Carson Tahoe Hospital

Is presently where I am heading. I met with my surgeon today and it looked like April 6 - a week from Monday would be the likely date. Yes there has been this recent bronchitis that has left me feeling winded. Well upon further review - scratch the bronchitis - this is now in fact - pneumonia. Personally I think stress brings on illness. Before I knew my aorta was twice the size it was supposed to be I was doing just fine - exercising, running all over the place, working hard. But once I found out about this shock, my immune system went down with it. It usually takes a real stressful situation to get me real sick. This is my first pneumonia. But also - my first encounter with a heavy duty heart condition. One day I'm perfectly healthy, next day I am on death's bed. The problem now - as the doctor says - as he told me I had to check in - is that the harder I work to take in oxygen, the more out of breath I get, and the harder my heart works and none of it is a real good combination. So I am attached to an oxygen tank now, enjoying a nice drive to Carson City. The doctor wanted me to go in an ambulance but that seemed like overkill and I talked him out of it. So - not sure how long I'll be there or how long any of this will be going on but it will sure be nice to have it done with.