Pie-Shaped Room Revisited
On Monday, March 19, when I went to SC for my follow-up visit with the cardiothoracic surgeon, little did I know I wouldn't be coming home. He sent me immediately and directly to Spartanburg Regional Hospital where I had been just two weeks before. The first two days were spent in the Intensive Care Unit where they inserted a port in my lower back and drained a quart of fluid and blood that had built up around my right lung and was restricting its expansion. No wonder I was so short of breath. I spend two additional days in the heart care unit of the hospital where I had been before. The relief was almost immediate and I'm feeling much better overall. Now I feel I'll have a better shot at a successful recovery. My rebuilt heart is working beautifully, I just have to bring my pathetic 113 lb skeletal body up to speed.
Meds: Coumadin, Multaq, Bupropion, aspirin 81mg, Namenda, Metroprolol,
Zantac, multivitamin, vitamin D, I-Caps
1 comment:
Glad to hear the parts are working. Good that you went to the hospital and got an oil change, can't imagine what a relief it must have been to have that much pressure released. Talk about taking a deep breath. Good on you PW.
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