backlander went AWOL.

[backlander]

I just got out of the hospital yesterday and have been trying to get my bearings today. Seven days ago, on St Patty's Day I went into the hospital for a heart cath with possible stents. I received one stent that morning and felt great the rest of the day, looking forward to coming home the next day. At around eight pm I passed out, heart went to 20 beats per minute, the crash team arrived and then I went flatline, no heart beat. They rigged the paddle machine to keep the heart beating to get me to surgery, installed a temp pacemaker in my groin and got me stabilized. The next morning they installed my new best friend, a permanent pacemaker in my chest, then found out I had been carrying a staff infected wound on my foot for fifteen months and the battle was on to keep it out of my heart. Many bags for intravenous high powered antibiotics later they allowed me to come home yesterday. They said I would never have been able to survive had I not been in the hospital when it happened. Now I'm on the road to recovery with a lot of limitations to learn to live with. Quite an exciting week it was.

 

[julimike54]

Hoping & praying for your recover....
I would look at the limitations as something to try & beat or out do, seen this with better half

 

[Steve83]

Wow! Welcome back to the land of the living! It's nice to be in the right place at the right time! Now, get yourself healthy!

 

[Ansimp]

Good thing that you are back sparking on all 4 Mike :good:
May your full re cooperation be speedy :whip: :yes:

 

[slabghost]

Going awol is okay but damn! Did ya have to do all that to justify it? Speedy return to health my friend.

 

[joedrum]

gee wizzz mike straiten up ...

 

[AApple]

:shock: Holy palpitations, Backman!!! :heat:
Glad to hear you're on the way back, and hope a full recovery is swift!

 

[ekvh]

The things we do to lose weight!! You're in my prayers. After a strong bout with antibiotics, you have a tough row to hoe ahead of you. I hope you like yogurt. Be happy, twenty years ago, you wouldn't be here. I'm glad you are. You have too much knowledge and experience for us to lose.

 

[Terry]

Sorry to hear about your life altering health event. I hope you heal up and fully recover quickly. May God bless you and comfort your family and loved ones.

 

[rob.lafady]

I'm glad your ok, your in my prayers.

 

[dan filipi]

Dang, Mike. That's some scary ****! Take care of yourself brother, we'd miss you a lot around here. Already have!

 

[mcgovern61]

Holy mackeral Mike!!! I hope and pray for a quick recovery! :shock:

 

[Omega Man]

You are very lucky. Any kidney damage from the Vanco?

~O~

 

[zman]

holy moley, glad your OK..my week was bland in comparison.

 

[brianinpa]

Glad you are back and on the mend Mike! Prayers that they continue.

My first thought when I read a pacemaker in the groin was... umm, isn't that a little low! But they must have figured out their error if they moved it the next day. :shock:

 

[backlander]

Thanks for all the well wishes and prayers, just gonna take it one day at a time, just a couple of things I can never do again, the worst is not being able to ever be around or use a welding machine and the other is no more MRI's, but I have a friend who is going to take Atilla and weld the raked neck up for me. I should be back up to speed in a couple of weeks.

 

[tom foreman]

thankfully,you were at the hospital.get well,soon.. :clapping:

 

[toytender01]

I went through that in 07 and have done fine ever since God brought me through it and he will you too. Just stay on the mend and work back into it slowly. You will learn your limits, and your work-a-rounds. Great to have you back. Now get busy and heal. :smilie_happy: