KC-Steve
Member
Hello all! My story is somewhat unusual compared to what I read on pre-surgery...
I am home...feeling rough, depending how well I might sleep or lay in bed.
I am told the surgery went well. The surgery was scheduled at 8:30 a.m on Fri. March 6th.. I do remember having a meal that night, but do not remember the visitors that evening nor any events that day. Dr. Borkon was unable to repair my mitral valve and installed a metal valve along with a single bypass on a secondary artery close to the heart. The donor vein was found i the chest cavity as well.
I spent two days in ICU because my blood pressure was too low to move me. After changing meds, the pressure came up, Sat. night, the attending nurse (who was wonderful) asked if I needed anything for pain, and for sleep. Normally I would decline, but I was in pain, and could use the sleep...there was were three IV ports in me, and they were used for some morphine and a sleep injection......
I woke up dillusional, after approx. 12 hours of sleep. I didn't know where I was, who was taking care of me, and what day or time it was. After about an hour, everything came around and later, on Sun. evening, I was moved to a regular room.
At some point, the Dr.'s started warfarin, trying to get my IR to 2.5-3.5 and that is most of the story now...once again, all they could increase it to is 1.4 for 3 straight days...needless to say, I am now upset. Asking them to release me so that I can rest in own bed, they did not want to do that....so I bargained for 2 more days, and that was it...also asking for a visiting nurse to come to my home while they continued their upping the dosage.
Friday, I checked out, with a IR level at 2.3...still not where it's supposed to be...after checks to another nearby St. Luke's hosp. on Sat. and Sun. my IR had stabilized at 2.2. Sunday even. I started 5 mg. dosage hopefully wanting to see what that will do.
I have not heard from the Dr.'s since Sat. evening. So tomorrow, I will call and see what's going to happpen from there....
Dyna....It sounds like you have had a tough time of it. I know what you speak of, with the pain isssues...
...hang in there, my friend!
Steve
I am home...feeling rough, depending how well I might sleep or lay in bed.
I am told the surgery went well. The surgery was scheduled at 8:30 a.m on Fri. March 6th.. I do remember having a meal that night, but do not remember the visitors that evening nor any events that day. Dr. Borkon was unable to repair my mitral valve and installed a metal valve along with a single bypass on a secondary artery close to the heart. The donor vein was found i the chest cavity as well.
I spent two days in ICU because my blood pressure was too low to move me. After changing meds, the pressure came up, Sat. night, the attending nurse (who was wonderful) asked if I needed anything for pain, and for sleep. Normally I would decline, but I was in pain, and could use the sleep...there was were three IV ports in me, and they were used for some morphine and a sleep injection......
I woke up dillusional, after approx. 12 hours of sleep. I didn't know where I was, who was taking care of me, and what day or time it was. After about an hour, everything came around and later, on Sun. evening, I was moved to a regular room.
At some point, the Dr.'s started warfarin, trying to get my IR to 2.5-3.5 and that is most of the story now...once again, all they could increase it to is 1.4 for 3 straight days...needless to say, I am now upset. Asking them to release me so that I can rest in own bed, they did not want to do that....so I bargained for 2 more days, and that was it...also asking for a visiting nurse to come to my home while they continued their upping the dosage.
Friday, I checked out, with a IR level at 2.3...still not where it's supposed to be...after checks to another nearby St. Luke's hosp. on Sat. and Sun. my IR had stabilized at 2.2. Sunday even. I started 5 mg. dosage hopefully wanting to see what that will do.
I have not heard from the Dr.'s since Sat. evening. So tomorrow, I will call and see what's going to happpen from there....
Dyna....It sounds like you have had a tough time of it. I know what you speak of, with the pain isssues...
...hang in there, my friend!Steve
