Author Topic: Laura Lee! (Read 10647 times)

Butterbean · « **on:** May 21, 2008, 01:18:01 PM »

What time is your surgery? How long will it take? I'm praying for it to go smoothly

Will Mike be trying to get in the operating room to take pics ..oh brother!!

Quickerblade · « **Reply #1 on:** May 21, 2008, 04:28:27 PM »

please no pics, i hate hospitals..

Laura Lee · « **Reply #2 on:** May 21, 2008, 05:04:14 PM »

Quote from: STella on May 21, 2008, 01:18:01 PM

What time is your surgery? How long will it take? I'm praying for it to go smoothly

Will Mike be trying to get in the operating room to take pics ..oh brother!!

I have to be in at 8am. Surgery won't happen until a few hours after. They say it can take anywhere between 2-6 hours. I will be there overnight and discharged Friday afternoon.

And thank you Stella

JediKnight · « **Reply #3 on:** May 21, 2008, 05:11:58 PM »

Quote from: Laura Lee on May 21, 2008, 05:04:14 PM

I have to be in at 8am. Surgery won't happen until a few hours after. They say it can take anywhere between 2-6 hours. I will be there overnight and discharged Friday afternoon.

And thank you Stella

Good luck with everything Laura! What exactly are you having surgery on?

columbusdude82 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 21, 2008, 05:13:54 PM »

Can't wait to have you back, hot stuff

I am sure everything will work out fine!

Laura Lee · « **Reply #5 on:** May 21, 2008, 05:22:56 PM »

Jedi.. I'm having surgery on my heart. It is called an ablation. They go in through an artery in the groin and travel up to the heart. Then they burn a tunnel from one side of the heart to the other side (because there is no opening or valve they can go through to get there) and once in the other side they will burn a few places. There are electrical cells that are very chatty or aggressive causing me to go into a-fib all the time. They cannot remove these cells so what they do is burn the tissue around them to cause scar tissue to be created over them. Once that is done the cells cannot "chat" to each other and cause me to go into a-fib. There is a 65% chance this will work first time around. If it doesn't they will do it again in a couple months and that has a 90% chance of working. If per chance that doesn't work either...then they will discuss pace makers.

Columbusdude82.. Thank you.

I'm sure everythinf will be fine too! I'm a tough cookie to crumble.

~flower~ · « **Reply #6 on:** May 21, 2008, 05:37:32 PM »

Laura, my father just had that done, he had no problems. He had the shock treatment to see if they could "flip" it, that didn't work, and then he took these meds where he had to stay in the hospital in case he went into a-fib, neither worked for longer than a month, so they went in and burned his heart. His heart I guess would go in and out of rhythm, he never knew it was happening, it was caught on a life insurance exam, and it even when in and out on the same day!

You'll be fine!

Laura Lee · « **Reply #7 on:** May 21, 2008, 05:41:29 PM »

Awwww. I luf Jedi

Thank you sweetie!

michael arvilla · « **Reply #8 on:** May 21, 2008, 05:43:21 PM »

everyone has been so sweet and great! .....i even heard a rumor a certain web-site had put a lil "get-well Laura" video clip on it's site

(ps: i got my digital camera ready for tommorow!)

Laura Lee · « **Reply #9 on:** May 21, 2008, 05:44:40 PM »

Quote from: ~flower~ on May 21, 2008, 05:37:32 PM

Laura, my father just had that done, he had no problems. He had the shock treatment to see if they could "flip" it, that didn't work, and then he took these meds where he had to stay in the hospital in case he went into a-fib, neither worked for longer than a month, so they went in and burned his heart. His heart I guess would go in and out of rhythm, he never knew it was happening, it was caught on a life insurance exam, and it even when in and out on the same day!

You'll be fine!

Hi Flower. Yeah, I had been scheduled for the cardioversion (shocking of the heart) over a month ago, but while prepped for it my heart wasn't in a-fib so they decided not to do it. I have been on a couple different heart medications (beta-blockers) but they weren't working even when maxed out so they decided this was the only option I had left, otherwise I am in a high risk for having a stroke.

Hopefully by this time tomorrow I will be able to move my legs and walk around. lol And by this time next week feeling like my old self again.

proschic · « **Reply #10 on:** May 21, 2008, 07:38:32 PM »

Good luck sweetie...I'll be thinking about you!!!

Milania send you a get better KISS

tasha

ripitupbaby · « **Reply #11 on:** May 21, 2008, 07:44:24 PM »

Awwww that's awesome on dweetir.com. How appropriate!

Laura, I will be thinking about you tomorrow!!!

Epic_Monster · « **Reply #12 on:** May 21, 2008, 08:09:50 PM »

Good luck, Laura with the surgery!

Laura Lee · « **Reply #13 on:** May 22, 2008, 03:49:09 AM »

Thanks everyone. I'm nervous as hell, but gotta go, so....

I'm off.

Lori, Stella & Flower... I'll drug text all you dweetirs later, lol.

xoxoxo to you all

CQ · « **Reply #14 on:** May 22, 2008, 03:53:37 AM »

Best of luck Laura, I am sure it will all be fine

Playboy · « **Reply #15 on:** May 22, 2008, 05:41:42 AM »

Quote from: Laura Lee on May 21, 2008, 05:22:56 PM

Jedi.. I'm having surgery on my heart. It is called an ablation. They go in through an artery in the groin and travel up to the heart. Then they burn a tunnel from one side of the heart to the other side (because there is no opening or valve they can go through to get there) and once in the other side they will burn a few places. There are electrical cells that are very chatty or aggressive causing me to go into a-fib all the time. They cannot remove these cells so what they do is burn the tissue around them to cause scar tissue to be created over them. Once that is done the cells cannot "chat" to each other and cause me to go into a-fib. There is a 65% chance this will work first time around. If it doesn't they will do it again in a couple months and that has a 90% chance of working. If per chance that doesn't work either...then they will discuss pace makers.

Columbusdude82.. Thank you. I'm sure everythinf will be fine too! I'm a tough cookie to crumble.

Oh man, that makes me cringe just reading it...

I hope everything goes ok with the surgery and you'll be in my prayers.

Lord Humungous · « **Reply #16 on:** May 22, 2008, 06:04:13 AM »

prayers to Laura and Mike!!

Butterbean · « **Reply #17 on:** May 22, 2008, 06:41:59 AM »

Quote from: ~flower~ on May 21, 2008, 05:37:32 PM

Laura, my father just had that done, he had no problems. He had the shock treatment to see if they could "flip" it, that didn't work, and then he took these meds where he had to stay in the hospital in case he went into a-fib, neither worked for longer than a month, so they went in and burned his heart. His heart I guess would go in and out of rhythm, he never knew it was happening, it was caught on a life insurance exam, and it even when in and out on the same day!

You'll be fine!

I didn't know this! Good to hear he is doing so well!

Quote from: ripitupbaby on May 21, 2008, 07:44:24 PM

Awwww that's awesome on dweetir.com. How appropriate!

haha!

Quote from: Laura Lee on May 22, 2008, 03:49:09 AM

Lori, Stella & Flower... I'll drug text all you dweetirs later, lol.

Good. We'll be waiting for the next classic

Praying for you

~flower~ · « **Reply #18 on:** May 22, 2008, 08:24:47 AM »

Quote from: Laura Lee on May 22, 2008, 03:49:09 AM

Thanks everyone. I'm nervous as hell, but gotta go, so....

I'm off.

Lori, Stella & Flower... I'll drug text all you dweetirs later, lol.

xoxoxo to you all

lol dweetirs!!

powerpack · « **Reply #19 on:** May 22, 2008, 08:36:23 AM »

All the best for the op!

Butterbean · « **Reply #20 on:** May 22, 2008, 11:25:29 AM »

Mike if you are online what is the update please?!

~flower~ · « **Reply #21 on:** May 22, 2008, 11:43:02 AM »

I got the same text 3 times so I guess Laura is done an feeling fine!!

Butterbean · « **Reply #22 on:** May 22, 2008, 11:47:44 AM »

Quote from: ~flower~ on May 22, 2008, 11:43:02 AM

I got the same text 3 times so I guess Laura is done an feeling fine!!

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I just checked and only have 1 text

But she is done!!

I wonder what kind of pain killers she will get?

Quickerblade · « **Reply #23 on:** May 22, 2008, 04:45:18 PM »

Quote from: STella on May 22, 2008, 11:47:44 AM

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I just checked and only have 1 text

But she is done!!

I wonder what kind of pain killers she will get?

Beautiful. great to hear..tell her i wish her a speedy recovery, and try steal some drugs...ive done it once.

Original Sin · « **Reply #24 on:** May 22, 2008, 05:51:49 PM »

My true heat is with you Laura!!!