Back Home from the Hospital...

I got back from the hospital yesterday and able to sit and write a little today.

So, I am doing better, but today, I am really hurting in the spots they cut open and put in the stent through. Until now, they didn’t bother me at all. The major pain was from the catheter. When I woke up after the operation, I was screaming from it and after they couldn’t get it to stop hurting, they finally took it out. But, 'it' was still killing me. The worst part of the whole hospital stay was they said that if I couldn’t pea within 12 hours, they would have to put another one back in. So, for the next 10 hours or so, that is all I could think about. I told them I would have to be put out or tied down, or both, before that would happen again. Every time I tried, it felt like red hot liquid metal or something. Its getting better now, but that was the worst part of the whole ordeal - by far.

In second place was all of my 'attachments' - I had 4 IVs, all the heart monitoring patches and wires, blood pressure cuff, blood sugar clamp, and various other things that were on me from all sides Any time I moved or tried to do anything, something would get hung up and would cause the monitor to start screaming. Those nurses really need some cable management training. The problem was mostly caused by my attempts to stand up to fend off the dreaded catheter deadline...

They kept coming in every few minutes and checking my pulse in my ankles. I guess to be sure that the little pants stent hadn't come apart and was blocking the blood from getting circulated around as it should. That, and my blood pressure monitor on my arm going off every 10 minutes with extreme pressure. So, I didn't hardly get sleep at all while in the hospital.

I guess before the stents, they had to cut you open and do blood bypasses and it was a very bad, 2 week hospital ordeal that usually included a heart attack and/or stroke somewhere in the operation or recovery period.

The doctor said it all went great and he was quite happy about it all - a little too happy for my tastes... Sort of like "Wow, it really worked!" sort of happy...

So, Pam came and picked me up yesterday morning and I stayed in bed most of the day and night. The actual operation cut areas had not really been an issue until today. Now, the area is all swollen up and quite sore, but that is to be expected, I guess, since I don't have the joy of the great pain meds that they have in the hospital.

Pam is staying home to take care of me. I got up before she did or I would probably not be sitting here writing to you all. She is taking great care of me as she always has.

Anyway, all is well but I have this weird question to ask the doctor when I see him. I was looking around and saw these characters on my feet as you can see below.




I have no idea what they are or where they came from or what their purpose could be...

But, all is well, or at least getting better. I am not suppose to do yoga for a week or more, so I am missing it.

Anyway, I will have more to say in a day or two, but all is well with me and I am sure glad to be out of the hospital. Even with all their good drugs, its not fun to be in the hospital at all, even here in DaHo...