The Adventure began one September morning during a stress test at the insistence of my Cardiovascular Doctor. A test I was barely able to finished, even though I thought I was in the best of shape for age 62. The Doc said to get a catheterization- we need to shoot some goo into your heart to see whats up.
So while recovering from having a long rod stuck up through my groin and into my heart, the Cath Doc says, "blah, blah, blah, Critical, blah, blah blah- urgent blah, blah blah"- I was still coming out of the anesthesia, but my wife Leigh got the picture and after I pealed her of the ceiling we started down the path that leads me to heart surgery two weeks later at one of the best Hospitals in the world with fantastic Doctors and wonderful Nurses and great food, well maybe not great food. As it turns out my heart is great, but the pipes needed replacement parts. I needed a double bypass according to my Doctor. 90% blockage.... A great adventure huh? It was interesting, two weeks before this, no sighs, no symptoms.
The surgery was a success. It was supposed to be a double by pass but turned into a triple by pass (buy two get one free).
So Now I'm in recovery and looking at six plus week of no fun. Yes, every day I'm getting better. I'm now up to 20 minutes walks around the neighborhood. I think the stairs between the basement and second floors have actually help speed up my recovery. Leigh chauffeurs me anywhere I need to go. And that's a blessing, I can't drive for another six weeks. But like a colleague of mine who also went through heart surgery said, each day I can do a little more. I want to thank you all for you thoughts and prayers over these passed few weeks as I merger from the dark side of the moon. With out your support, I think would not be as far along as I am.
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