Talk about an eiry feeling. I had my pre-op today and I had a major case of deja vu. Same nurse, same physician assistant, same anesthesiologist, same routine. At first they said I had to be there at 5:30AM tomorrow 
, but then they changed it to 9AM because my surgeon has a case that came up for early tomorrow. I have to do the hibiclens routine again and I will lose my chest hair...again. I will be under general anesthesia (i.e. tubed again), and they may do a TEE to check things out while they have the opportunity (have been having a few symptoms I haven't felt like discussing here). The physician assistant was very informative and was able to locate one of the wires in the location where I usually have pain. He also explained that the wire might actually be poking my "costals" which may be why I seem to have the double whammy of constant dull pain and then more instense pain when I become more active. He said they will decide on how many of the wires they will remove once they get in there, but since all of my pain is at the top of the sternum they will probably only remove the top 2 wires. Since I'm only 6 1/2 months post-op and my MRI in late July showed no marrow crossing the sternotomy line yet, they will want to leave as many wires in place as possible to keep the sternum stable and reduce the chance of sternal dehiscence down the road. Well...I'm just waiting around for my happy juice now...couldn't talk them into starting it early.
, but then they changed it to 9AM because my surgeon has a case that came up for early tomorrow. I have to do the hibiclens routine again and I will lose my chest hair...again. I will be under general anesthesia (i.e. tubed again), and they may do a TEE to check things out while they have the opportunity (have been having a few symptoms I haven't felt like discussing here). The physician assistant was very informative and was able to locate one of the wires in the location where I usually have pain. He also explained that the wire might actually be poking my "costals" which may be why I seem to have the double whammy of constant dull pain and then more instense pain when I become more active. He said they will decide on how many of the wires they will remove once they get in there, but since all of my pain is at the top of the sternum they will probably only remove the top 2 wires. Since I'm only 6 1/2 months post-op and my MRI in late July showed no marrow crossing the sternotomy line yet, they will want to leave as many wires in place as possible to keep the sternum stable and reduce the chance of sternal dehiscence down the road. Well...I'm just waiting around for my happy juice now...couldn't talk them into starting it early. 
