Lets get to the heart of the matter...

[70TWO NOVA]

my grandfather had to have a pacemaker defibulator installed as well. Went well for him and actually saved his life on multiple occasions (literally). Hope everything goes well for you.

[Garage Dog 65]

I was in the garage today working and you popped into my mind Roger - I wondered how you were doing and then I check in tonight and see your update - must have been a ripple in the force OB1 !

Very glad to see they are figuring everything out for you - sometimes that's the hardest part of the deal. My father had a pace maker installed 2 years back - and he's great today. It was about 6 months before he started really getting around again (he's 89) - but he's glad he did it.

All our very best, get some rest - and do what you're told !

Jim

[awr68]

Good to hear from you Roger! Get your rest and keep postive!!

[trapin]

Roger...I'm floored. Wolf Parkinson White Syndrome...I had the same thing about 5 years ago and had the same procedure done. Like you it took 5 hours and I kept waking up in the operating room (cold as a meat locker in that damn room as I remember). They were successful with mine. Where did you have it done? Mine was done by a renowned doctor at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. He's the same guy that did Joey Harrington's ablation when he had his problem. I forget his name...foreign guy. Yes...it's a birth defect and is corrected by actually buring the errant electrical pathway off the heart's wall with radio frequencies. My heart didn't race though, what happened is through my life my heart would flutter from time to time. I never thought anything of it until one day at work I was in the studio for a meeting and I felt my heart flutter as it would normally do maybe 3 or 4 times a year and this time it didn't stop. I then got a massive head rush and then dizzy and my heart went into what is known as Atrial Fibrillation. It didn't hurt or anything but my heartbeat became erratic (felt like a squirrel was running around in my chest). Scary stuff. Roger...I'll drop you a line this weekend.

[Rubes]

WOW...sorry to hear that Roger. Like someone else said earlier. I too was thinking about you yesterday. I was about to email Tony...but here you are. maybe a little worse for wear, but now they know where to go with it I guess. Hang in there bud!!!

[ccracin]

Hang in there Roger. It was a pleasure meeting you in Colombus this year and I look forward to hanging out at some events in the future. You have a great attitude and that means ALOT! Keep it up. When you get down, look in the garage know that you have many years of fun coming in the Goat!

[rwhite692]

Hi Roger, sorry to hear about the difficulties in surgery, but it is good to hear that at least the docs seem to have a handle on what is giving you trouble. Hang in there, get plenty of rest, and keep the faith... -Rob

[Roger Poirier]

Thanks guys for the encouragement. The mental part is the hardest. These type of injures or illnesses just wear on you big time. I'm so tired of it all......

R.P.

[Roger Poirier]

Well it took two surgery's to resolve the defective heart. I'm now 3 weeks post operation.

Good news is that I can now walk up a flight of stairs. One floor mind you. Haha.

When I reach the top I'm gasping for air and it takes a few minutes to catch my breath. However, this beats the hell out of before when I would walk from one end of the house to the other and need a nap by the time I reached my destination. I'm now working on conditioning. One small step forward....

The best part of waking up each morning now is that I feel ALIVE.

R.P.

[awr68]

This is GREAT news!! I'm so happy to hear from you and all the great news is icing on the cake!! Stick with the PT and you will be in the best shape of your life!!