I'm Baaaccckk! [Sorta] This pic is proof that I reminded my cardiac surgeon (a good guy & US Navy vet of the Korean War era) of my request 2 weeks ago NOT to take the veins for grafting my bypass out of my arms, but to READ MY FOREARM NOTE when I was unconscious (bird notwithstanding, really)! Now, I've been home since Monday, a full week after I had to drive myself to the hospital for my OWN bypass (Yellow Cab never showed up for the hour's drive & their office had no record of my reserving them 12 hours earlier!) Real recovery is just starting here with a Physical Therapist, & an RN doing home health visits 2-3 times each week. This is highly preferable to a rehab hospital right now, and allows me access to my 'puta & my half-nekkid friends!OK, I'll have to put the rest of this week's post-bypass chest pic in a new post! Check below: The tape covers dressings to absorb ooze from my chest drainage tubes inserted during the surgery for a couple days during ICU. After the holes heal over, I'll show you: 4 half-inch horizontal slits in a row; these rather thick tubes took up space that made deep breathing difficult & painful! Good thing I had the pain meds available then, but I run out in less than 40 hours (I definitely hope Dr. Campbell got the refill prescription faxed to the pharmacy in time to get it refilled this weekend!) I'll post the scar in the next post in a minute.
