techj Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Well in 2014 it was Prostate Cancer, then earlier this year a hiatal hernia and this past Friday I had a pacemaker put in...at 56 it's got to be the miles and not the years! Just really screws up my ability to shoot or even to reload for another 6 weeks and then I have to slowly (what do doctors know?) build up my strength and endurance again. About the only good news is that my wife feels so bad for what I've been going through is that after I recover I get to buy another gun....makes it (almost) worthwhile . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Damn! That's a lot of bad stuff! But, I'd rather have the pacemaker than the alternative... Hope you get better and back to shooting soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techj Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 Thanks - you're definitely right about the alternative! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinosaurMikeGolf Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Take your time and heal. I've had a defibrillator and pacemaker combo since March 2003. The hardest thing to learn is not push yourself too hard if each stage has a par time. The second hardest thing for me to learn was to shoot long guns left handed when they had to move the defibrillator/pacemaker to the right side of my chest. I spent six weeks going to a range and bench shooting left handed in order to learn to manipulate the controls and work through malfunctions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techj Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share Posted December 24, 2015 How long after you had yours implanted were you able to shoot handguns (practice, not competition) ? I was hoping to start with a .22 handgun in a couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinosaurMikeGolf Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 If I recall, about a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outerlimits Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 I shot the multi gun nationals 6 mos after AVR and bypass open heart surgery. Work hard and it will pay off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techj Posted December 25, 2015 Author Share Posted December 25, 2015 Appreciate the encourgaement and good words....will this make me a good enough shooter to make the nationals? . I'm just anxious to be able to shoot speed steel (even with a 22) and then IDPA/PP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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