Out of the waiting room

[Warrick]

All the best for your road to recovery!!
Very kind regards

 

[Agian]

Apparently I'm doing well.
Dull chest ache, but tolerable.

 

[Agian]

The Endone is nice.

 

[epstns]

Way to go, Agian! Welcome back, friend. It sounds like you found the smooth route to the other side of the mountain. May it long stay that way for you.

 

[ottagal]

Fantastic news, Agian!
You know the drill.
Best wishes for a smooth and bump free recovery.
One day at a time...

 

[Roxx]

Agian- congrats, I am jealous.

 

[Agian]

I'm due for my post-op echo tomorrow. Should I be anxious? What are they looking for?

 

[pellicle]

Hi

I'm due for my post-op echo tomorrow. Should I be anxious?

no and never ... being anxious changes nothing, brings nothin in a postive way and only ever succeeds in giving you negative feelings for the time in between you finding out all was well anyway

What are they looking for?

confirmation that its bedded in nicely and that there isn't vents of blood jetting out around where it should be stitched down and sealed

Be like Hillary Clinton ...

 

[Agian]

Yikes. How often does that happen?

 

[pellicle]

Very uncommonly

But they gotta look right.

Seriously, stop worrying, it'll take more years off your life than drinking

 

[Agian]

Home tomorrow.

Just saw the cardiodouche. For a guy who commenced me on Warfarin, he has no effen idea. I asked him what INR I should aim for and he looked at me blankly, muttering to himself 'I think they say 2 to 3.' It's always the delivery that counts.

If I didn't have you guys I'd be completely ignorant. This might sound like a really dumb question, but between 2-3 sounds right, doesn't it?

Hopefully, I get to see the surgeon before I leave.

Btw On-X aortic position.

 

[pellicle]

Home tomorrow..

happy for you

 

[Seaton]

Great news.
Best for the days ahead!

 

[Agian]

Thanks guys.

Ticks like a wind-up watch. No one else can hear it, though: 'tick, tick, feckin tick.'

 

[Agian]

PS 'tick, ya bastards'... LOL

 

[AZ Don]

Welcome to the other side. Glad it sounds like all went well. Enjoy the down time, before you know it you'll be fully recovered.

 

[Agian]

Thanks Don. I'm home now.

I'm now waiting for people to comment about the clicking, so I can confuse the crap out of them:
'Go loud, or go home (muthafukka)' Wouldn't that be funny?

 

[Agian]

INR 1.4 tonight. I'm taking 3mg warfarin.

Cardiogit suggested 2 tonight, tomorrow, 1mg Sunday. Check INR Monday.

 

[pellicle]

INR 1.4 tonight. I'm taking 3mg warfarin.

Cardiogit suggested 2 tonight, tomorrow, 1mg Sunday. Check INR Monday.

What were you taking before?
That advice seems to not be directing you towards 2 .5

I'd take 3 mg and again on Sunday, maybe 2 mg on Sunday, test again

 

[Agian]

I got up to an INR of 3.7 on 5mg. Then they stopped to take out the pacing lead. Went home today. They gave me 1 mg last night.

INR this morning was 1.6. Checked it at home this evening and it was 1.4.

I did indeed take 3mg