Angioplasti

Well the day started at 4:17 am, I got up, took my meds and a breathing treatment then took Annwn out for a morning walk. 5:00 am  we headed out the door for Union Hospital in Terre Haute. I checked in at 6 am then was taken a speedy trip through the maze  in  a wheelchair to Coronary section where I was prepped. I laid there for about an hour and a half before being wheeled to the operating room. The Doc was pretty much on time at 8 am and I laid there on that uncomfortable table long enough that my tail bone felt like it was strategically placed on a bolder. After an hour of working on me the Doc finally announced that they were done. Then he told me that he has gotten the 95% blockage opened and the stint put in but that he could not get the 100% block opened. He said it was like hitting a concrete wall. So the treatment will have to be blood thinners and cholesterol meds. Then he vanished while post Op team moved in and got me mobile and back on the bed laying flat again. I laid in the recovery room for a short while then was taken up to a room on the 3rd floor, where AI had to lay flat for another 2 hours. Now I have always had  a problem with laying flat. If I lay too flat I get a sick headache and nauseous. I have always been that way, so it was quite an ordeal for me. During the whole thing except in the Op room and recovery, my wife was at my side. Finally about 12:30 pm she had to leave and go take care of our Furkid, Annwn who was himself quite worried about me. Annwn, my service dog is basically my shadow, we are hardly ever apart. About 12:30 pm they removed the tube from my leg, while the nurse held hand pressure on the wound for 20 minutes. Then I had to lay flat for another two hours, staring at the ceiling or out the window. The BP monitor squeezing my arm every 10-15 minutes and the nurse running in to check on me every 15 min prevented me from dozing off. then finally I was able to sit up and my wife returned with my comp and glasses so I could see to read. While I laid there another 7 hours. My tailbone had been screaming at me for several hours and my back felt like one huge knot by the time I was finally unhooked from the assortment of wires and tubes and allowed to get out of bed, of course with quite a draft going on in the back. The Nurse had to stretch to reach the top ties then she tied off the bottom, and holding the back end closed, took me for a stroll around the wing. Since I did not fall on my face or spring a leak I was pretty much turned loose to be on my own. I stood up just enjoying the feeling for at least 20 minutes and watched TV. Then puttered around a bit in the room and sat in a chair, to watch some TV reruns and do one last facebook update. Sitting here doing this blog entry and watching the news the gown is getting where it is not quite enough to ward off the chill. I know the bed would be warmer  with the pile of blankets but I look at it in dread though I know that sooner or later I will have to bite the bullet and crawl in there to sleep. But right now I am just not sleepy. The nurse said that when I go to bed she needs to check me again. Then hopefully I can sleep through the long night and be able to go home in the morning.