STILL ALIVE AND KICKIN

[edisonbird]

Hey guys, sorry I haven't been on much this week, had a heart attack on Sunday, pain real high up in the chest and tremendous pain in my jaw and teeth. Not what I expected it to feel like at all, they said that pain in the jaw and teeth are a direct indicator, now I know. Had a triple angioplasty done on Wednesday after two days of testing, got lucky and didn't have to have a bipass. Damn I don't get it, my cholestorol is 181, the bad one only 85, blood pressure 110 over 65. The doc said that heredity is the main factor, thanks dad. I quit smoking Marlboros, but not cigars, trying to limit it to one a day. I'll be off work for a while, just happens to be during the playoffs and super bowl. Time to eat more chicken I guess. Smoke rings and long ashes to everyone. Watch out for that jaw and tooth pain!!}>

[JKeats]

damn. i'm glad your still around bud! good to have you back and as good as ever!

[dvickery]

edisonbird...get well
take care of yourself

derrek :7

[kjpman]

wow, good to see your still up and running friend! Hope the one cigar a day thing just makes the cigar all the better! Hope you get well soon,


....kjpman

[Ryan]

Oh my goodness, get well soon, and enjoy the playoffs

Ryan

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[filly]

OMG I'm so glad to see you are ok! Scary stuff. My dad woke up in the middle of the night screaming in pain when I was a kid. I can only imagine....although he didn't get so lucky, had triple by pass and all genetic too but at least he had warning (his dad had a history). Glad to hear you are feeling better but don't overdo it cause everytime stuff like that happens you feel fine but it takes a long time to really recover. I think my dad liken'ed it to catching the flue, feeling fine one minute and then just weak the next. Take care of yourself my friend and please don't overdo too much too soon.

[OnePyroTec]

Watch out for that jaw and
>tooth pain!!}>

Damn dude, glad your still kicking. I think I need to call MY doc. I had those same pains around the first of the month. May I ask how long your jaw hurt? Mine lasted for about a week, it was just out of the blue, and at times I could not even eat. The chest pains, well I have had many for the last several months anyways.....

OPT

[edisonbird]

Hey Wayne, my jaw and teeth only hurt at the same time that I had pain in my chest, happened a couple times a day for 4 days, lasted about 15 minutes each. The last one woke me up in the middle of the night. When they inflated the balloon in the arteries during the angioplasty the exact pain was duplicated. By the way the first cigar I smoked when I got home was the Puros Viejo, the best cigar that Puros has ever made. JMHO}>

[sgoselin]

Hang in there. Very glad you are still with us my friend. I usually only smoke 1 cigar a day, it ain't so bad.

[Brandon]

[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jan-19-03 AT 10:06 AM (CDT)]Dang Rick, glad to hear you're okay. Take care of yourself. I recommend some nice fishing trips to help :7

[2chairs]

WHOA Rick! Glad you're OK. Scary shiat.

[robmcd]

rick- i was just about ready to send you a note asking how your dad was doing when i saw this. man, i'm so glad you're ok. just take care of yourself bro- i ain't done mooching off you yet. ;-)

[tbateman]

Rick,

I'm sorry to hear this but glad that you are ok. Take care of yourself bro.

[edisonbird]

Thanks for asking about my Dad, I was in the same room he was when he came up to visit me, kind of ironic. He is now golfing three times a week and is fully recovered. You can mooch off me anytime you want.}>

[edisonbird]

Thanks everyone for your kindness and caring, I consider this to be my home away from home, I really missed it when I was incapacitated. This has got to be the best place on the internet!!!!