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24 July 2009

Cardiac Event #37 - I have spent more Medicare dollars today in this ER than the.lot of you will pay in taxes this week. Thanks!
post by: Ardiril at: 18:18 | 54 comments
Damn, dude. Glad it's still ticking - worth every penny.
posted by ikkyu2 24 July | 19:07
:( Hang in there, Ardiril.
posted by occhiblu 24 July | 19:21
Oh dear. *sends good recovery vibes*
posted by sperose 24 July | 19:40
I'm glad it seems to have ended well (an assumption based on the fact that you're able to post here). Take care!
posted by nelvana 24 July | 19:47
*whew* glad you made it!
posted by NucleophilicAttack 24 July | 19:50
Hugs to you, sweet dearie.
posted by Stewriffic 24 July | 19:52
I don't pay U.S. taxes - muahahaha!

Take care of yourself, (((Ardiril))).
posted by deborah 24 July | 20:30
Fucking sucks you had to go through this again. Love you, bud.
posted by BoringPostcards 24 July | 21:46
Dag, Ardiril.
posted by rainbaby 24 July | 21:52
Money well spent. Big hugs.
posted by arse_hat 24 July | 22:13
Hey, hang in there. Sending good thoughts.
posted by Twiggy 24 July | 22:54
I'm glad it seems to have ended well (an assumption based on the fact that you're able to post here).

OMG, I knew it- THEY HAVE MECHA IN HEAVEN!!!
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 25 July | 00:00
:(
posted by eatdonuts 25 July | 00:38
*hugs* Knowing my tax dollars are helping keep you alive makes me content to continue paying.
posted by TrishaLynn 25 July | 00:57
You're welcome. How much next week, so I can write the check and postdate it?
posted by dhartung 25 July | 01:22
EEEE! *sends healing thoughts*
posted by brujita 25 July | 02:00
Glad the system worked for you. Take good care of yourself. *Goes and buys some beer to continue the cash flow*
posted by haunted by Leonard Cohen 25 July | 07:04
Tax dollars well spent. Rest up, Ardiril.
posted by gaspode 25 July | 09:46
So that's why the pentagon cancelled the F-22...

Glad you're on the mend, my friend. Scary stuff. Be well.
posted by Pips 25 July | 09:55
Good to hear you're okay, Ardiril. Please keep us posted as you can. Rest well.
posted by Hugh Janus 25 July | 10:23
Take good care, Ardiril. Update us when you can. I read on Twitter that you are having an angiogram today.
posted by LoriFLA 25 July | 10:30
ARDIRIL TAKE CARE OF YOUR SELF I AM SHOUTING AT YOU
posted by By the Grace of God 25 July | 11:33
What TrishaLynn said. Take care, Ardiril.
posted by Elsa 25 July | 11:43
wow. So glad you're still here, and I hope things stay that way for a very very long time.
posted by casarkos 25 July | 13:30
UPDATE ALERT! No, I am not well at all; I'm just in a hospital that allows cell phones.

I had an angiogram Saturday that showed that my arteries are as good as my last, but my ejection fraction has dropped to 20%. Plus I have ths strange positional angina that only goes away when I sit in a proper chair. I can only sleep sitting up. No fun.

Tomorrow we will discuss putting me on a heart transplant list. The thing about that is I don't know how Medicare will react to that.

I don't know any other way to put this, but I'm pretty much on a death watch. Should anything happen, my son has BP's phone number and email.

Meanwhile, you can expect my usual mischief.

- luv m . ;-P
posted by Ardiril 26 July | 20:28
Wouldn't you know it! My nurse has NO sense of humor.
posted by Ardiril 26 July | 20:33
(((Ardiril)))
posted by muddgirl 26 July | 20:46
Dying ain't allowed. Period.
posted by deborah 26 July | 21:17
Oh Ardiril. Please be OK.
posted by gomichild 26 July | 21:41
Oh no, oh no, oh no. Hang in there, you dear man. Really hope you're able to get that transplant.
posted by elizard 26 July | 21:42
Our thoughts are with you, man, Get better soon!
posted by pjern 26 July | 21:47
Oh man. Please get better. Sending what little positivitiy I have your way. This sucks.
posted by BitterOldPunk 26 July | 21:47
Oh man, dude. I am so sorry. Please hang in there, buddy. *hug*
posted by BoringPostcards 26 July | 21:48
You'll be in my thoughts. And, along with hoping that you're ok, I'll definitely be wishing for you to get a nurse with a sense of humor.
posted by occhiblu 26 July | 21:51
We should start a donation drive to buy his nurse a sense of humour.
posted by gomichild 26 July | 21:53
Oh jeez. We're all very sorry to hear that. Hang in there! Here's hoping there'll be a shiny new heart waiting for you real soon. Hugs!
posted by NucleophilicAttack 26 July | 22:00
(((hugs))).
Get better soon.
posted by special-k 26 July | 22:01
:(
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 26 July | 22:27
Sending warm thoughts your way. Hang in there.
posted by Twiggy 26 July | 23:18
Holy geez, Ardiril. I'll be keeping things crossed for you. All the best thoughts coming your way.
posted by richat 26 July | 23:28
I just got news that a cardiologist in the area saw the tapes and wants to talk to me tomorrow. Probably high risk and/or experimental. I'm not holding my breath.
posted by Ardiril 26 July | 23:57
Am sending as much love and good thoughts your way as I can. You are much loved and I really hope things work out. Please take care. Xxxxx (((ardiril)))
posted by jonathanstrange 26 July | 23:59
Please don't hold your breath. Keep breathing. Breathing is good.

*hugs*
posted by occhiblu 26 July | 23:59
Damn, so sorry to hear that. Hoping for the best. Whatever happens it seems to me you've packed far more into your life than most of us and you should be proud of that. Best of luck with whatever the docs come up with.
posted by TheophileEscargot 27 July | 00:50
Oh dear. Thought & love are with you, get better, dude. *hugs* xx
posted by goshling 27 July | 01:14
You are too stubborn to die, dammit.
You don't want a bunch of sad bunnies, do you?

Seriously, I hope they are able to do something positive and not scary.
Best wishes, Ardiril.
posted by lilywing13 27 July | 01:16
I CAN HAZ MORPHINE! Lots of morphine. My limit is way beyond what I can imagine using morphine.

I forgot the question.
posted by Ardiril 27 July | 01:57
liliwing: stubborn? Damn betcha!

My standard for 10 on a pain scale has long been based on my last heart attack, the one that disabled me. The night before last I experienced chest pains that were 14s, lasted for almost 45 minutes, and my blood pressure was too low for anymore nitro or morphine. My poor nurse endured my wringing her hand the whole time. She was young and has only a little experience with patients dying on her

When it finally subsided so I could catch my breath -- it had been quite harrowing -- I said to her, "So, childbirth is worse than that, eh?" She laughed so hard, I know she wet herself from the look she got and the way she waddled out of the room.
posted by Ardiril 27 July | 02:17
Stay stubborn, Ardiril.
Also, please don't make any other nurses pee their pants.
posted by lilywing13 27 July | 02:40
Sending soft squishy wuffles to you Ardiril. ((((Ardiril))))
posted by mightshould 27 July | 06:59
Ardiril you make all the nurses pee their pants if it keeps you around, k?
posted by gaspode 27 July | 07:53
gaspode: interesting proposition, that.

I enjoyed another 45 minute round of "Too low BP for meds" last night, though the pain was only an 8 on the old scale. I believe my risk for Sudden Cardiac Arrest is highest during these events. These are moments when the last thing you want to think is "Oh man, I gotta poop."
posted by Ardiril 27 July | 10:57
Hang in there, Ardiril. Please keep fighting. You're great.
posted by halonine 27 July | 11:45
You do all the pooping and pee inducing you want. Now how do we gather up your stem cells and grow you a new heart from one of those templates they show on Oprah or make you bionic?
You don't even have to share your drugs. No one's allowed to give you the stink eye about it.
posted by ethylene 27 July | 16:18
← In which I announce my return from Norfolk, and my gratitude that Twitter exists. || Born too soon. →

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