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zip zap out with the bad in with the good
discusdad
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6:30am i checked in with the cardiac surgery unit service desk. by the time all the paperwork was completed and i was fully prepped, i then was wheeled into the surgery unit by 7:43 am 10:30am i am recovering, enjoying a late breakfast and getting all the wound care instructions. 11am i am heading home.
i am the proud recipient of a brand spanking new pacemaker with 10 year battery. surgeons first rigged up a temporary PM to work while the old one was removed and new on implanted. then the temp was removed, and i was finished up.
easy peasy no problems other than a little soreness where the old and new were swapped. no painkillers needed, only some serious antibiotics in the IV.
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Dang!!! Amazing what they can do. This isn't tonsil we're talking here. This is the ticker itself, some serious stuff. Glad you're fixed up and back home. Stay well.
Modern medicine never ceases to amaze me! Glad everything went well for you.
Great news discusdad. As montanajoe said, it's amazing what the docs can do now. Whenever I start to complain about how I am doing I read a post like this and shut up.
best thing is i got the hindu extended warranty folks to pay for it. were they ever surprised!
Glad you are well . I'm facing bypass surgery one day soon. Doc said it is coming. Scared to death. Hope it is this easy. Oakie.
Glad to hear everything went like clockwork. Now get back at it!
Man, with your zip zap title though I had some flashbacks.........
Got to have a redo on mine first of next year.
On my 2nd one now.
Good to hear it went well for you.....
Hi Oakie, I had 5 bypasses several years ago. If you are in reasonable shape you shouldn't have any issues. I felt fine before the surgery, and the only issue I had was they didn't tell me there was going to be a breathing tube down my gullet. When I woke up I wanted that thing gone NOW. I broke the restraint on my right arm and tried to pull that tube out myself. Enough of them held me down that I couldn't accomplish my mission. Later that day they had me up and walking, and I felt very little discomfort. The most important thing to remember is to always have your heart-shaped pillow with you at all times. They will tell you why.
Good luck, Joe