BlrwestSiR Posted October 28, 2019 Posted October 28, 2019 Hi folks, So I met with the surgeon today and have been told I'll be joining the zipper chest club tomorrow morning. The triple bypass should be about 3 hours long and then off to recovery I go. Then it's 5-7 days here before discharge and home for another 6 weeks of recovery. Which means I should be as good as new in time for Christmas. I'll let you all know once I'm functional after the operation. See you all soon. Carl 6
CrankyCrafstman Posted October 29, 2019 Posted October 29, 2019 Hey Bir All my best, from a 6 year out liver transplant patient Ron G 5 1
Jeff Posted October 29, 2019 Posted October 29, 2019 All the very best Carl, my dad went thru this in his 70's never looked back..... said his chest clicked for a while though.... you will do fine and I will be thinking of you, hang in there bud, you will do just fine.....you will be chasing the cute.......................... oh maybe you won't if Mrs. Carl is there LOL!!! Take good care, and we will talk on 'the other side'...... best wishes.............. Jeff 3 1
BlrwestSiR Posted October 29, 2019 Author Posted October 29, 2019 Thanks guys! My dad had a triple bypass after his third heart attack and that was 22 years ago. He's still with us and doing fine. Off to bed for me so I'll update you all soon Carl 4
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted October 29, 2019 Administrators Posted October 29, 2019 You'll be in our thoughts and prayers, Carl. You’ll be on the mend and back to normal soon enough, so take it easy and do everything exactly as the medical team request. That way, you don’t have Nurse Ratched smack the side of your head too often. 3 1
Jackster Posted October 29, 2019 Posted October 29, 2019 Best wishes for a speedy recovery Carl Cheers Kev 3 1
FME erk Posted October 29, 2019 Posted October 29, 2019 Thinking of you as you go under and we will be waiting on the other side . . . all the best for a speedy recovery 4 1
HubertB Posted October 29, 2019 Posted October 29, 2019 Good to see you positive before .... and you have already some experience of what it's like after the op. So wishing you a speedy recovery, and great times when this cloud will have cleared your skies. Hubert 5 1
Ryan Posted October 29, 2019 Posted October 29, 2019 Hey Carl, I am a member of the zipper chest club! (stroke at 18 and 30 linked to a hole in the heart.) You don't realize how much you rely on the chest till it's healing. The worst for me was coughing and sneezing, the rest is well rest. Good luck to you man. 5 1
Anthony in NZ Posted October 29, 2019 Posted October 29, 2019 Were all thinking of you buddy....get well soon and we look forward to hearing from you when you are able to report back. But look after yourself first before worrying about us! Cheers Anthony 4 1
sluggo Posted October 29, 2019 Posted October 29, 2019 35 minutes ago, Ryan said: Hey Carl, I am a member of the zipper chest club! (stroke at 18 and 30 linked to a hole in the heart.) You don't realize how much you rely on the chest till it's healing. The worst for me was coughing and sneezing, the rest is well rest. Good luck to you man. Double zipper here. Best of luck to you. 5 1
Bomber_County Posted October 29, 2019 Posted October 29, 2019 Carl, wishing you a speedy recovery and hope all goes well tomorrow ( you’ve probably already been zippered by now) we are all routing for you. Remember though........ 7
GusMac Posted October 29, 2019 Posted October 29, 2019 All the best Carl, hope it all goes to plan. 5
Jeff Posted October 29, 2019 Posted October 29, 2019 Did you guys know the 'zipper' was invented here in Canada.................... Carl will be fine, we KNOW Zippers ! 4 1
DocRob Posted October 29, 2019 Posted October 29, 2019 All the best wishes Carl, we are with you with this one, It's your most important WIP and I'm sure you share other less important with us after your full recovery. Cheers Rob 4 1
harv Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 My friend , you got this. It will be just fine. Been through it twice. And for coughing and sneezing, you have a small pillow for that. And trust me, use it !. Talk to you soon ....harv 3 1
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted October 30, 2019 Administrators Posted October 30, 2019 3 hours ago, Ryan said: I have yet to see that movie. For as evil as she was, she was pretty darned cute. When she smiled. Which wasn’t often. 6
DocRob Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 7 hours ago, Clunkmeister said: For as evil as she was, she was pretty darned cute. That's a nurse to be scared off. If you hear the eek, eek, eek from her rubber soles on the linoleum, you know what fear is. For discussion purpose only Cheers Rob 4 1
BlrwestSiR Posted October 31, 2019 Author Posted October 31, 2019 A quick update guys. The operation went well. I'm on the road. to recovery still at the moment. The incision hurts like hell when I cough all I'm trying to do that at little as possible No nurse Ratchads thankfully. Just a bunch of Asian cuties. Talk soon and thanks for all the well wishes. Carl 10
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