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[pennyJo1960]

Mountain lion?!!

Rocky Mom was pure siamese this is a 22lb cat he is huge but loves his Dog

 

[chickadoodles]

I know what they're using. They use more of a dry packing, and a tube with low suction to remove any drainage fluid.

That sounds like what she tried to describe. lol

I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around that, Chicka. Of course thoracic surgery is changing by leaps and bounds so I'd have to do some reading up on it.

Are they doing an invasive procedure? Meaning are they going to be cutting through your sternum? Or are they accessing through an artery through your groin?

You will be talking to your anesthesiologist before the procedures also. Make a list of questions for them and for the surgeon when you talk to him again. Do you have access to the surgeons nurse? If you do, call her. Trust me, she won't mind talking to you and answering your questions. It's part of her job and no, there are no silly questions.

I had my gall bladder and appendix out in 1986. I know all about the pillow stuff. Yeah, right. They talked it up in nurses training. Ain't worth carp. It hurts when you cough and the pillow just gives you something to hang onto until the burning agony eases up enough that you can breathe and stop crying.

Plus they will have pain meds on board. Possibly an IV with a trigger morphine drip for you to use?

Make a list of anything and everything that you can think of to ask them and keep it with you. This is your body, and your right to know.

They will cut through my sternum. But the Dr said I will be up and in a chair with in 24 to 48 hrs. And moved into a private room. That sounds nice! I guess they use wire to keep the bones together while they heal. And they say if you click it should go away.
Ya she gave me the number to call so I can ask any questions I can think of. lol
I called today to try to get an address so my son could have it. But they have so many buildings and they all have their own address. So I have to wait to see where they put me.
But I did give him the name of the hospital and the phone number. lol

 

[chickadoodles]

That's great, the neighbor can pay for the upgraded bandwidth


Of COURSE! Very considerate of him to want to fix it permanently with that new tractor.


Excellent news! And really accommodating with regard to visitation. I'm surprised they will even let him in the hospital let alone your room.


I think so to.

 

[chickadoodles]

Clue I put a comforter over the recliner and got 2 hours of sleep! YAY
That's the most I have got at one time in months!
Thank you so much for the idea!

 

[getaclue]

chicka, I'm glad you got some sleep.

 

[microchick]

Good Job Chicka! Yeah, I knew they wired the sternum back together. The state of the art when it comes to thoracic surgery is surging ahead. I remember the cardiac specialist telling me that when the time came that I needed a mitral valve replaced, it would be a 3 day hospitalization. Darned close to that now.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Clue I put a comforter over the recliner and got 2 hours of sleep! YAY
That's the most I have got at one time in months!
Thank you so much for the idea!

You're welcome, glad it helped.

 

[sourland]

Good morning, OF.

 

[cheepteach]

HAPPY DAY! going to run some errands--propane tank for grill went out last night

 

[getaclue]

cheep, I always kept a full spare tank. Whenever I ran out of gas, it was always in the middle of cooking something. Never failed. After a few times of that, I got the spare tank, so I could just swap it out quickly, and finish cooking. It sure beat having to drag all the food back into the house, to finish cooking it.