CABG update

[KaduFlyer]

How cool is this ?

Love the war wound!

Back home last night in the rain - my loving wife drove to the Royal Brompton and home to Bedfordshire in the pouring rain last night to get me home - a train journey would have been hell!

A night in my own bed, some proper sleep, a shave, haircut and shower and I’m as good as new (almost).

A long road to full recovery but I’m feeling very positive and hopeful that 2024 will be a wonderful year (until something comes along and fcuks it up 😀).

Spend most of this morning sorting out my new medication which is pretty substantial.

A couple of my friends have had a similar / same op (3xCABG) so I’ve got some good sounding boards to tap into.

All the very best to those with impending ops - they’re tough physically and mentally but once you’re done and home, the recovery really starts in ernest.

Sorry - this is a bit longer than imagined.

[BeKind28-]

Hello

That was quick

Well done I knew everything would be ok and so glad you are back home in your own bed again

All the best with your recovery x

[KaduFlyer in reply to BeKind28-]

Thank you x

[BeKind28- in reply to KaduFlyer]

x

[Snowdrops_17]

Oh man, that scar, gosh, hope it heals well 👍 Take it easy and no lifting, right ❓ not even your wife 😁🤣Anyway do wish you a good recovery KaduFlyer 👍🙋🏻‍♀️

[KaduFlyer in reply to Snowdrops_17]

Thank you x

[Snowdrops_17 in reply to KaduFlyer]

Well I know that my youngest brother was of work for a year or even 2 years! After a year I remember he did some religious education in a school! He couldn't do pastoring a church as that is very demanding and he still needed lots of rest and rehabilitation! He was only 50 years of age! It was quite frightening when I heard that my youngest brother suffered a heart attack as he lives in Germany and I was stuck in England!

It's mentally very stressful you know 🙆😳

[KaduFlyer in reply to Snowdrops_17]

Yep - I’m mentally strong but I’ll have my down days with out doubt but I plan by day using small goals to succeed and bigger goals to challenge myself - my most immediate goal is a coffee morning with my local Cardiac Friends group on 8th October - not much to it, just turn up, chat, drink coffee and have breakfast - that tomorrow would be a massive challenge but I’m confident of ticking the box in 2 and a bits weeks time - we’ll see 😎

[Snowdrops_17 in reply to KaduFlyer]

Yes your coffee and breakfast sounds nice 👍 you will do it KaduFlyer 👍😁 You will feel much better then right 🤔😁 🥰

[Tos92]

Lovely update! So glad it went well. Wishing you a speedy and healthy recovery.

All the best.

Tos

[Yumz199725]

Glad to hear your operation went well x

[Weetabixie]

Glad it was successful. Wishing you a speedy recovery 🙂🤞

[Hidden]

Bravo and get well soon Positivity is everything

What a great wife you have 🌞

[KaduFlyer in reply to Hidden]

That’s why I married her 28 years ago! 😀

[Heyjude31]

Be kind to yourself and take it day by day, Have a great recovery! Judi

[KaduFlyer in reply to Heyjude31]

👍 spot on

[Cee-Cee1]

That's a really neat war wound, Kadu. I'll bet your lovely wife was only too happy to get you home again, I'm sure she was incredibly worried while you were in hospital. It's good you have some chums who had the same op - you'll all have lots to talk about. All the very best for a great recovery. 👍🏻

[KaduFlyer in reply to Cee-Cee1]

Thank you - when we got home she burst into tears so I know she's been worried but also under immense pressure taking responsibly for driving me in the dreadful conditions over A roads no better than farm tracks for two and a half hours - if it had been the other way around roles would have been reversed - but we made it ok and have had a nice relaxing day - the drive home will be a distant memory in the not too distant future (hopefully).

[Cee-Cee1]

It must have been such a relief for her, Kadu - both managing a bl**dy awful drive and also for getting you home again to take care of. Once you're up and about again, hopefully in the very near future, I think she thoroughly deserves a nice treat!👍🏻😊

[KaduFlyer in reply to Cee-Cee1]

Yep - when I'm up and about I'll treat her to an Indian take out!😂

[Blearyeyed]

Great news , so glad you let us know how things went.Keep posting the updates , take it slow , take care and stay positive, Bee

[cappachina]

Glad hear your are home Take it easy

[KaduFlyer]

Thanks for your reply - I agree with everything you say.

But I’m in a fortunate position - retired at 57, physically pretty fit and mentally strong - mainly due to previous experiences and hard work - so I’ve got the time, the support and mindset to get back to full health in a short while - I know it won’t be a walk in the park and I know it’ll be physically and mentally tough but what’s the other option? Give up?

It’s now a week since my op and its flown past - the actual days in hospital dragged like a crap film but 100 times worse but I now look back and it seems like a dream.

I’m now starting to ache all over and the bruises are starting to come out so I guess that’s part of the healing process but I’m sleeping ok ish, albeit on my back (which is new to me) and walking in our garden (weather permitting). I had my best nights sleep last night for a week but still struggle to get comfortable for anything over 10 mins - I think the fresh air and garden walking should help to tire me out and avoiding too many naps during the day will help me sleep at night, I think.

My wife has been fantastic but that’s nothing new to me - we’ve been married since August 1995 and tend not to have too many cross words - whatever she does to support me, she knows I’d do the same for her - mutual support, trust and respect.

So it all sounds pretty straightforward, but God, its going to be hard work and exhausting over the next 3 months - roll on Christmas!

[valeriep]

Couldn't they have tied those bottom 2 stitches into neat little bows?!😄 Loving your attitude! Just think - in a year's time, that scar will be a thin while line and a distant memory. Good health to you!

[KaduFlyer in reply to valeriep]

Ha ha - I’m not sure I want it to be a thin white line - half of me wants it ‘out there, big and angry’ as a badge of honour - I’ll guess I’ll take it either way 😀

[valeriep in reply to KaduFlyer]

Have you considered investing in a large medallion to draw attention to it?! 😉🤣

[KaduFlyer in reply to valeriep]

Or a tattoo?

[valeriep in reply to KaduFlyer]

Two operations to clear out my carotid arteries have left me with 4-inch scars on either side of my neck. I idly mentioned to a friend that maybe I should have tattoos to cover them up and she suggested a snake on one side and a ladder on the other! 🤣 I'm going to leave them as they are. They're fading fast and anyway, I decided, like you, that they're are a part of who I am now.

[PurpleEdge in reply to KaduFlyer]

Yep when I get mine, I'm thinking of maybe a "Snakes and Ladders "tatoo.

Good to see you coping so well and positive.

[KaduFlyer]

Thank you - I’d be more than happy to give feedback on your app but I’m not sure I’ll be of much help, happy to give it a go though -