Phil and Trey,
Congrats and continued good health,
Vic
Victor Fabry, Founder
Greylock Advisors, LLC
Healed Hearts of New Jersey
Original Message:
Sent: 1/28/2024 9:48:00 AM
From: Philip Winsor
Subject: RE: Upcoming Open Heart
I received a prosthetic Mitral heart valve and an anoplasty ring on my Tricuspid Valve in 1992. Still going strong at 86 years young. Phil
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Phil W
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-25-2024 21:10
From: Trey Warner
Subject: Upcoming Open Heart
Thank you sir. I will definitely post more as I take this journey. I will know more on Monday, but it will be at least a triple bypass. The good thing is that I am 59, my mother who is 88, had a triple bypass 30 years ago at age 58. She is 88 and still very strong, alert and vibrant. I have another brother who had a double bypass at at 45 and is now 70. My issue is just the anxiety leading up to this. I walk, I run, I climbed Mt. Vesuvious in Italy only a year ago.. No symptoms ever. I am a diabetic which I believe contributes. My cardiologist said "You could be a vegetarian marathoner and you would still be here facing this" basically saying... you cant beat DNA. !
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Trey Warner
Police Officer
OK
Original Message:
Sent: 01-24-2024 10:05
From: Michael Brown
Subject: Upcoming Open Heart
Hi Trey,
I feel your anxiety. Like you, I have a family history of heart disease, on my father's side, that goes back a couple of generations. Having watched my father, uncle, and aunt each pass from heart related issues, each of them in their early fifties, I had only my brother to gauge my life expectancy. And that cloud has been hovering overhead since the '70's. Then, in 2020, my brother, who is 3 yrs older than me, died suddenly one morning after waking up and complaining that he didn't feel good. Ten minutes later he was gone. Then whatever expectations I had of living beyond his age of 69, were gone with him.
I knew this history was something to take seriously so I began the heart related medical regimen at age 50 and all had been good until 10 months ago when I suddenly began having symptoms that I'd never experienced. It took only one visit to my primary care physician and I was fast tracked to a cardiologist. 15 minutes with the cardiologist and I was admitted, thru the emergency entrance, to the hospital and began procedures that resulted in open heart surgery. My event was a triple bypass and mitral valve replacement.
It's now 10 months later and I'm past the physical and emotional mending and adjusting to this new normal. A valuable realization I've acquired in this 10 months is that I am not alone in my journey and what I've been thru, in all aspects, is shared by countless others. Along with that, I've come through it with an appreciation for the incredible caregivers that attended to me throughout the process. Nurses are angels on earth. My cardiologist is my new 'best friend' (although he doesn't know it). And modern medicine is a technical and scientific marvel. My event was a surprise and since I never saw it coming, although my family history suggested it would, it was a bit surreal. You are ahead of the game and that's a blessing. And I know, even without meeting them, that you are in good hands with your team of caregivers.
I wish you the best and hope to hear more of your experience when you're on the mend. :)
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Michael Brown
Retired
Original Message:
Sent: 01-21-2024 21:54
From: Trey Warner
Subject: Upcoming Open Heart
I have a horrible family history of heart disease. Until this week, I was the only member of my family (siblings, parents) that had not been under the knife for open heart surgery. I walk 2 to 3 miles fairly regularly and try to watch what I eat, but I guess you cannot beat DNA.
My 3 blockages are not causing any symptoms other than occasional chest pain when I lay down at night. A trip to the cardiologist, a stress test, a nuclear stress test, and a heart cath later I am scheduled for a "consult" on Monday the 29th to go over the surgery and set a date. My case is what was described as "Non-emergent" meanwhile I am thinking every heart case should be an emergency.
Meanwhile, I get another week of being scared to death of this surgery and being angry that my life is being interrupted by this. I know I am feeling all the typical stuff. I am an emotional mess right now and full of anxiety. 60 year old male (divorced) . Right now its just a waiting game I guess. I wlll take any advice or encouragment at this point. Totally devestated.
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Trey Warner
Police Officer
OK
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