If all goes well the
surgery will take about 3 1/2 hours.
That's ok, I have 3 1/2 hours that I don't mind using for this purpose.
But really, I can think of about a bazillion other things I'd rather be doing
than having my sternum sawed in half and cracked open. That, my friends, has a high level of
suckitude. But wait, there's more. I could potentially be under anesthesia for a
total of six or more hours because prior to the surgeon making his grand
entrance, I'll need to be chilled down to about 82 degrees while they hook me up
to a heart-lung machine. In some rare
cases, not mine I hope, the brain is completely unhooked for a short time. I draw the line right there. If you suspect I'm squeamish about having my
brain messed with, you got it. So you
see the preparation can add another couple of hours and then when it's over
they have to warm me back up and I have no idea how long that could take,
although I do like to think of myself as a pretty hot mama, so maybe it won't
take so long after all.
Meds: Last day for Pradaxa (blood thinner)
