Yes, thermal regulation goes a bit spakko after a massive trauma. It takes a while. Just make sure that you're comfortable.
I've been sweating a lot at night. I think it might be from the tylonal though.
Yes, I had a lot of trouble with not being too cold or too warm.
Really it's anytime I sleep. Even if I take a nap.
Okay they sent me home pretty early mostly because I've had no problems being mobile. Walkings been good. Even took a walk around my block this morning. But I'll keep monitoring my vitals just in case. I'm sure the 7 new meds they gave me don't help my body be less confused
Welcome home!
wow, that was a short time, OHS on Friday and home less than 5 days later.
I'm just updating this (may not have been obviously) autoincorrect error for Tommyboy
Yeah definitely will do. Honestly it's crazy that although I'm sore. My heart itself feels better than it did last week. Doesn't feel like it's freaking out all the time now.
Luckily my experience was pretty good. Hospitals and medical staff are very hot or miss here though. Luckily my inr was 2.5 when I left and I have a home nurse coming twice a week to measure it. And as far as getting out in 3/4 days they asked if I felt comfortable to go home. If not I could stay longer. But I was pretty bored and felt great.
Normal after surgery to be cold, the body has been through trauma of surgery. Give a few days and your body will be feeling better.
I think it varies hospital by hospital. I think that the major hospitals in CA generally have a good reputation. At UCLA I was not rushed out at all. After 5 days, they gave me the choice whether to stay or leave. I had afib in ER, which came back briefly in the step down unit. On day 5, Saturday, I was feeling good and had been in regular sinus rhythm for 24 hours. They said that I could go home if I wanted or if I wanted I could wait until it had been 48+ hours with no sign of afib. I opted to stay. Even though the afib was well controlled with meds, if I had another episode I wanted to be in the hospital. Sunday afternoon is not the best time to check out, as they are short on case workers, so it ended up being a Monday check out- 7 days after being admitted.
Similar to what Chuck C described, the Mayo Clinic handled my release very well. BEFORE surgery I was told the various criteria for release, which included my INR being in range Also I had to be mobile, have adequate balance, have no Afib for some number of days, have a stable pulse, etc.
As another data point, I wasn't rushed at Kaiser Santa Clara either. The support staff was excellent. Both occupational therapists and the PT expert had to clear me before the discharge. At the end they seem to be just waiting for my weight to get back to normal. Until the attending learned about the lung volume with the spirometer exercise. That (maybe) tipped the scale.
