Nearly there.

[PurpleEdge]

I'm lying in bed 0800 waiting for my porter to take me to the theater at 1130.Looking forward to waking up Tuesday morning with new plumbing. I'm in Liverpool, great staff, brilliant laughs.

Update soon for all you zippers waiting for the op.

Rich

[Wondrous_Walker]

Good luck! I hope it all goes well x

[Pickerj]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery. You’re in excellent hands.

[Weetabixie]

Liverpool chest and heart are a good place to be for it. Very best of luck 🤞and wishing you a speedy recovery also

[MrsSuzuki]

Best wishes to you and hope all goes well today 😀.

Lily

[Yumz199725]

Hope your op went well X ❤️

[JessicaRed]

Hope all went well take care good luck

[Cee-Cee1]

Sending you every best wish for a successful op and a full and fast recovery, Purple! Just follow all the 'orders', do what they tell you and you'll be home before you know it. Take care, Carol

[Bingo88]

Hope everything went well with your operation and look forward to hearing from you when you have recovered enough. Brian

[Rosieapple72]

Have been thinking about you for the last two days and hoping all has gone well. Looking forward to hearing from you as soon as you feel ready and able to post.

[Traveldreams]

hope all went to plan x

[trafar]

Hope all went well for you.

[stevetheadi]

I'm waiting for a CABG. How did yours go mate? Any tips?

[DWizza in reply to stevetheadi]

Hi Steve, I had Nstemi and quadruple bypass last July aged 61. Was fit as … except for the heart attack 🤦🏼🤣.. We all obviously feel anxious prior to the surgery , waiting is the worst bit. I was lucky to have great ward mates and 2 postponements of my op , was disappointed initially but it worked in my favour as I was able to see others go through their full process of surgery and discharged to home in 5 days. Coming out of surgery is bizarre, thought I was on a spaceship 🤦🏼.. drugged to eyeballs . They get you out of bed to sit in a chair , a day or 2 in ICU then moved to HDU . I struggled a bit for a day or two with the swelling in my legs from harvesting arteries/veins , they stung. They get you to cough , holding rolled up towel to your sternum ( a teddy) . I think the fentanyl was wearing off by then and I felt a bit nauseous. Moved back onto the cardiac ward and encouraged to get up and walk , wash etc . Discharged home in 5. The physios further encourage you to walk , I was doing 5k within 4-5 weeks. Keep arms in a virtual tube to lift things , don’t stretch to lift anything , sign up to cardio rehab program. Get you meds sorted , I’m on my 3rd statin (had issues) , got my bisoprolol reduced too,. Get your nutrition on point . You’ve got one job to do , keep the new plumbing clear . 9 months post surgery and I’m doing bloody well. Went back to 5k running , riding my motorcycle, twice weekly strenuous yoga classes and working round my small holding. Enjoying a beer or two on special occasions, like today as it my 62nd birthday . I don’t mind my scars , they remind me of my rebirth. There are mental aspects that might not heal as quickly and are not visible. I felt that I had let everyone down, I wept like a baby a couple of times while on hospital. I think I had PTSD too, I couldn’t stand loud noises or any sort of violence on tv . Recovery isn’t linear either , ups & downs , fatigue from the body recovering, the anaesthetic leaving your body , the combination of meds .. I hated it when people said “Take it easy”.. you find your level . Wishing you a successful and comfortable procedure and rehab.

9 months post quadruple bypass

[stevetheadi]

Hi PurpleEdge

Thank you!

That's so reassuring. Knowing that you had a 'good' operation and that the recovery process was completed so quickly is great to hear. Brilliant.

Thanks again mate.

I'm 'almost' looking forward to it now!!