Jeff Craig Is Recovering from a heart attack.

WingNutz · Post by **WingNutz** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 6:51 pm

Jeff Craig suffered a heart attack yesterday in the LZ after flying.

Andy Beem took him to Olive View emergency room, where he laid on a gurney for an hour before anyone saw him. He was transferred to Harbor UCLA hospital, and had a stent implanted this morning.

He will get out of the CCU tomorrow and might go home Sunday.

He's feeling weak and doesn't need any calls for a day or so.

abinder · Post by **abinder** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:22 pm

Thanks for the info.

allen

Flamejob wrote:Jeff Craig suffered a heart attack yesterday in the LZ after flying.

Andy Beem took him to Olive View emergency room, where he laid on a gurney for an hour before anyone saw him. He was transferred to Harbor UCLA hospital, and had a stent implanted this morning.

He will get out of the CCU tomorrow and might go home Sunday.

He's feeling weak and doesn't need any calls for a day or so.

Don · Post by **Don** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 6:13 pm

Jeff called me Saturday evening from the Hospital - he sounded Great!

I spoke to Jeff again Sunday evening and he was at home. He said he was doing fine but at particular time he was feeling tired.

jsc1959 · Post by **jsc1959** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:28 am

Hey everyone!... I am feeling pretty good.. hey a day above ground is a good day! Especially after a good landing..lol. Anyways just to give everyone an update. I had a stint put in. My main atery was pretty well blocked with crud. I am feeling very good though and will get back to work after about another week or so. I cant thank Andy Beem for taking me to the hospital enough and Jancye for bring my car over to the hospital and for anything else that eveyone did.. all the woderfull phone calls and well wishes and prayers.. they are so much appreaciated ... you guys and gals are the greatest!.. my second family!... I love you all

Jeff

Oh and eat healthy!.. get your cholesterol checked and take care of it... seriously.. it can kill ya... I am lucky living proof.

JBBenson · Post by **JBBenson** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:18 am

I am glad to hear you are doing OK.

stebbins · Post by **stebbins** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:56 pm

Glad to hear that you are doing better. And glad to hear it happened on the ground instead of in the air....

Hope to see you in the air whenever is appropriate for you.

And the rest of you, listen to him. All that he said and excercise too!

Just a side note. Don't assume that you are ok if your cholesterol was low last time you checked it. Mine was extremely low for years. Then all of a sudden, with no warning it went high & stayed there. Turns out that isn't all that uncommon.... Although mine really was uncommonly low (127ish) until it went past 17,999.... Is that a gain of altitude record???

jcflies · Post by **jcflies** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:24 pm

holy cross sounds better (and andy beem prefers ojai).
glad you survived that creepy hospital, jeff! we had to hold our breath and not touch anything, and we were just VISITORS!

Christian · Post by **Christian** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:57 am

Nice going, Jeff. Next time dont be so surprised by a good landing!

Don · Post by **Don** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:36 am

Ya Jeff - how was that landing anyway ???

jsc1959 · Post by **jsc1959** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:50 pm

nailed it!

DigitalBishop · Post by **DigitalBishop** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:21 pm

Hey don't put down Olive View man. They saved my life and were very nice to me. I was laid out with a bad appendix, no insurance, no job and they took care of me. Despite being put in the same room with some crazy nut in the next bed over. I just can't help feeling that I left a little piece of me behind.

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maybe we should avoid olive view in the future?

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