Open-heart surgery Monday.

Was meeting with orthopedic guy to schedule knee-replacement - he insisted on a stress cuz heart patient, and of course I failed miserably.

Been here since Tuesday doing test after test and catheterization.

Cardiologist says he's gonna do some stunt surgery - left-main coronary artery and resect LAD and two other places.

The whole thing it calcified big-time so they can't drill it out.

Ejection fraction is high twenties and the make/break is 35%.

All that plus ventricular tachycardia like he's never seen before.

Monday AM about 6.

Wish me luck, fellers.