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Re: Driving with Health Issues
Shearwater, you are correct. It is an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and I am seeing a Vascular Surgeon. My "AAA" is not "normal" and cannot be fixed with a stent. Open-cut is the only choice in my case and even that comes with a lot of serious risks. Recent CAT scan shows it is now up to 5.9cm. The surgeon feels that if it should rupture there would be pain and I would have time to pull over, but I have heard from others that sometimes there is no pain, just passing out, so I choose to not drive the RV.422Views0likes0CommentsRe: Driving with Health Issues
Most insurance companies won't cover the open cut operation until it gets to 6.0 centimeters. Mine is not quite there yet, but even though the risk of rupture (followed by death) is quite low, I still do not want to take the chance in hurting anyone. Therefore the Motorhome stays in storage.422Views0likes0CommentsRe: Driving with Health Issues
Thanks to all who replied, but I guess I should have made one thing clear... I have ALREADY stopped driving the motorhome... and have not taken a trip since last summer. Thanks to those who informed me that the emergency brake would NOT lock up the wheels. (It was a truck service manager that told me it would) Fixing the aneurysm is a bit difficult in my case, but I still may take that risk...and until I do, the motorhome stays in storage. So, feel free to drive anywhere you want... because I will NOT be on the road with you!422Views0likes0CommentsDriving with Health Issues
I have been RV-ing for many years and now, at 79 years old, have a new health issue that could cause death at any moment. An Aneurysm in my stomach could burst and cause me to pass out and die within 20 minutes. I can accept this, but I don't want my death to cause injury or death to others if this should happen while I am driving my Motorhome. My girlfriend is a tiny lady and afraid to learn to drive the RV. So if we are to continue traveling we need to find another way. Has anyone heard of an emergency device that would allow the passenger in a 42' Class A coach to take control in an emergency situation and steer the coach safely to a stop? Pulling the air brake knob at 65mph is not the answer as it would lock-up the brakes on all wheels and cause the motorhome to skid out of control and perhaps smashing into nearby people and/or vehicles. Any ideas would be welcome, thanks... Larry6.9KViews0likes27Comments
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