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I had a CAT scan today up at Holy Family Hospital and
afterward bussed it down to Sacred Heart Children's Hospital
to see my heart surgeon, Dr. Garabedian.
I got there way early. So I decided to take a few pictures
of the place with my cell phone.
A decorative wall outside the Northwest Center for Congenital
Heart Disease at SHCH.
I ran into this rather cryptic sign taking the elevators.
Fish Elevator? I had no idea.
I guess that Ronald McDonald must have a child with a
medical condition.
When I went in for my appointment I asked the nurse at the
front desk what was with the Fish Elevator thing. She told
me that it was referring to the Fish Walk, a skywalk on the
third floor between the Children's Hospital and the regular
Sacred Heart complex. Since I had to go that way anyway on
the way out after my appointment, I rode one of the Fish
Elevators down to the third floor to check out the Fish Walk.
The skywalk is decorated with fish, some rather 3D and some
flat and put onto the glass of the windows. Each fish bears
the name of a donor to the hospital. As you can see besides
the fish there are other fish tank decorations, and there is
a music tape running in the Walk of a kind of gurgling fish-
tank sound.
As for the examination with Garabedian, he said that things
looked okay. He was disappointed though that the function
of the left side of the heart had not improved with the new
stent-valve in place. He had been hoping that there would
have been an improvement, given that my heart function on
that side is still an abysmal 15 percent. And he said that
if it hadn't improved by now, five months after the surgery,
that it just wasn't going to. At least not if we leave things
as they are.
And with regard to that he brought up the subject again of
going back in and putting in the larger diameter stent that
he had been hesitant to put in before. That procedure might
also allow him the opportunity to try out a few new ideas
also — he couldn't say for sure yet because it depends on
how my pulmonary artery reacts to the new stent.
I gave Garabedian the go-ahead to set up the procedure.
But not for October. No way, I'm going to Seattle in
October. Good friends and Valentina Lisitsa. There's no
reason to continue to live if you can't do some things
like that every once in a while.
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Originally posted by dolphin21:
Well sorry to hear about your operations, and hope that you are doing better now. Yes, I think you are right — a proper environment is very beneficial to recovery. It there a photo of your dog on your blog? 🙂
Originally posted by qlue:
:lol:I'm glad there isn't. I don't know about the kids, but I'm afraid of heights. :eyes:
Well, I hope you get better. :up:.The fishwalk looks interesting. But it would be more fun with a glass floor. :p.
Ed, I too was have two one after another surgical interventionOrganism was rebuilt two years. During rehabilitation had to control itself thinking … to prefer a positive perception of the surroundingYou're a lot of walk? Today I went for a walk with my dog in the woods 🙂
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
Yes, he's that big 😀 By the way this clown from McDonald sad shit..
Shame the stent is not living up to expectations; I guess that would explain the continuing fatigue that you suffer. It was worth a shot though – and maybe the larger one will do the trick. Glad you're doing OK otherwise though!:yes:
It just may be that the smaller one was necessary for the time you've had it to give the larger one a better chance of being exactly what you need, and to give your body a chance to get strong enough to let your doctor try those other things.I'm glad you're doing well otherwise, too, and glad you'll be able to see Valentina in October.(Just call me Pollyanna. :lol:):heart:
"Good friends and Valentina Lisitsa. There's noreason to continue to live if you can't do some thingslike that every once in a while."I have some doubts about Ronald McDonald, would not leave my kids with him.
@ Richard.There were some benefits from the stent. The fact that one thing did not work out is not all that bad I don't think. The interesting one will be the next one — if Garabedian gets his chance there might be a little bit of cutting edge stuff going on in that one. :up:@ Star.Yeah, that's why he didn't put the 22mm one in previously — he didn't know if my artery could handle it. Can't wait till the tickets go on sale. I have a major decision to make — buy an expensive ticket at a time when my finances are in chaos; or buy a cheap one which would at least give me the chance of getting a photo of this one (can't take photos right down by the stage as it is impossible to hide the act). @ Pineas.:lol:I know what you mean — just sitting there on that bench, all alone, with that strange smile on his face…:p
Originally posted by gdare:
LMAO. Uh huh. Right.You know the saying: An optimist sees the glass as half full. A pessimist sees the glass as half empty. And an engineer simply says the glass is twice as big as it needs to be. :pI have to go with the engineer. All of this is difficult. Best to just depend on the knowledge and skills of my surgeon. You know I might have a few extra days when I'm over there…there's a bus up to Vancouver… :sherlock:
Originally posted by gdare:
Perhaps not, but he wouldn't be worrying about his heart while watching the street below would he? :p.
Well, this is like when seeing a bottle with half of the drink in it – would you say it is half full or half empty?Knowing you as an optimist I know you are satisfied that last surgery you had gave some results, even though some of it failed. Well, there is always another solution.I hope to be in Vancouver by October – not that I will be able to go to Seattle, though but it will be interesting to read your post about a concert :yes:Originally posted by qlue:
I doubt it would do any good to his heart :left::P
UPDATE:Just got a call from Dr. Garabedian's office. Looks like the second procedure will go down August 24.Wow. That was fast. :eyes:
:lol::p
Originally posted by Stardancer:
:lol:Yes Star it will give me plenty of time before I rendezvous with Valentina to get my body ready for the Big Night of Love. Big Night Of Love = sitting in a seat. :p
That IS fast. But it will give you plenty of time to recuperate before the concert.(Pollyanna strikes again! :lol:):yes::heart:
Nihilist says there is no glass.:PI like the Fish Walk. At the hospital where my father got his heart surgery they had this astrology theme going on. The tallest building was called the Star Tower, and there was this primitive observation deck at the top with a small telescope. Most people used it to spy through the windows of the opposite ward, though.Must be some kind of heart hospital trend, the theme thing.
Originally posted by Aqualion:
:lol:BTW Martin I was not really satisfied with the gurgling sounds from the speakers. Not bad, but could be better. Perhaps you could come up with a better one, nice and mellow but more like really being in a fish tank. I mean you don't have to, don't bother with it, but I did think of your compositions when the gurgling needed to be better.
I actually have a five minute clip of someone doing number one in a toilet bowl. Five minutes! That is a nice long piss, if you ask me. There's no limits as to what people will put out on those sample sharing sites. I bet there will be fish sounds too. I have several sonar sound bites and a lot of wave bites. I'll see what I can do.
I emailed the person who evidently handles donations and such for SHCH such as the Fish Walk about making a possible donation. But I haven't heard back from her yet. If I do, then perhaps I could broach the subject of the gurgling sample.
I just found a folder with some underwater sound clips. I might put some of them together over the weekend. I'll mail you the result, and you can put it up here, if you want.
That would be a great donation, Martin. I couldn't edit them myself, but I have a friend who does audio/video for a living. So if there are any samples or several on your mix, then possibly we could get a better one in place.:yes:
Give me a couple of days, then. I'll mail you a WAVE format clip. Best I can do.
Originally posted by Aqualion:
And above and beyond the call of duty. TYVM.