Thataway's Bob Under The Bright Lights/Blade

Bob,
I wish you well and will be thinking of you. I know you said how impressed you were with the clinic, but Bob....it's Cleveland....No matter how hard you try to talk it up....it's still Cleveland. Keep your eye open for Drew Carey....
 
Hey Brother Bob and Marie: Know my thoughts and prayers are with you both. I am sorry you were not able to stop and visit Sherryl and me on your drive thru, but glad to got to at least cross over some of my home waters.

Look forward to our next time on the waters together.

Prayers to Ya Brother!

Byrdman
 
Bob,

Here's wishing you a successful procedure and a speedy recovery. We'll be missing your insightful contributions to this site and hope to be reading them again very soon.
 
I hope there is someone here who knows Marie well enough to call her from time to time and get progress reports for the rest of us. Would be nice to hear how Bob is doing!

Warren
 
Thank you guys and gals! Wayne Barr, is my neighbor (Tom Cat 24) and has the link to the hospital posts we are putting up. He is to pass things on as they occur.

But...as Forrest Gump--or someone said: "life is a box of Choclates"...

This is my most recent post at "thestatus.com":

Change of plans by cardiologists at Cleveland Clinic....

Friday was all business. It was the most effecient hospital proceedure that I have ever seen. Every appointment was on time, tests were all ordered properly etc. The Cleveland Clinic is a truely amazing palce--probably over a square mile of buildings--and they see over 7500 patients a day!

Things sort of ground to a halt, at our 1 PM appointment, with the cardiology clinicians. We were first seen by a Physicians Assistant--very sharp--and fairly young. However he questioned the need for the surgical proceedure. We had to wait an hour from the time my vital signs were taken until we were seen--so things quckly became behind. Then the cardiologist came in. He reviewed the chart--but had not yet looked at my cardiac cath films and angiograms. He also felt that the surgerical proceedure was not the way to go. He did review the films and data and confirmed that he believed that some of their best interventional cardiologists could do a better job than surgery, with considerably less risk and discomfort. By this time it was 3: 30 PM and the clinic shut down for the weekend at 4 PM. So, we went back to the RV with the thought that surgery would be put on hold, and we would try the multiple bifurcating angioplasties/stents, if the surgeon and interventional cardkiologist agreed. At about 4:10 PM we got a call from the cardiologist that he had reviewed the films with the surgeon and interventional cardiologist and they agreed. So I went back on my medications, and am going in Monday to get instructions for the multiple angioplasties (at least 5 with stents and one without a stent) on Tuesday at some time. (Work in). I had put in a call to my cardiologist in Pensacola, and he was not entirely happy with this, even though he had said that there probably were some people who had better skills with this perticular type of proceedures. He pointed out that with the medication I would be on, that I could not have any injections for my back or other surgical proceedures as long as I was on high doses of Plavex. (A drug used to prevent platelet coagulation and clotting, somewhat like Heparin). But the decision was made. We are going to try and meet with the surgeon and intervational cardiologist on Monday for further direction.

Basically we decided we were refered here because it was the "best" care available...and we would be foolish not to take their advice. Balancing this against the advice of our cardiologist who had taken care of me for over 10 years.....

The issue is length of life--and if any proceedure including surgery will prolong life. Vs relief of Angina pain. I am more concerned about length of life...

Of course many plans had to be changed--daughter Robin moved her plane flight up to Sunday Night (another red eye). Our other friends are comming in this PM in their RV.

Yesterday was a day off--of sight seeing and checking out the scenery. Cleveland is a very interesting town--lots of old/almost gothic archeticture. There is a huge amount of poverty--and in one area, we saw hundreds of abandoned houses, some with eviction or forclose notices on the door. We visited the parks by the lake and of course the marinas.
Lots of sailboats racing on the lake. We had dinner at an upscale restraunt (Fish of course!--very good).

This morning (Sunday) we drove to the other side of town--much more upscale and found several shopping malls. We have been getting oriented to the city. Today was a "Teddy bear" ride by motorcyclists right by our RV--it was like Datona Beach--over a thousand cycles.

We are doing fine, but are awaiting final decisions. Thanks for all of the great wishes and love to all!

Bob and Marie
 
Bob,

I was heartened to see you posting again. You have given so many people good advice and it sounds like you're both getting and listening to some there. Wishing you all the best,
Roger
 
Bob,

It's good to hear from you! I called the Clinic yesterday and asked about your condition and was told that you were not a patient. Your post today explains why.

If I had known that you were "off" this weekend, I would have offered you a ride on Valkyrie. She is docked about an hour west of Cleveland in the Port Clinton/Islands area of Lake Erie.

We're about 40 minutes south of you and would like the opportunity of saying "Hi" if you feel up to it.

Regards,

Nick and Marcia Rukavina
"Valkyrie"
 
hi bob
we are staying tuned and as you said will pass any info as needed
for those on the net. this is my first post, and i am the neighbor that dr. bob mentioned.
73 wayne & joyce
 
Bob,
I enjoy your infinite knowledge and appreciate your willingness to share it with all of us CD folks. I hope to read much more of it in the future.
Good luck in getting around this "bump" in the road.

Jack in Alaska
 
Well, Dr. Bob...

Seems like you've spent your life so far blazing new trails to the benefit of others and this is just one more excursion on that course.

We are all addicted to your informative, valuable posts and enjoy your sharing your reflections on the human nature side of things too.

Sooooo.... We all have a really big stake in your latest 'plumbing' adventure!

Best of all to you both,

John
 
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