Doc. appt Follow-up #2

Thursday's appointment went well. We had to be at B.I. for an echo cardiogram at 10am. The tech, assured me she wanted to get "the best pictures possible", which really meant beating me up while she complained about how physically demanding her job is. Does she realize her physical demands of pushing down on an ultra sound probe is separating my ribs so that she can see my heart only a few weeks after my breast bone has been split and I'm no longer taking pain medicine? Listening to her complain wasn't making this process any easier.

After the echo we made our way to the opposite side of East campus to meet with Dr. K (the surgeon) yes, the girl that is on oxygen and is having trouble breathing, lets send her from one side of East to the other. The appointment with Dr. K was fast (thank goodness!). He looked at the incision, and asked a few questions. John and I asked a few questions of our own which resulted in the positives of the day... I can sit in the front seat of the car again! and I no longer have to take iron or folic acid. As for the difficulty breathing we're just going to "assume that it's going to get better", I should still use the oxygen as needed and unless the fevers go over 101 he's not too worried. So once again it's a wait and see game; if things get a lot worse for me I have to call and go in to be seen.

Instead of going back for another visit in 2 weeks, I will have a phone appointment to check in with him. My next on site appointment will hopefully not be for a month.

Woes 2

I have stopped taking the pain medicine, which seems to have stopped the vomiting.
I take Tylenol every 8 hours which takes the edge off of the pain but doesn't give me the ease the pain meds did. The constant pain makes it difficult to take deep breaths, which might be why my breathing has gotten a bit worse instead of better. The Tylenol keeps the fevers at bay, so luckily my temp hasn't crept up to 99.0 in the past 2 days. I still feel like crap, I'm not sure why, it's not a nauseous feeling, it's just a "I feel like crap all the time" feeling. Because of this feeling my days have consisted of sleeping and watching tv, but nothing productive whatsoever.

We decided that it would be a good idea yesterday to take a short ride, get out of the house and get some fresh air for a little bit. Our short ride to the store was awful, painful and took a whole lot out of me.

I have a doctor appointment on Thursday. I'm just hoping that things work themselves out quickly.

PS: I'm sorry for all of the complaining, I was asked to update and that is my status for now.

Recovery Woes

The past few days have consisted of: low grade fevers, decreased breathing, nausea/vomiting, lethargy (I can't sleep enough), I'm still using oxygen and sleeping at a pretty high incline....

These are things that aren't supposed to pop-up at this stage of the recovery game. I'm hesitant to call the doctors because I don't want to end up admitted, but I might not have a choice. I guess we'll see what tomorrow brings.