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Ahhhhh, welcome to our world! There is no modesty, only probabilities. You get an angioplasty and stent and avoid an open operation. You get to lie on your back and dream of how the male species is supposed to pee supine???
The glue and tape become the enemy and the poor souls that are taking "care" of you are not g-ds, but warlocks and demons with only the underworld to answer to. You are lost in a new episode of the 'twilight zone' except without medication it appears really real....and it is. It's not what you see on TV/cable or hear about but it sets you up to experience a new reality show called you and the marvels of modern health care.........
Step back in time, you would have been admitted for a week to 10 days for the open procedure, shaved head to toe, catheter in your bladder, nose and throat.....ah, the good old days........
Glad all went well and no complications....stay on your aspirin, and if they put you on plavix, do not bump your head!!
Next time listen to your doctor, or mother, eat an apple a day , get your exercise, don't eat thinks that are bad for you,,,,,,,and hope to hell you inherited great genes or you're screwed anyway.
ss
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'Revel in action, translate perceptions into instant judgements, and these into actions that are irrevocable, monumentous and dreadful - all this with lightning speed, in conditions of great stress and in an environment of high tension:what is expected of "us" is the impossible, yet we deliver just that.
(adapted from: Sherwin B. Nuland, MD, surgeon and author: The Wisdom of the Body, 1997 )
Education is the anti-ignorance we all need to better treat our patients. ss, 2008.
The blade is so sharp that the incision is perfect. They don't realize they've been cut until they're out of the fight: A Surgeon Warrior. I use a knife to defend life and to save it. ss (aka traumadoc)
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