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Prayers for Scott Thunes

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MR PC said:
How?
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Diet, exercise, and stress busters such as yoga or meditation.

Dr. Dean Ornish is a pioneer in the field. He gets proven results by helping people change their lifestyles.

A damaged heart can be strengthened so that the muscle can compensate for the part that no longer functions.

Of course, beyond a certain point it's hopeless, but in my father's case, they admitted him and took him right to the operating table. Same for my brother-in-law. Scott appears to not have such serious issues.

After Dad had his quintuple bypass, he lived another fourteen years. My brother-in-law is still going strong after six years.

Neither my father nor my brother-in-law changed their habits in the slightest. If Scott switches to a heart-healthy diet, walks forty-five minutes a day, and spends fifteen minutes a day either meditating or using some other method of getting rid of stress, he has every opportunity of making a full recovery and being more fit than he was before this happened.
 
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MR PC said:
Thanks man, good pointers. Scott should be totally capable of making any changes...he's got everything good working for him now.
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He SAYS he sees this as wake-up call.

The hardest thing to do will be making changes that impact his social life.

Plenty of women decline chemo because they don't want to lose their hair. My father refused to change his diet after his bypass.

He lived another fourteen years, but the quality of life of his last four years was nonexistent.

It'll be up to Scott. Hopefully the outpouring of support will inspire him. Making drastic changes is always tough. I think Scott will be strong enough to do it.
 
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Like it or not, a heart healthy lifestyle for a musician with heart problem will require paying attention to sound levels at gigs, acknowledging their impact on the nervous system. Especially sub sonics. That's tough when you make your living playing in loud venues with huge subwoofers.
 
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My dear friend who plays drums with Scott in the San Francisco Free Jazz Collective reports that "Scott is on the mend" ...whatever that means, it sounds encouraging.
 
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MR PC said:
Like it or not, a heart healthy lifestyle for a musician with heart problem will require paying attention to sound levels at gigs, acknowledging their impact on the nervous system. Especially sub sonics. That's tough when you make your living playing in loud venues with huge subwoofers.
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Absolutely true about subsonics. I play with an acoustic guitarist who loves the deep bass sound of his Martin, and I constantly have to tell him to lay off it because its sound through the subwoofer literally makes me feel nauseous. To say nothing of it interfering sonically with the bass sound... :hmm:

That said, mend up well Scott! We people of the bass gotta watch each other's backs...and apparently hearts too :)
 
#31
MR PC said:
Like it or not, a heart healthy lifestyle for a musician with heart problem will require paying attention to sound levels at gigs, acknowledging their impact on the nervous system. Especially sub sonics. That's tough when you make your living playing in loud venues with huge subwoofers.
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It depends on whether or not Scott has suffered irreparable damage.

If he has some damage, it can be reversed through diet and exercise. He can emerge from this with a stronger heart than before.

The hospital's treatment course seems to indicate a non-emergency condition, since Marin General has a top-notch cardiac department. My guess is that he doesn't have severe damage.

Scott is scheduled for an angiogram tomorrow. We'll know more then.
 
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Yeah man, each individual has to identify the sources of stress that are harmful, and deal. Lifestyle changes are often hard to balance with the reality of making a living, or getting pleasure from potentially harmful activity. Sometimes it isn't until crisis occurs, that we find out there are things we enjoy, things we considered benign in nature, that have contributed to a health crisis.
 
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First photo.

I have lots of experience with cardiac patients, which include both my parents and brother-in-law. I see a cardiologist as my GP, so I see lots of patients in the waiting room.

Scott's color is FANTASTIC. This is a very good sign.
 

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