June 02, 2008
05:20 pm
McAngioplasty
So, I read today that Kelsey Grammer has had a mild heart attack.
He was hospitalized for a few days for observation.
Hmm.
When I had my heart attack -- which by all accounts was not "mild" and nearly resulted in open-heart surgery -- I was in the hospital overnight. I went from the emergency room to another hospital where I waited in a row of beds with a bunch of other fat- and cholesterol-laden couch potatoes were lined up for surgery. The next day I was off to the airport to pick up my parents, who, I'm sure, were expecting to visit me in the hospital.
Is this an indictment of Kaiser Permanente, or a testament to the power of celebrity?
So, I read today that Kelsey Grammer has had a mild heart attack.
He was hospitalized for a few days for observation.
Hmm.
When I had my heart attack -- which by all accounts was not "mild" and nearly resulted in open-heart surgery -- I was in the hospital overnight. I went from the emergency room to another hospital where I waited in a row of beds with a bunch of other fat- and cholesterol-laden couch potatoes were lined up for surgery. The next day I was off to the airport to pick up my parents, who, I'm sure, were expecting to visit me in the hospital.
Is this an indictment of Kaiser Permanente, or a testament to the power of celebrity?
posted by Gene Cowan | category Gotta Have Heart
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When I had my angioplasty, I had to stay in the hospital for 2 days because it was just a few years before the collagen plugs were in use to seal up the blood vessel where they enter in your groin area. I had to have a pressure bandage device on it for most of a day, and then another day to make sure things had sealed up. If that sucker busts loose you can bleed to death before an ambulance arrives. Now that then can insert those collagen plug thingies, the vessel is pretty reliably sealed, and you save a couple of days.
Posted by Ray on 06/02 at 06:18 PM
Who knows what bearing years of cocaine has on his heart.
Posted by The Amazing Kirk A Go-Go on 06/03 at 02:58 PM
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