Feeling better and better!!

Feeling better and better!!

This has to be one of the bravest things I’ve ever gone thru. My stenosis has gotten so bad my heart was enlarging although I never had any symptoms.
Asked if it could wait till Christmas, but they said I didn’t have that much time. Which is crazy.
Anyways, went ahead and had the surgery yesterday and each passing hour. I feel a little better of course the drugs are kicking in pretty good.
I go on my second walk in a little while and brutal is the only way to describe that lol.
But it’s good for me getting me to cough up this phlegm and hopefully in three days I’ll be back home. They’re pulling me out of ICU today, although I’ll still stay in the same room, because the hospitals under construction.

u/HAWKWIND666 — 13 days ago
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Just a quick photo dump. Love these dang animals with everything in my being.

Less than 48 hours I go for open heart surgery on my aortic valve. Need a replacement.
I’m terrified.
These babies need me and will be so brokenhearted if I don’t make it back home😢💔
Any positivity is greatly appreciated.

u/HAWKWIND666 — 16 days ago
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University of Missouri OD

Did you guys see that there’s two students died over there and they’re claiming it’s kratom?
Well, they’re suggesting because the students were founded and then they found kratom in their possession…
Major crackdown across the country it seems.
I’ve been off it for a week now using suboxone.
I have open heart surgery next week and my surgeon wanted me off kratom so suggested treatment.
Started suboxone on Tuesday and off kratom by Thursday.
Def sleeping better…I’d wake up every three hours to take a dose.
They’re banning here soon so I figured might as well get ahead of it.
Careful out there folks and I hope everyone can remain healthy. ✌🏼

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u/HAWKWIND666 — 22 days ago

I go on the first, for aortic valve replacement…

Discovered bicuspid about 20 years ago, and they mentioned it would eventually need replaced…well it’s time.
I was thinking it wouldn’t be issue until later in life (like 60’s or 70’s). That was my confusion.
Anyways, here I am living my worst nightmare.
Our first born (my wife and I) had tetralogy of fallot. He needed surgery at four months old with multiple complications. He did not survive. That was in 2006.
We managed to pull ourselves together and have had two more children that are in their teens now. Happy and healthy.
So but now I can’t help thinking this is a death sentence. I know I’m like fifteen times the size of my little baby but it’s still terrifying.
And I’m not even really worried about myself…it’s just my family and dogs that will be affected if things go sideways.
3 weeks till surgery.
If you all have any advice…I’m interested in hearing it.
Thank you for your time.
I wish everyone peace and happiness🙏🏼✌🏼

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u/HAWKWIND666 — 1 month ago
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So, I found this group. And I’m not surprised it exists but also heartbreaking. Lost my first to TOF …

He was 4 months old when he had surgery. This was in 2006.
Since we’ve had two more children and they are both Healthy and happy.
I was born with bicuspid aortic… I’m 48. They mentioned a valve about 20 years ago when they discovered the murmur but made it sound like in my sixties or seventies.
Yeah that was my confusion. Now it’s one of my worst fears manifested…I’m the one who’s gotta get the heart surgery.
I’m not doing well with this news. It feels like a death sentence.
Idk I guess I just wanted to tell someone. No friends so…best I can do.

u/HAWKWIND666 — 1 month ago

Just thought I’d share my set up since everybody does their things a little differently…

I am probably the only Painter on the planet it does things this way. I never use a bucket grid in my 5 gallons just dip right out of the paint.
And I also cut the ring out of my single gallon with using my five and one. takes literal seconds and you got yourself a perfectly good cut can.
The handle is by Marshalltown and it can just hook onto any single. Has a little magnet in there to hold your brush, which is kind of gimmicky but I do end up using it.
LOL let the flames begin. LOL anytime someone goes outside the norm it’s like sacrilegious.

u/HAWKWIND666 — 1 month ago
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She hates being told “no licks!” Here she is waiting for an opening to latch onto my face line a” face hugger “from the movie” alien “🤣

u/HAWKWIND666 — 2 months ago

Update…all I have left to prep is caulking. Scraped, primed, did a thorough pass with exterior spackle, second coat oil based primer. Tomorrow,I paint!!🤘🏼

u/HAWKWIND666 — 2 months ago
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They get wild around here 😅 no real biting. Just Tasmanian devil faces.

u/HAWKWIND666 — 2 months ago
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My 15 year old lady ❤️ did great today on the trail. She was running and jumping over root clusters like s camp🥰

u/HAWKWIND666 — 2 months ago

Dudes sawing logs 🤗🤙🏼

Just sitting here with my babes:)AC going cause it’s my birthday and we’re just loving life at the moment 🥰
Hope all is well in your life ✌🏼

u/HAWKWIND666 — 3 months ago

So I’m getting cross ventilation added to attic of an old home. Workers have been great but do you think I’m being critical asking them to redo the vents? Like the louvers are all cock-eyed/:

Never mind the pencil line 😆
I’ll deal with that. All the had to do was put the screws on the line!!$$
We don’t hire out much (I try to deal with most of it, but I’ve been busy and these guys could pull the existing insulation, add holes to the bird blocking and re insulate. It’s not cheap:(
You’d think the louvers would be lined up.
When i paint again I’ll deal with the pencil. Although they could have run bead of tape, used a laser. Idk anything but pencil down the middle of my soffit.
More i think about it the crankier I’m getting. My wife is gracefully asking them to fix it.
I paint and do drywall. I wouldn’t be able to sleep knowing I left homeowners house looking so out of whack.

u/HAWKWIND666 — 3 months ago
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Anyone else have one of these critters these no escaping??🤣🥰

u/HAWKWIND666 — 3 months ago

She went peacefully at fifteen years old. We sent her on her eternal journey at about seven o’clock last night. We had scheduled vet visit for today but she took a turn yesterday evening that we knew it was time.

We miss you and love you Tuna bear ❤️

u/HAWKWIND666 — 3 months ago

My sweet old lady crossed over tonight 💔15 years with us. Amazing friend. Love you Tuna.

u/HAWKWIND666 — 3 months ago