Just learned that John was in the hospital for a accelerated heart beat. I understand he is home now recuperating, I wish him a speedy recovery. E mailed him said he was a tough old bird.

John get well very soon....
Take care of yourself.

John had posted on 4/8 that he had been in the hospital ... Hopefully he is doing better now ...

Stay well, John.

Scott

Hope you’re feeling better John!

John,

I hope this finds you doing well and back home.

John, rest up and feel better. We need your continued input on the forum.

Godspeed

JM

John-get well soon!

Not my favorite experience, John:

Hope you are recovering nicely and resting at home.

John is a tough, old, fart, and I suspect he'll be back in the saddle in no time at all.

Gary

John
If there is anything I can do for you, give me a call.
Ed

Heal up, bud! Us old pickers need to stay healthy.

R.

I am home and feeling good.
“Gary”-- John is a tough, old, fart, and I suspect he'll be back in the saddle in no time at all. Gary, I’ve been watching you my friend.

One big thank you to all the people who care here on SZ. Yes we are like a family, and ya just gotta love that.

My heart is back to normal. I went to a Parkinson’s support group, followed up with a specialist. He had me hold out my hands, then I walk around the room. The he said, “Yep you got it” I got pills.

Trying not to preach, I just have to share this. I do not have a strong body, and life has given me some strong blows. But 88 years and I’m still here. The tough that Gary is talking comes from the way I think. If there are 7 negatives in my life, I have 9 positives stored and ready. And every man I have met is a good man, who may at times say wrong things. Ya know Parkinsens is not all bad, it comes in handy in the morning when I scramble my eggs, and when I hold the hair dryer.

Thanks to everyone, John C.

88 and still using a hair dryer?!? ... that's better than me, my friend ...

John...you are an inspiration!

JM

I know in my case you would have to call it a head dryer.

So great to have you back with us John.

Thank you Nigel --- for caring, and for putting this place together.

Life is still good, John C.

OMG John, I never thought that trading keyboards would cause you afib. I have had that and vfib - hopefully under control now. I played my first gig with the s975 yesterday, it felt like coming home. And I like the new features and styles too. It really is a good upgrade from the s950. I hope your health continues to improve and also hope you like the Pa1000 as much as I like the s975.

Take care and God bless.

That vfib is some serious stuff. Last year they had to shock me to get my heart back in rhythm. It hurt. Bad. REAL bad.
Now have Defib/Pacemaker. I hope I never need it.
You can handle this John, because you and your faith are strong and your attitude is positive.

Don, vfib, which stands for ventricular fibrillation, is usually fatal if not converted within 4 minutes. When a patient goes into ventricular fibrillation, the heart's ventricles no longer contract in a sinus rhythm, but instead the ventricles go into a non-rhythmic contractions that looks like a bag of worms. At this stage, blood ceases to flow and within 4 minutes the lack of oxygen to the brain causes your untimely demise.

With Afib, or atrial fibrillation, only the atrial chambers go into fibrillation, while the ventricular chambers continue to function normally. Yes, this too is very dangerous, but usually is not immediately fatal. Though, if left untreated, atrial fibrillation can often lead to ventricular fibrillation, therefore it must be corrected ASAP.

Sometimes, medications will bring about the conversion, but most of the time, an electrical shock must be applied (defibrillation) either directly to the heart, or to the chest. This electrical shock causes the heart to go into complete standstill. If everything goes well, the heart will resume a normal, sinus rhythm and the patient is then regulated with medications. If the afib returns, a pacemaker is the best option to control the problem. The pacemaker usually has a built-in defibrillator, which is triggered by any onset of afib detected by it's internal monitor. When it fires off, the patients usually say it felt like they were kicked in the chest by a mule.

All the best,

Gary

Fortunately, I did not need a pacemaker with defib ... Based on the reports I get when I see the cardiologist, it fires a fair amount of the time, but I never know when it happens ...

Yes Gary. Trust me, I am quite familiar with what vfib is and does!

Man, and I thought I had problems with my incontinence and arthritis. You guys make me feel fortunate. I also see what my wife is going through from her unsuccessful back operation and realize how good I still have it!