George W. Bush Heart Stent Surgery (interview, drugs, suspect, voted)
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Dubya always appeared to be in good shape. Hope he licks this thing and is back on his feet soon.
Oh yeah, I'm sure he'll be one way or another, doctors hate to see patients lie around, usually in their minor procedures, they'll have someone up and walking around the next day. I've known people who had other procedures and operations done, and the hospitals with the insurance companies tried to kick them out the next day or the day after that.
I don't think George is going to like the diet and exercise program they'll have outlined for him, most people don't is all I'm going by though.
Depending on what medications they have George on, I've heard there was some sort of a conflict with persons receiving a stent and continuing on a Plavix medication regimen.
Yep .... Dad had a dizzy spell when visiting us for a wedding 12 years ago - I asked him a ton of questions the next morning, he swore everything was "fine" except that he felt like something was sitting on his chest. I took him to a Dr friend, she called his doctor and they insisted he go straight to the hospital when his plane landed that afternoon. They did 2 stints (one was a 90% blockage) the next morning, and he is still going strong now at 98. The first 6 weeks is the danger period after a stint, every day is better than the day before. He had no previous warning, ate a very healthy diet and had no cholesterol problems prior to the incident. Thinking back, we all agreed that his color had not looked good that week and he seemed unusually tired.
Pay attention to what your body is trying to tell you.
I've spent 20 years working with, among others, heart patients undergoing stress tests. The bolded phrase in your post is the one phrase that gets the undivided attention of any cardiologist. If ever you feel like that, or someone says it, get an ambulance and I mean right away.
continue to take care of yourself and I just want to say, to all that have posted here, especially the leftist and there are quite a few, I am sure Bush appreciates your thoughts. Whatever your views, we should all wish him well. He may not have been the best President, he may have done a lot many didn't approve of or understand, but he is an X Pres. and a human being.
As for his father, I remember back, many years ago, when he was still Pres. he had some type of heart problem, but it wasn't clogged arteries. I want to say, it had something to do with his heart rate, maybe an irregular heart beat?
George, Barbara, and the family dog had Graves Disease as I recall. I think they ablated his thyroid with radioactive iodine (I-131).
I've spent 20 years working with, among others, heart patients undergoing stress tests. The bolded phrase in your post is the one phrase that gets the undivided attention of any cardiologist. If ever you feel like that, or someone says it, get an ambulance and I mean right away.
And take several baby aspirin (80 mg) or a couple adult aspirin while making the call. It may just save your life.
I feel for him, while the stents don't hurt except when they expand them (got 5 myself) and only for a couple of seconds the following med regimen is where the real pain is. Statins,Plavix and aspirin OH MY!
And take several baby aspirin (80 mg) or a couple adult aspirin while making the call. It may just save your life.
I feel for him, while the stents don't hurt except when they expand them (got 5 myself) and only for a couple of seconds the following med regimen is where the real pain is. Statins,Plavix and aspirin OH MY!
This is very true. I live on Plavix, Lipitor, Aspirin, vascular dilators and beta blockers. You look at my arm for more than 5 seconds and it bleeds.
I didn't know he was susceptible to having heart problems. I wonder what types of medications he's been on for his heart? He must have had some kinds of warnings something wasn't right, either chest pains, dizziness etc..
Thanks, I hope he has good results to.
May you continue to avoid this as well.
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