From my past hospital experience and from the regular questions of the nursing staff, I knew the thing that could ultimately hold up my hospital release was whether I had a bowel movement yet. On one hand it seems petty compared to everything else I’ve gone through. On the other hand, I agree it is … Read more
Day 2 was better than Day 1. The remaining tube was removed from me and I was free to get up and walk carefully to the bathroom. Initially with a nurse escort but I quickly established that I was careful and able to walk safely. I got through three wonderful hospital meals, met with additional … Read more
I made it through the night. It was nice not to have to worry about surgery or medical procedures coming up anymore. There were bouts of muscle pain from movement here and there. My vitals were checked regularly and I was given meds at different times. Ice chips were amazingly good. That was all I … Read more
Eventually I made it through the night. My Girlfriend had agreed to arrive back at the hospital around 5:30am since showtime could be as early as 6:15 and her presence was a great comfort. As promised, I was given a little something to help me calm down before I was rolled away. One pill. Within … Read more
Today was the day. Bright and early we headed over to the hospital where the cardiac catheterization procedure would be performed. I had an 8:30am Monday appointment and with possible traffic we all left early: my Mom, Step Dad, Girlfriend, and a bag packed in case I needed to stay overnight. The procedure is considered … Read more
While I generally felt ok traveling to Norway and visiting in Minnesota after, I was careful not to do too much physical activity and even then, I didn’t always feel great. I had a nagging feeling that there really was something that needed to be addressed and it was time to get answers once and … Read more
I’m going to start in 2017. That is when I was diagnosed with high blood pressure. I’m 6′ tall and my weight was in the 240s. I had not been eating much processed food (yay) however I was not exercising hardly at all (boo). I work in high tech, at the time with a small … Read more
Welcome to my blog. Hopefully this post will help you understand what it is all about. I’m a 49 year old business consultant, web developer, and tech guru who ate in a reasonably healthy way, is overweight, and fairly sedentary and ended up having open heart bypass surgery. When I considered what tech related thing … Read more