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homh's journal
No more plavix
- By homh · Posted October 9, 2009
- 3 replies
- Today I called my Cardiology Nurse Practitioner concerning my prescription for plavix. I was on my last refill and asked about having my prescription renewed. She talked to my cardiac doctor and said ...
Surgery + 62 days
- By homh · Posted September 14, 2009
- 3 replies
- It was on 14 July that I had my bypass operation, it seems a lot has happened since then. I feel well, no major problems. My scar and chest area is still a little tender but other than that I feel normal ...
Surgery + 1 month
- By homh · Posted August 11, 2009
- 5 replies
- The 14th of August (Friday) will mark 30 days since my heart bypass surgery. CELEBRATION! Balloons + confetti + call in the clowns. :) I had an appointment scheduled on Friday with the Cardiothoric Clinic ...
Doctor Appt Mon 3 Aug
- By homh · Posted August 1, 2009
- 9 replies
- This Monday I have an appointment with my primary care doctor, my first doctor appointment since my surgery. She is a new doctor for me. Im trying to put together my complaints and concerns. My BP seems ...
Bored
- By homh · Posted July 30, 2009
- 4 replies
- Its been 16 days since my bypass surgery and everything seems to be coming along, not a lot of problems. Except I am bored. I am tired of watching TV all day and sitting in my easy chair is tiresome ...
SURGERY + DAY 5
- By homh · Posted July 19, 2009
- 8 replies
- Out of the hospital and back with the living. Everyone told me that it went very well and i feel good. Its a lot nicer being back home. A little tenderness along the incesssion and a little tired but ...
Surgery tomorrow!
- By homh · Posted July 13, 2009
- 9 replies
- Been waiting for this date for the past two months, lots of tests and preparations and mostly waiting. The last few hours are going fast. I will try to go to bed early to get some rest, though I dont ...
Pre-Op testing
- By homh · Posted July 6, 2009
- 4 replies
- I had my day of pre-op tests today. Arrived at the hospital at 10 a.m. and went to the lab on the first floor to have blood drawn and give them a urine sample. Then up to the Cardiovascular Clinic on ...
Was given my surgery date
- By homh · Posted June 15, 2009
- 6 replies
- I hadn't heard when my surgery was scheduled so today I contacted a Nurse Practioner in Cardiology and left a voice message asking if she knew when my next appointment would be. About a half hour later ...
Still waiting
- By homh · Posted June 12, 2009
- 10 replies
- I am still waiting for my next step to find out when my surgery date will be. May 15 was when I was told that I would need surgery. On the 23rd I talked to a Nurse Practioner from cardiology and she told ...
Interesting day at the Hospital
- By homh · Posted June 4, 2009
- 2 replies
- Today turned into an interesting and rather stimulating day. My doctor wanted a Cardiac CT Scan done on my heart. So all-innocent like, I check in with Radiology today. The previous day I had gotten a ...
My sister
- By homh · Posted June 4, 2009
- 3 replies
- Tomorrow I go in for a Cardiac CT scan. Maybe I will write about it tomorrow night. Reading about the procedure its stated that there is a small chance that it could cause a cancer to develop, which made ...
Pre Surgery
- By homh · Posted May 24, 2009
- 3 replies
- Here I am, waiting to have a Heart bypass done. Im schedule to do it in about two weeks. I was feeling pretty good, only experiencing a dull ache in my left hand and arm when exercising or going on an ...