{"id":12312,"date":"2026-01-16T13:40:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T18:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/?p=12312"},"modified":"2026-01-16T14:08:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T19:08:42","slug":"celebrating-21-years-with-my-trusted-surgeon-and-cardiologist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2026\/01\/16\/celebrating-21-years-with-my-trusted-surgeon-and-cardiologist\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 21 Years with My Trusted Surgeon and Cardiologist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This past Wednesday I had a cardiologist appointment and an ICD checkup. As I sat in the waiting room, I realized I only had pics of Doc, and I while I was lying on a hospital bed after various surgeries and procedures. I&#8217;ve been seeing Doc now for the better part of twenty-one years. Damn, I thought it&#8217;s about time I got a good shot.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5486.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"12317\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2026\/01\/16\/celebrating-21-years-with-my-trusted-surgeon-and-cardiologist\/img_5486\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5486.jpeg?fit=1125%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1125,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5486\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Chrissy S&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Chrissy S&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5486.jpeg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5486.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5486.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5486.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5486.jpeg?resize=9%2C12&amp;ssl=1 9w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5486.jpeg?w=1125&amp;ssl=1 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Chrissy S, Office Manager and Nurse<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After all, I&#8217;ve gotten pics of the staff and techs that I&#8217;ve saw in his office on numerous occasions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5487.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"786\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"12319\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2026\/01\/16\/celebrating-21-years-with-my-trusted-surgeon-and-cardiologist\/screenshot-70\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5487.jpeg?fit=1124%2C1465&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1124,1465\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1768560916&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Aubrey, St Jude Tech&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Aubrey, St Jude Tech&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5487.jpeg?fit=786%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5487.jpeg?resize=786%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5487.jpeg?resize=786%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 786w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5487.jpeg?resize=230%2C300&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5487.jpeg?resize=768%2C1001&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5487.jpeg?resize=9%2C12&amp;ssl=1 9w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5487.jpeg?w=1124&amp;ssl=1 1124w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Aubrey, St Jude Tech<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we first met, I remember looking up at him while I was rolled into surgery for my first ICD in &#8217;05. He looked young at the time, like me. Now I feel like we&#8217;ve grown up together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5408-rotated.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"12320\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2026\/01\/16\/celebrating-21-years-with-my-trusted-surgeon-and-cardiologist\/img_5408\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5408-rotated.jpeg?fit=3024%2C4032&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3024,4032\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 12 mini&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1768385981&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5408\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5408-rotated.jpeg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5408.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5408-rotated.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5408-rotated.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5408-rotated.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5408-rotated.jpeg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5408-rotated.jpeg?resize=9%2C12&amp;ssl=1 9w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5408-rotated.jpeg?resize=900%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5408-rotated.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5408-rotated.jpeg?resize=450%2C600&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5408-rotated.jpeg?resize=300%2C400&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5408-rotated.jpeg?resize=150%2C200&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5408-rotated.jpeg?resize=1200%2C1600&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5408-rotated.jpeg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5408-rotated.jpeg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Another Chrissy and Jerry, St Jude Tech&#8217;s<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He&#8217;s changed my defibrillator 3 of the 4 times its&#8217; been required. Only an insurance sanfu stopped that missing one. But I went right back to seeing him afterwards. He&#8217;s, also, the only doc I&#8217;ve trusted with the half dozen or so other heart procedures I&#8217;ve needed along the way as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8D514623-860A-43C2-B2D9-89AA79053857.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"12326\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2026\/01\/16\/celebrating-21-years-with-my-trusted-surgeon-and-cardiologist\/8d514623-860a-43c2-b2d9-89aa79053857\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8D514623-860A-43C2-B2D9-89AA79053857.png?fit=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"8D514623-860A-43C2-B2D9-89AA79053857\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Doc and I&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Doc and I&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8D514623-860A-43C2-B2D9-89AA79053857.png?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8D514623-860A-43C2-B2D9-89AA79053857.png?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8D514623-860A-43C2-B2D9-89AA79053857.png?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8D514623-860A-43C2-B2D9-89AA79053857.png?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8D514623-860A-43C2-B2D9-89AA79053857.png?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8D514623-860A-43C2-B2D9-89AA79053857.png?resize=8%2C12&amp;ssl=1 8w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8D514623-860A-43C2-B2D9-89AA79053857.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Doc and I<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s to another 21 years Doc and thank you for all you do! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To everyone looking for a good doctor, research your illness, symptoms and possible solutions. But don&#8217;t stop there as some sites offer differing opinions. Research them all and choose the doctor that can best answer all your questions in a suitable manner where they make sense to you. You&#8217;ll know who the right one is for you by questions end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heart Disease, Chief of Staff, Pics of the Day   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Please subscribe to my email list at the bottom of the page!<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<strong><em>And if you enjoy my website, consider making a small donation to help me keep it afloat at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/paypal.me\/justmeric\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JustMeRic<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.&nbsp;<strong><em><strong><em>You can find all my sites on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/rickollie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Linktree<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I sat in the waiting room, I realized I only had pics of Doc, and I while I was lying on a hospital bed after various surgeries and procedures. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":91886495,"featured_media":12331,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"As I sat in the waiting room, I realized I only had pics of Doc, and I while I was lying on a hospital bed after various surgeries and procedures. 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