[Dixielandjazz] Igor Health Update

[Robert S. Ringwald]

This just in from Barbara Glenn, Mrs. Igor.

Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 12:48 PM
Subject: Igor Health Update


> Please forgive the "group e-mail".  This is the quickest-and-best way to
get
> information to a large group of friends.
>
> Everyone knows that Igor and the Jazz Cowboys had one of their best
> Sacramento Jazz Jubilees ever this past weekend.  Crowds were huge and,
thanks to Don
> Fuller (our Sac "roadie") and the hardest-working band yet, Igor was able
to
> concentrate on performing rather than lifting, carrying, and worrying.
>
> Not everyone knows that he was scheduled to have a heart cathererization
this
> morning.  Previous tests had detected a possible blockage and, although he
> had no symptoms whatsoever,  we agreed with the doctor that it was "better
to be
> safe than sorry".
>
> The test, performed this morning, showed a 90% blockage of an artery.  The
> doctor did a stint immediately - it's a mini-structural thing that holds
the
> artery open.  I've seen the "before" and "after" pictures, and am
incredibly
> thankful that this was  caught before he had any more-serious problems.
>
> He's resting comfortably in the hospital (Scottsdale Memorial/Osborn Room
> 322-A) overnight, and will be home tomorrow afternoon.   Hopefully the
hospital
> staff can keep him entertained.  So far he's hungry and bored ~ both good
> signs, I think.
>
> The surgeon has approved his "gig" this Saturday night, and even plans to
> attend!
>
> Barbara Glenn
>