I’m here bright and early for my cardiac ablation procedure. It’s freezing in the lobby. Due to my insomnia, I didn’t sleep at all last night so I’m really tired right now. Maybe I can get some sleep while under general anesthesia.
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Just checked in. All the forms and brochures say St. Joseph Health. They had some issues with my insurance (again). Hopefully they were able to flip Medicare to primary. Now I’m waiting for the Cath Lab to open at 6:00 am.
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I’m in the Cath Lab pre-op area. I’m in my gown and I had my chest and groin shaved. Even though it was an electric razor, it felt dull. The also had some issues trying to get an IV in but got it on the third try.
Wow… clusterf*ck. Doctor didn’t know about my heparin allergy so he was about to call off the procedure. Then he decided to take a gamble and just do right side of heart since thorasic surgeon usually does left side during bypass surgery. Right side atrial flutter ablation doesn’t need heparin.
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I guess it worked. It’s about 9:30 am and I’m back in the pre-op/post-op room. Heartbeat is sinus at ~60 bpm and he didn’t shock me. Hopefully this lasts longer than 5 days.
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I guess they used some heavy duty anesthesia since they keep telling me not to sit up. My back is killing me. It’s almost noon now and a nurse brought me some lunch. It’s basically a turkey sandwich and chicken noodle soup.
Ugh. They gave me a “cardio” lunch and it tastes terrible. That and my throat hurts from the intubation tube during surgery. Nurse came by to rush me so she can removey sutures, which means going home soon.
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Huh. No sutures found. Nurse was a bit puzzled. Anyways, going home in an hour hopefully.
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Life with chronic diseases 