susiesknight
Active member
Dear VR friends,
What a journey!!! I had my AVR and anueryism surgery on March 11th and was able to make it to the CICU pretty fast. However, once there I realized how much more alert I was and tried to rest but couldn't amist all the beeping, excessively loud talking by nurses, etc. It was most unpleasant because I wanted quiet and to sleep. I was "stuck" there for a full day, not allowed to call my husband (he could only see me at 3 specific times times) but the problem was lack of a room to send me to but finally left at 5pm...the nurse said I had post surgery psychosis. I'd like to restrain her in a room full of loud abrasive noises, no rooms just lots of people everywhere hooked up and out of it. Finally made it to my rather large room, had full size couch/bed for my caregiver plus frig, microwave, easy chair, and 2 tv's for both sides of the room. Thereafter for the next 5 days I averaged being woke up 6-9 times a night and so got maybe 5 hours of sleep for the entire week!. Had PVC's so was treated and wanted something to help with elimination . Discharged on 3/16, drove home in 6 hours and went into A-fib around 11:00 that night. Stayed in local emergency facility for 6 hours and dismissed on 3/17. That afternoon I found out due to the painkiller, I was totally impacted. Let me tell you, I would rather raise 20 hellon teenagers for 20 years than to endure the removal of ??? pounds fecal! Anyway, made it through that but went back into a serious A-fib that rehospitalized me that same day on total bedrest(had been walking 4x a day at UAB) until 3/20 when I finally got word I was ok. I chose the bioprosthetic valve to avoid meds but am now on lovinox shots and 5 mg coumadin to make sure I don't have clots from the A-Fib. Also take lasix,potassium, and Betapace. My doc has tried to assure me that I won't be on the "thinners" forever. Needless to say it's been an unforseen journey, but GOd met my family and I at every step He's so faithful. RIght now I do feel a little depressed but hope it is just from not getting any sleep for so long until I got home Friday night.My grown children(4) have really pitched in with everything because my husband has gone back to work. Thank you all for your prayers and sincere thoughts. My cousin who was operated in Dec. 08 had the A-Fib 2x and also had this thinner routine.
Medtronic 21mm Freestyle Aortic valve
Hemashield platinum wooven double velour vascular graft for Aortic Root
Repair
UAB 3/11/09 Dr David McGiffin
What a journey!!! I had my AVR and anueryism surgery on March 11th and was able to make it to the CICU pretty fast. However, once there I realized how much more alert I was and tried to rest but couldn't amist all the beeping, excessively loud talking by nurses, etc. It was most unpleasant because I wanted quiet and to sleep. I was "stuck" there for a full day, not allowed to call my husband (he could only see me at 3 specific times times) but the problem was lack of a room to send me to but finally left at 5pm...the nurse said I had post surgery psychosis. I'd like to restrain her in a room full of loud abrasive noises, no rooms just lots of people everywhere hooked up and out of it. Finally made it to my rather large room, had full size couch/bed for my caregiver plus frig, microwave, easy chair, and 2 tv's for both sides of the room. Thereafter for the next 5 days I averaged being woke up 6-9 times a night and so got maybe 5 hours of sleep for the entire week!. Had PVC's so was treated and wanted something to help with elimination . Discharged on 3/16, drove home in 6 hours and went into A-fib around 11:00 that night. Stayed in local emergency facility for 6 hours and dismissed on 3/17. That afternoon I found out due to the painkiller, I was totally impacted. Let me tell you, I would rather raise 20 hellon teenagers for 20 years than to endure the removal of ??? pounds fecal! Anyway, made it through that but went back into a serious A-fib that rehospitalized me that same day on total bedrest(had been walking 4x a day at UAB) until 3/20 when I finally got word I was ok. I chose the bioprosthetic valve to avoid meds but am now on lovinox shots and 5 mg coumadin to make sure I don't have clots from the A-Fib. Also take lasix,potassium, and Betapace. My doc has tried to assure me that I won't be on the "thinners" forever. Needless to say it's been an unforseen journey, but GOd met my family and I at every step He's so faithful. RIght now I do feel a little depressed but hope it is just from not getting any sleep for so long until I got home Friday night.My grown children(4) have really pitched in with everything because my husband has gone back to work. Thank you all for your prayers and sincere thoughts. My cousin who was operated in Dec. 08 had the A-Fib 2x and also had this thinner routine.
Medtronic 21mm Freestyle Aortic valve
Hemashield platinum wooven double velour vascular graft for Aortic Root
Repair
UAB 3/11/09 Dr David McGiffin
