When I was going through chemo for cancer, I used my website to write about my journey, good and bad. It helped to just bang away on the keyboard and type whatever came to my foggy brain.
Such is the case today!
Earlier this week, I was in the hospital for two days for two different heart procedures: a heart cath & stent, and a TCC.
My cardiologist performed the first procedure, and another doctor performed the second. I survived both but the after-effects have been awful.
Why?
I didn’t sleep for nearly 36 hours between #1 and #2. Nothing I was given during my overnight stay put me to sleep. Nothing!
By the time I was wheeled in for the TCC (a procedure that took a picture of the back side of my heart), I was ready to be knocked out.
Oh, by the way, I had an allergic reaction to the injection that I was given prior to the heart cath. That was not fun!
Finally, I was sent home with an additional prescription for another blood thinner to be added to the 14 pills that I’m already taking. This new blood thinner has been a disaster.
Why?
It makes everything taste like metal. No joke. This reminds me of my chemo days when I had the same reaction to the poison they injected through a port embedded in my chest.
But wait, there is more!
I cut my hand. I didn’t just cut it, I sliced it across the top and as of today (day 4) it has finally stopped bleeding.
What did the cardio doc’s office tell me to do? Go to the ER or an urgent care center.
That wasn’t going to happen. I can’t run there each time I cut myself. They might as well wrap me up like a mummy!
So much for now. ~CE