As of Friday of this week, I believe, our Moderator & my buddy & friend will be going in for a medical procedure that is called "Common" and it in fact is a common one.

Never the less it is still an invasive proceedure where you must trust your medical team completely. I can testify that's an uncomfortable concept and I didn't care how common what I had done may seem, it was not common to me. Unfortunately for me I was involved in a life critical deal and didn't have anybody knowing ahead of time what was going down with me. I made it tho'!

Regardless of my own hinkey attitude and natural uncertainties, I survived. That's when all those who cared about me filled my life & my hospital room too. . . That made a big difference in my case.

So I want my friend John to know, as he is going in, we are behind him, we care very much, and he will be in our thoughts & Prayers for the best of the best possible outcomes for him.

Besides, can y'all imagine where we might get going if John didn't step in and keep us straight from time to time here in the 61-66 Forum?

I know I will be thinking about him, and probably will bother him with a phone call later in the weekend just to let him know.

I thought I'd let y'all know what he was facing, before it's on him without our thoughts & support, and so he'd go in with our prayers for his speedy return here to FTE.

John Buddy, Buck up Bud, we're with ya Man!

FORDBOYpete

 

Best wishes for a speedy recovery. I still look forward to meeting John some day.

 

Being a "new guy on the block" at FTE, I need you "more seasoned and wise" members to help me get through. Prayers always and good wishes for a speedy recovery as well. I will also look forward to some PRAISES when all is done, overwith and successful.

 

Thanks for the reminder, Pete.

God speed to you John, and our prayers are with you, your family, and the docs as well.

John M. Sutton
He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose!
(cf Mt 16:25,26)

 

Good luck with the procedure and for a speedy recovery our prayers are with you and your family

 

John, best wishes and a speedy recovery.

 

Thanks guys. Thankfully a lot has come along for clogged arteries over the years. We lost my dad's oldest brother when I was about 8-10 and him 15 years ago. This day has been on my mind for most of my life. The plan is to start with balloons but bypass is on the table as well. I am ready to be rid of the chest pains and shortness of breath.

My ol Ford truck runs better than a lot of new ones in an old body and I expect to also.

Yall have a big ol Ford truckin day.

John

 

John, if it takes a bypass, so be it. My mother had an emergency bypass done several years ago. She was back in action in a week. They really know how to these now, and it's generally not a big deal, if you can believe it.

 

John;
I've been off the forum awhile and recently able to return; sorry to here of your troubles; but now the time has come for you to re-tune your engine and beable to go another million miles.
Your in our prayers and with lift up your family as well.

Mitch

 

We will all be thinking of you, let us know real soon how it went.
Allen

 

John:
Make sure they put a filter in your fuel system.
Make sure it is not plastic, but the metal type. Perhaps swelling in the lines can be alleviated by replacing portions of the line.
I recommend a filter change every 5,000 miles, er, hours.
Be sure to follow your mechanic's - um doctor's - orders, to fully restore power!

 

John,hope everything is as easy as possible for you through this procedure.I've had quite a few family members go through similar things and ,to date,all have been 100% beneficial with no complications.We'll be pulling for you and looking forward to a speedy recovery and return to the boards.See you soon.

 

Good luck hope for a speedy recovery

 

John, May God be with you your, your family, And the highly trained specialist you will have working on you. So that I may some day get the chance to get to know you as some of the other f-t members do, as from what I have just read it sounds like you have quite a few freinds, Need one more ?

 

I hope the best of luck and a fast recovery. I feel quite confident you will be ok and reving that engine of yours at higher rpms than you have seen for a while.
A bossman where I work had that done not too long ago, and he said he didnt realize how bad he felt till after this was done and he regained lost momentum. Sort of like rebuilding a carb that seems to run ok, afterwards they run like a dream.

on a side note:
I just had 4 of my spark plugs (wizdom teeth) cut out, ended up running out of oil on #4 (dry socket) hurt like crazy but not life threatning. only threatened the quality of life. lol..thats all good now. Seems like I can still tear through some food on 28 cyl just as good as I did with 32

I know my teeth were nothing compared to this though...
You will be just fine I Look forward to getting to know you better.

Scwid