Is everyone okay??

[ryco]

BAN BAIT!

not fallin fer it

 

[Samatza]

I'm going through this right now, man. I know how much it sucks. It's hard to put the pain into words when you accidentally step the wrong way. Or you're forced to move faster than you can. Geez. The pain is one thing, the numbness is just plain scary. I'm actually less worried when it's painful than when it's numb.

You're right about the time it takes to heal and the methods of healing. If you can get into light swimming or sitting in a hot tub, that is really nice too. Osteopathy has been really handy, albeit expensive. I don't wish it on anyone.

Sorry to hear you're going through all this pain and numbness, hope you make a full and speedy recovery.

It is a bit of a worry, especially when you can't do things you used to easily do before. For me the nutrition and weight bearing exercises helped a lot. I was walking around with a walking stick earlier this year, now I can climb the staircase unaided once more. I'm going to persist with this and lose some weight and strengthen up.

 

[picker1974]

Doing well here. Just getting back into performing live again on a regular basis when our drummer decides to relocate 2 states away. At least the weather is starting to get nicer here in CT.

 

[Fishtude]

Doing well in Central California (well, as far as bass playing goes). I find TalkBass endlessly entertaining and informative, and some of the threads the last couple of weeks have been hilarious! I'm also picky when I decide which thread to read....

 

[wluffman]

I'm a little(!) behind on this thread, but I think I have a decent excusepen-heart surgery less than a month ago.

It happened like this. One night my wonderful gf Pam had her head on my chest and heard my heart skip a beat. No big deal, she's that special to me, my heart should skip a beat around her. But she talked me into telling my doctor, who set me up to wear a tiny monitor for a couple of weeks. One thing led to another. I had cardiac catheterization and various other tests, went in for a single bypass and aortic valve replacement mid-April. Three weeks-plus in hospital, now recuperating at Pam's -- prettiest nurse-wannabe in town, and a greast cook. Docs say I should wait another four to six weeks before living alone again, so I'll milk the situation for all it's worth.

No more alcohol (not a big deal) since I'm now on warfarin to thin my blood, and I may decide to give up cigars permanently. I miss my Jazz Bass, which is back home; I Amazoned a cheap new laptop rather than bring a computer. Pam's daughter is bringing over barbecue sandwiches for lunch, which I suppose will be my first "not completely healthy" food in a month; I'm looking forward to it.

I don't recommend letting your heart go bad. Fixing problems can get expensive and occasionally painful, not to mention terminally boring. For the next several weeks I can't drive, can't take long walks, can't lift anything heavier than about 10 pounds (good thing I didn't buy that SVT with 4x10, eh?), can't do a lot of things until my breastbone heals. All kinds of pills. Diet limitations, some of which you'd never expect -- no cabbage or spinach, for example. I'm still short of breath when I do anything strenuous. And I have to sleep in Pam's guest room, which is at the opposite end of the house from her bedroom. Oh, the agony!

Stay healthy, y'all.

 

[Tom Bomb]

Played hard. Done good. Get well.
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[definenredefine]

I'm a little(!) behind on this thread, but I think I have a decent excusepen-heart surgery less than a month ago.

It happened like this. One night my wonderful gf Pam had her head on my chest and heard my heart skip a beat. No big deal, she's that special to me, my heart should skip a beat around her. But she talked me into telling my doctor, who set me up to wear a tiny monitor for a couple of weeks. One thing led to another. I had cardiac catheterization and various other tests, went in for a single bypass and aortic valve replacement mid-April. Three weeks-plus in hospital, now recuperating at Pam's -- prettiest nurse-wannabe in town, and a greast cook. Docs say I should wait another four to six weeks before living alone again, so I'll milk the situation for all it's worth.

No more alcohol (not a big deal) since I'm now on warfarin to thin my blood, and I may decide to give up cigars permanently. I miss my Jazz Bass, which is back home; I Amazoned a cheap new laptop rather than bring a computer. Pam's daughter is bringing over barbecue sandwiches for lunch, which I suppose will be my first "not completely healthy" food in a month; I'm looking forward to it.

I don't recommend letting your heart go bad. Fixing problems can get expensive and occasionally painful, not to mention terminally boring. For the next several weeks I can't drive, can't take long walks, can't lift anything heavier than about 10 pounds (good thing I didn't buy that SVT with 4x10, eh?), can't do a lot of things until my breastbone heals. All kinds of pills. Diet limitations, some of which you'd never expect -- no cabbage or spinach, for example. I'm still short of breath when I do anything strenuous. And I have to sleep in Pam's guest room, which is at the opposite end of the house from her bedroom. Oh, the agony!

Stay healthy, y'all.

Those weird dietary restrictions are because of the warfarin. It's a really tricky drug. Unfortunately, for valves, there aren't any other options right now.

In any case, I'm glad surgery went well. Hope the rest of recovery goes smoothly.