tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186150556661231286.post6180054907264327191..comments2024-02-25T00:26:46.885-05:00Comments on My Heart Surgery: My Cardiac CatheterizationRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01479193112548523317noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186150556661231286.post-26110563392888957572010-06-14T07:26:09.506-04:002010-06-14T07:26:09.506-04:00When I had my cardiac catheterization I was only n...When I had my cardiac catheterization I was only nineteen years old. I loved to eat, and I am, still to this very day, a night owl. I love the night, you just cannot get me to switch to daylight. But, of course the world operates during the day. I had my catheterization and I couldn't eat. It was torture. Honestly, pure torture. I have teenage brothers, and they eat all the time. <br /><br />Once in the hospital, I had of course, two IVs started. Why in the world in the angle eludes me to this very day. And they sterilized a part in my groin to get ready for the procedure. My family got brought in after this and they started to explain all the risks. The listing of the risks makes me dizzy, don't they do that to you? <br /><br />I was sedated for the catheterization... but I woke up during it in pain. It kind of freaked out the nurse, my entire stay in the hospital she visited me nearly every second she could. My entire leg went numb. After almost four hours in recovery from the day surgery place, I was discharged. As soon as I got up, I collapsed, and barely was able to feel my legs. They admitted me that night. The next day the doctor came and talked to me about my test results, they started administering drugs after he explained risks of the surgery and everything. So it was my last day to eat, I got a whole free pass to the cafeteria. <br /><br />(The hospital I stayed at, they have like a full restaurant, so their foooood is great!) They decided to do my surgery the day after. So I shoved my face until the midnight timer. <br /><br />Luckily it isn't rushed for you. My surgery went badly, but that's rare. I'm still here and better then ever! :].Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com