OK BT, it's Tuesday, the Doctors should be back from their binge drinking spree, how the heck are you doing? Rancher
Well, today was a total bust.... Had a 3 hour AngioPlasti that mapped the Arteries in my leg, but the blockage was in a place that Balloning & Stints would not Work, So they had to go to PlanC... Bypass Surgery... but they needed at make a new Plan so 3 more hours in Recovery, then lunch @ 3:30 Pm... A new Ultrasound at 6Pm, and a X-Ray series at 6:45Pm so they can formulate a Surgery Plan for tomorrow... If that gets the job done then a few days to recover from that, and then I lose the Toes, and get on the Recovery...In not we will go to Plan Z...
Today is finally Surgery Day... for my Veins & Arteries... I go down at about 1Pm..., 4 Hours then 2 hours Recovery.. Then hopefully back to this bed...
I always request that unless it's absolutely necessary otherwise. I just tell them that it's their eyes that suffer and not mine.
Well, Surgery is cancelled for today... Things didn’t go well, today, for the Surgical Team, so they will try again tomorrow...
It was good talking to you today Bruce. You're in my prayers. I think we need to think about adding a SM Recovery and Rehab forum so we can all compare notes, shots, good phlebotomists vs bad phlebotomists, which hospitals serve the most palatable food and which ones have mattresses made out of lead. talk to you again soon
There's an old Gordon hiney plopped in a bed on a mattress that feels like it's made out of lead. The pillows are plump as if filled with steel wool and the sheets are as soft As the tail of a bull The johnny he wears to cover his jewels exposes his arse to the nurses, so cruel The phlebotomists all smile as they puncture his skin drawing enough blood to feed their vampire kin The questions are endless as they come from the staff; "have your moved your bowels yet today" they say with a laugh. And then there's the meals that come without salt hospital orders, not the chef's fault. Rest up, my friend, and soon you'll be well to make your escape from the living hospital hell.
Nothing happened, today.. Surgery is setup for mid-morning tomorrow, so expect to hear something by late afternoon, tomorrow...
Stopped in to see how you faired.. Well, will stop in again after they take the knife to ya.. Prayers will continue until you are safely away from the cleaver.
Hi Monkeys, Just got back to the Med/Surg floor, in a new room, after 6 hours of Surgery, and 18 hours of CCU Recovery.... AlaskaChick just got my Digital Comms set back up, so I can give you the latest.... I have a bypassed Right Leg Artery around the blockage, they found behind my knee, and the Blood-flow to my Right foot is Greatly improved, and actually better than in my uninjured Left Foot... So we are half way home, after a lot of false starts... Now, Plan A is, on Monday to close the open wound in my Right foot and then recover from that, for a Day or two, and FLY HOME.... So we are praying for Plan A...