Been away in New Jersey for 5 days

Glad to hear there's a positive outcome, Alan.

Glad they were able to catch it and do the repairs, Alan.

Thank god they got to it in time.

Wow. Very thankful for the outcome, Al.

@Alan Merklin

OK, that was pretty upsetting news, followed immediately with great news of the outcome.  Must have been a tough week for everyone involved and I'm glad it is concluding so well.

We've been through some of that stuff this year (far less dangerous) and I am constantly amazed that, when told by a Doctor that something not-so-great is going on, they follow it up with "Well, we usually do this and this and this and see very good results.  You should be fine."

To which I often ask, "Wow....  You can DO that?"

Please tell Jeff that he has the entire SOC rooting for his fast recovery.

I hope you and Connie are coping with this, too.  I know it is never easy when your kids are involved.

Keeping Jeff in our prayers for the best possible outcome!

@Alan Merklin I know the last week has been challenging, but there seems to be a happy ending, which is what you focus on.  We're all pulling for a fast and complete recovery.

Alan best of luck to your son and his recovery. My father died from an aortic aneurysm he didn't know he had. He wasn't feeling well because of a kidney infection he had. Finally a friend talked him into going to get checked out. In the hospital his blood pressure when out of control because he hated hospitals after having polio as a kid. At some point the aneurysm burst and his blood pressure dropped. He died right there. He was on life support till I got there. Hardest thing I ever had to do was let him go. I found out later that aneurysms can be hereditary. I got checked out and sure enough I have an aortic aneurysm on the side of my aorta. It's small 4.2cm so I have an echo every 6 month to make sure it stays the same or less. If it gets to 5cm they will operate to fix it. Scary thing for sure.

Prayer answered?

Scary Stuff for sure, great outcome Alan!  

And here I’m sitting with ice on my crotch after a spematocelectomy* feeling sorry for myself. All the best to your son Alan. Hope he heals up soon.

* Don’t look it up if you’re squeamish.

@dlearl476 posted:

And here I’m sitting with ice on my crotch after a spematocelectomy* feeling sorry for myself.

And you still found time to express your concern for Alan's son.

Good luck on your recovery, too. I hope it will make a vas deferens in your comfort.

@Michael Pickett posted:

Good luck on your recovery, too. I hope it will make a vas deferens in your comfort.

Gentlemen, we have another trained professional. Again, don't try this at home.

@Michael Pickett posted:

And you still found time to express your concern for Alan's son.

Good luck on your recovery, too. I hope it will make a vas deferens in your comfort.

Time will tell. For the first 10 days, I was dreading having made the wrong decision. (Pre-op vs post-op pain) I guess the good news is that my back has been so good for the last 3 months that I noticed the pain, uh, elsewhere.

Alan, glad to hear of the positive outcome!

Back in the early 90s, my Dad had open heart surgery. They repaired one valve and gave him a metal replacement for another. He really enjoyed having people listen to the metallic click!

It gave me almost 30 more years of him still being around. I remember shaking Dr. Catalano's hand thinking that hand held my Dad's heart just a couple hours ago...

So glad for that good news, Alan.  My middle son (47) just had the same issue discovered, and has been told he should be fine, but we told him to get regular examinations.

Glad it turned out well for your boy. 

Thanks for the well wishes... Jeff has greatly improved, walked 400' today and is going home tomorrow ~

@Alan Merklin posted:

walked 400' today …~

That was his benchmark? Sounds a lot easier than having to pee 250cc with your junk wrapped in gauze, which was mine.  

Glad he’s recovering well.

All this time I thought they were the family jewels

@IaM-Ray posted:

All this time I thought they were the family jewels

Turns out they're junk in the frunk.

Glad everybody is doing well.

@Alan Merklin wrote: "walked 400 feet today"

Kathy went through that last spring when she got a new hip.

The tests she had to pass for release were to walk up and down a small set of stairs (we have stairs at home) and then walk to the end of the corridor beyond the Nurse's station.  She said it looked like it was half a mile down there and back, but she did it and got home.

Prayers for Jeff for a continued recovery.

Just finding this out; I am so happy that everything went well for him and you all. Prayers and wishes for a quick and continued recovery.

My son Jeff ended up back in the hospital Tuesday night as his repaired heart went out of whack with a HR of 200 and low BP. The surgery from two weeks ago was checked and good,  the issue is " electrical " that is now controlled by meds &  will be fixed via a Cath once he has healed in a few months from the Valve Aotra surgery... Jeff made it back to his home today....

Giving thanks on Thanksgiving !

Wow. Jeff’s has had a run of late.

Hang in there. We’re pulling for all of you.

Glad he's back home. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for his quick recovery and a successful retiming job in a few months. Tell his surgeon not to exceed 10 degrees before TDC when he's at rest.

Take care

Glad he’s pulling through; makes the date even more meaningful. Thanks to The Lord.

Wow, Alan, glad to hear he is on the mend even if there are setbacks at time. thinking of your family..R

Glad to hear he’s doing better. For some reason my BP was through the roof for a couple of days post-op. Better now.

They all are kids and you try to do all you can for them, other than traveling to be there for the surgery and 5 days, this had my hands totally tied.  Jeff's a Licensed Contractor in NJ and has been juggling two decent size jobs that are almost finished with a good chunk of change hanging out as well so, we'll wait a month or so until Jeff can sit and supervise me the old man, his brother (maybe) and Jeff's his helper.  Finish deck stairs, railing and a slider and trim out at one job, the other is two very large bow windows ( those will be a b*tch and if we have go with using pump jacks)  and a slider & trim out .............. Thanks for the well wishes !

So very glad that things are under control…again!  This sort of stuff really is hard on everyone involved but it sounds like the doctors are right on top of it, with a plan to get him were he needs to be.

I’m hoping we’ll soon read that all of this is behind him and he’s out bossing his supporting construction crew!