Andy, Thanks for the update.
Although having a hole in your heart might not be the most desireable thing, at least they have found it and can take the proper measures to take care of it. And, it sounds as though he did not suffer the type of permanent damage that effects your lifestyle. As far as him not recalling certain things, I have that same problem all of the time. And, yes, he is very fit and a tough SOB. That goes a long way. It is hard to believe that he was dealing with this with the way that he cycles. His body really compensated well because he was always at his best when the riding was the toughest. Can you imagine how he would have been riding without this condition? Please keep us informed. How long is his hospital stay? Rick PS. "Non-invasive surgery" sounds so oxymoronic! But, I know that this refers to surgery that they do without incisions or cutting tissue, like using lasers. It is time to hit Google to learn more!! ---- dummy <[email protected]> wrote: > Everyone, > He IS doing much better as Hal says. > > So, basically, he has a lot of things happening this week. > > 1. They are going to in and look at his heart in detail this week > using a scope. I believe this procedure is called a TEE > a. Why are they doing that? > Well, Randy has a hole in his heart which is why he had the > stroke. A blood > clot broke free and passed through the hole. Now, put this in > perspective. > He's been riding with that hole and a disadvantage all this > time. Why? His > oxygenated blood has been mixed with the de-oxygenated blood > making his > heart work harder. > b. to get a good picture of the heart and prepare to patch it > > 2. At some point, they are likely to plug that hole. This is a NON- > invasive > surgery. Very good news. If they plug this hole, he has a much > better chance > of not having another stroke. YEA!!!!! > 3. As for his current status, he still has a little peripheral vision > issue, but it's much better. And, there are still some things he can't > recall, but it's much much better. His fitness and his determination > have all contributed to his recovery. > > He misses everyone and his first thoughts are about everyone else, not > about himself. He's an amazing guy. > > Keep the prayers coming! God has blessed us with Randy and we want to > thank him for all He has done to help Randy through this process. > > - Andy > > > On Jul 3, 3:13 pm, DonnaWebster <[email protected]> wrote: > > Tony, do we have it in our Gyro fund to send flowers?? > > > > On Jul 3, 3:08 pm, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hal, > > > > > Thank you for the update. Has anyone else gone to see Randy? I am hoping > > > the our support for him does not waiver, and we take the time to visit > > > him. > > > > > Since you visited him today, obviously he is still under hospital care. I > > > am hoping that we here from Andy soon on more details, and, how long he > > > is going to be at the hospital. > > > > > ---- Hal Marcus <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I visited Randy in the hospital today and he is looking great. Keep the > > > > prayers and good thoughts going. > > > > > > Hal Marcus > > > > Pro-Active Management > > > > A Profit Enhancement Organization > > > > 8125 Glenbrittle Way > > > > Raleigh, NC 27615 > > > > Cell 919-395-9989 > > > > Office 919-845-2478 > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email > > > > group. > > > > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] > > > > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] > > > > Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
