We'll be in > Madison much of the day. > We didn't work out today. Needed the sleep. > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Be a PS3 game guru. Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Games. http://videogames./platform?platform=120121 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 I have had major surgery involving electric cautery since having my ICD implanted. The Medtronic guy came and placed some sort of magnet over my Icd, effectively turning it off for the duration of the surgery. (At least that's what I think they told me!) In any case, all went well. Brenta Surgery Has anyone had any experience with having (minor) surgery where they have to shut off or re-program the ICD? Having a skin cancer removed on my scalp, requires an electric cautery, which interferes with the ICD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 --- prelda <prelda@...> wrote: >Hi, I've had two colonoscopies done in the past five years, and it had to be done in the hospital, because the ICD had to be turned off.It was no problem, After the procedure someone from the EP dept. came and turned it back on.Not a problem. Good luck. stan butterfly@... Has anyone had any experience with having (minor) > surgery where they have to shut off or > re-program the ICD? Having a skin cancer removed on > my scalp, requires an electric > cautery, which interferes with the ICD. > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Have a burning question? Go to www.Answers. and get answers from real people who know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 yes i ahve a shuntto drain off csf off my brian when i ahve it replacement or a infection in it and need sugeyr they ahve to shut off the icd !!! however with mine they usealy have the paddle patches on me but that is not to say they will for you ! but my haert is known for goign out of rythma alot ! then they turn mine back on before i wake up ! when sugerys is done my doctor waits till theere ready for the sugery to start and i am in the or room before turning it off ! they do that because the tools they use mainly the corderiaser inferfears with the icd and cause cause it to fire so they turn it off it can still pace if your doctor leaves paceign on it will only if your heart get to low or to high btu it wont be able to shock my doctors do that if need be ! i ahve had mnoir sugerys to where they shut off the icd ! they watch me extra closely durign that time my ep doctor usealy attends my sugerys so she can just watch my heart rythm and do anythign nessaery your icd shoudl still keep your heart above the low limit and under the high by paceing but it will not shock ! this also depend on your doctors preferince ! in my exprincives my doctor always left paceign on just shut off shockign part ! this prevent you and the doctor from getting unneeded shockign expricines ! you can email em if you want to good luck with your sugery i hope all goes well this informmation may not be what you doctor does it's just what mine has told me and has done ! please do not take this that all doctors do the same your doctor should advise you exately what they are turnign off and when they will turn it back on and the precation they are takeing durign the time it is off this is only my expricines and there for shoudl only be taken as just that ! stacie,23 shocking life for shocking people !prelda <prelda@...> wrote: Has anyone had any experience with having (minor) surgery where they have to shut off or re-program the ICD? Having a skin cancer removed on my scalp, requires an electric cautery, which interferes with the ICD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 Yes, I have had major and minor surgery with my ICD... The first they did have a Rep standing by to turn off, then turn back on my ICD. The other surgeries, the Rep told the Doctor to place a magnet over my ICD, this enables the ICD as long as the magnet is there. Once the magnet is lifted, the unit resets itself and all is okay. I know kinda scary, but I am living proof that it does work and ya don't need the Rep. Good luck to you and try not to worry - you will be in good hands with the Docs around you. ~guin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 Have had my ICD shut off a few times for medical procedures. Never aproblem or even anything to note about it. From California where the difference between a surgery and a procedure is about twenty-five thousand dollars and having it in a sterile operating room vice a room that looks like some psycho-inventor's garage. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 Bill and others, Has anyone had a CAT scan of their chest since they have the ICD? Did it require anything special be done with the ICD? I have the same questions about an angiogram. Bill, Thanks for the definition of surgery and a procedure. I had always wondered about that. I wonder why the doctor’s can never seem to find the results of tests performed at a hospital or ordered by a previous doctor? Do the Echo’s and Stress tests performed at the doctor’s office really provide better information than those done at the hospital or are they just a profit center for the practice? Besides my ticker problems I seem to have developed into a Doubting and am at least slightly paranoid. Maybe real paranoid! Joe Schmidt God Loves Us All -----Original Message----- From: [mailto: ]On Behalf Of billmahan Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 2:14 AM Subject: Re: Surgery Have had my ICD shut off a few times for medical procedures. Never aproblem or even anything to note about it. From California where the difference between a surgery and a procedure is about twenty-five thousand dollars and having it in a sterile operating room vice a room that looks like some psycho-inventor's garage. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 Yes. Had a CT scan. No problem except for artifacting in the scan because the metal reflects the radiation. You can't have an MRI with an ICD. --- ph Schmidt <glua.joe@...> wrote: > Bill and others, > > Has anyone had a CAT scan of their chest since they > have the ICD? Did it > require anything special be done with the ICD? > > I have the same questions about an angiogram. > > Bill, Thanks for the definition of surgery and a > procedure. I had always > wondered about that. > > I wonder why the doctor’s can never seem to find the > results of tests > performed at a hospital or ordered by a previous > doctor? > > Do the Echo’s and Stress tests performed at the > doctor’s office really > provide better information than those done at the > hospital or are they just > a profit center for the practice? > > Besides my ticker problems I seem to have developed > into a Doubting > and am at least slightly paranoid. Maybe real > paranoid! > > Joe Schmidt > > God Loves Us All > > Re: Surgery > > Have had my ICD shut off a few times for medical > procedures. Never aproblem > or even anything to note about it. > > From California where the difference between a > surgery and a procedure is > about twenty-five thousand dollars and having it in > a sterile operating room > vice a room that looks like some psycho-inventor's > garage. > > Bill > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Travel to find your fit. http://farechase./promo-generic-14795097 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 i have had hundreands of ct scans since getting my icd they do fine with the icd it's the mri's my doctors told me messes with the icd'sph Schmidt <glua.joe@...> wrote: Bill and others, Has anyone had a CAT scan of their chest since they have the ICD? Did it require anything special be done with the ICD? I have the same questions about an angiogram. Bill, Thanks for the definition of surgery and a procedure. I had always wondered about that. I wonder why the doctor’s can never seem to find the results of tests performed at a hospital or ordered by a previous doctor? Do the Echo’s and Stress tests performed at the doctor’s office really provide better information than those done at the hospital or are they just a profit center for the practice? Besides my ticker problems I seem to have developed into a Doubting and am at least slightly paranoid. Maybe real paranoid! Joe Schmidt God Loves Us All -----Original Message-----From: [mailto: ]On Behalf Of billmahanSent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 2:14 AM Subject: Re: Surgery Have had my ICD shut off a few times for medical procedures. Never aproblem or even anything to note about it.From California where the difference between a surgery and a procedure is about twenty-five thousand dollars and having it in a sterile operating room vice a room that looks like some psycho-inventor's garage.Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 ----- Original Message ----- From: ph Schmidt > Has anyone had a CAT scan of > their chest since they have the ICD? ph: I had two cat scans immediately upon oming home from the hospital with my new ICD. was first, and she nosed around the bandage, but seemed pretty sure there was no Meow Mix in there. Next came Heidi and she just came by to see if my belly button lint was as large as her hair balls. I scared my chinese cardio when I told him I had on my chest. he has trouble with english pronunciation and thought I said MRI on my chest. From california where my cat scans are not shoo tabby. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 I have had CAT scans done and know that they are ok....it is the MRI that you can't have done because of the magnet issue. I have also had an angiogram since ICD and no problems there either (unless you count the long time on the hard flat rock of a table and then need to not move for 4 hours after). Has anyone had a CAT scan of their chest since they have the ICD? Did it require anything special be done with the ICD? I have the same questions about an angiogram. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 and others, Thanks for the information. I have had three angiograms before the IDC and that being still for what seems like forever wasn’t the most fun. I can remember the one time when I finally could move and they asked me if I wanted anything. I said it would be great to sit in the chair and watch them put fresh sheets on the bed. I love how warm it is laying on that rock hard table while the doctors and nurses are all wearing jackets or sweatshirts. I am trying to have my next question ready for the doc the next time he suggests something. I can’t remember who the wise person was in this group who said to have copies of everything but I am sure starting to understand that records we keep will be in better shape than those the doctor keeps. My eye specialist is the first doc I have been to with electronic filing. It seemed like he could click and get instant access to my files. Of course he doesn’t have the same huge file that the heart doctors have. My plumber suggested another angiogram since he couldn’t find the report from the last one. I hope he was just having a bad day or I might be searching for another plumber. From the Kentucky side of Cincinnati where it is cold and icy and I am just happy to have electricity and heat. There are still over 55,000 customers without electric, which means without heat for most of them. It is currently 11 and getting colder. Makes the procedure room feel warm by comparison. Joe Schmidt God Loves Us All -----Original Message----- From: [mailto: ]On Behalf Of Scrapnfriend@... Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 8:35 PM Subject: Re: Surgery I have had CAT scans done and know that they are ok....it is the MRI that you can't have done because of the magnet issue. I have also had an angiogram since ICD and no problems there either (unless you count the long time on the hard flat rock of a table and then need to not move for 4 hours after). Has anyone had a CAT scan of their chest since they have the ICD? Did it require anything special be done with the ICD? I have the same questions about an angiogram. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 I'l be thinking of you both on wednesday and will try my darndest to be kind to uncle billy and do his 30 min workout just for her!Kris.revaddict <revaddict@...> wrote: Hey, everybody,I don't know if Dawn (my wife) mentioned this or not, but she ishaving surgery on Wednesday. It will be outpatient, but she is goingto be laid up for a while. (She's been trying to get as many workoutsin as she can since she won't be moving much right away.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 My prayers are with her (and you) ! (who, along with Kris, will try to work on my tae bo in her honor!) Surgery Hey, everybody,I don't know if Dawn (my wife) mentioned this or not, but she ishaving surgery on Wednesday. It will be outpatient, but she is goingto be laid up for a while. (She's been trying to get as many workoutsin as she can since she won't be moving much right away.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 I hope you are okay, Dawn! Anny in Australia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 I apologize for being so slow on my emails, but I pray everything goes well for Dawn and you today. Let us know how she's doing, when you have a moment, and please pass along my wishes for a quick, complete recovery! Tess On 4/23/07, revaddict <revaddict@...> wrote: > Hey, everybody, > > I don't know if Dawn (my wife) mentioned this or not, but she is > having surgery on Wednesday. It will be outpatient, but she is going > to be laid up for a while. (She's been trying to get as many workouts > in as she can since she won't be moving much right away.) > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Just a reminder that 2+ 2 = 5 about 50% of the time if AVS is not done. Again take them a copy of my paper everytime you go to give to any newbies. Our task is to train all the older grads (and newer ones) what is current state of the art in this area. Their next Conn's will be better managed. Remind them that I have b een doing this for since 1963 and worked with Conn. May your pressure be low! Clarence E. Grim, BS (Chem/Math), MS (Biochem), MD, FACP, FACC, FAHS Clinical Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology Director, Hypertension Diagnosis and Treatment Center Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Hypertension Published over 220 scientific papers, book chapters and 220 abstracts in the area of high blood pressure epidemiology, physiology, endocrinology measurement, treatment and how to detect curable causes. Listed in Best Doctors in America Specializing in Difficult to Control High Blood Pressure and the History and Physiology of High Blood pressure in the African Diaspora ************************************** Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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