Mostly Still Alive

[XJOK2PLAY]

Scott,
So glad to hear you made it and you're doing better!
Hate to hear this happened to you.
Really sorry to hear about your mom, hope she has been given a positive prognosis.

Cody (Maximan) can relate to what you're going through. He had stints added about 5 years ago. But he had no clue he was a cardiac candidate. They found his problems during a routine physical.

Take it easy, buddy. You and your mom will be in my thoughts and prayers.
Bob

[mack]

Well do

what it takes Scot, and stay with us. Beside, since you won't be riding as much, it will be a great time to finally clean them. You going to buy a cage?

[3Phase]

Thanks for the prayers and good wishes for Mom! Chemo is rough, the first course is almost done and she's exhausted.


The deal with the blood thinners is from the drug and stent companies themselves. Apparently I'll have to take dual blood thinners (aspirin and Brilinta) for about 30 months to keep from getting blood clots in or around the stents while the artery wall grows through them and gives them a happy home. If I'm still alive I'll take it from there.

In the meantime there are stats that show significant death rates from bleed-outs while taking blood thinners and they get more significant over time: darned if I do; darned if I don't. Motocross, rugby, and skydiving are not a good idea but chillin' out and keeping the shiny side up will probably be alright if I don't get carried away, lay it down or bump into something.

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[BA80]

Glad your good now Scott. See you down the road.

[Jerry]

Great Scott, Scott! Glad you are still kicking'. Reconsider giving up riding; I would hate to not see you at future rallies!

Seriously, I don't know what effect blood thinners would have on your ability to drive, reaction times, and other issues. I am not a medical person, but on the face of it I don't see why you should stop riding unless there are serious side effects from the on-going medication.

[Rasputin]

Sorry to hear of health issues. Much better than my simple excuse of losing interest at points. Hope life goes well for you and that we see you regularily from now on.

[Gmac]

Ouch

Any day you're making CO2 on the top side is a good day, glad you were able to drive to the hospital and get fixed up. Blood thinners aren't all that bad, I take them for my BP.

[BillyRok]

Hey Scott! Glad to hear things went well but was wondering if the doc had to shim any of your valves or were they all in spec? Great to have you back, your family will be in my prayers

[mack]

I agree

ya so what, you'll be on thinners. Why does that affect your ability to ride.
? They never took my dads licence away from him and he was 84. You'll find that now all your valvesw are working again that you'll be far more alert and in Gemeral"healthy". I fugure you'll be better in the saddle than you ever have been for quite some time. on the motorcycle too!!!!

[Aches n Pains]

Give it a few more weeks before deciding to stop riding entirely.

I had open heart surgery in 2003, stayed off for a while, and now just ride slower and shorter. Stay off the major highways. Sold my XSs to Eastcoaster last year but still have an old Kawasaki Police Special that I love to tinker with and a custom Harley that I'm a bit scared of. Just owning one allows you to still think of yourself as bad azz.

Keep the forked end down.

Doug

[IanDMacDonald]

Hey Scott! I was literally going to post a thread yesterday asking where you've been and got side-tracktracked. I won't offer condolences for your mother's cancer because I truly believe anything is possible, and you got your strength from somewhere, so no-doubt your mom is just as strong as you! She'll be in my prayers, and hopefully by the grace of God she beats cancer like many others, and you both live strong for many more years to come.

Glad you kicked that heart attack's ass! One more thing though, just make sure you let everyone know you had a heart attack and carry Nitro tabs. I had a professor tell us he had them, and that was the first tthing I looked for when he had another one in class (saved his life). Rest-up, and don't be a stranger! I truly enjoy reading your old posts for reference, aandlook forward to your next one!

[Prisoner6]

After a major heart attack like that, I'm so happy to hear that you're still alive and kicking, Scott! And on the mend, it certainly sounds like!

At the same time, I'm saddened to hear of your Mom's cancer diagnosis.

You are both in my thoughts and prayers.

All the best ...

[donebysunday]

We only get so much time, they don't tell us how much ?
Sorry for your mom's condition, in my dad's case I think us kids took it worse than he did.
Hang in there, the grass will be green again this year !

[3Phase]

Thanks, guys!

You know, it's absolutely amazing how being almost-dead adds so much to life that when you wake up not-dead it's really difficult to describe. See, I was awake when the stents were put in and it was like someone took their foot off a squished garden hose. I could feel myself coming back almost immediately.

Then the drugs kicked in and I got sent to La-La Land for the night. I woke up in the ICU with the Star Trek (TOS) bridge sound track playing somewhere and tubes and wires and hoses everywhere.

Anywho, it worked and I was up and walking around that day; gave it another couple of days for tests, check for leaks or bad reactions and I was out of there and back home!

If you can find some way to 'not do that' I wholeheartedly recommend it. Ouch....

.

[jwhughes3]

Glad you made it in time. Enjoy every minute.

John