Thread: Leggs operated on

Well - very very interesting - according to my doctor - i should not even be here - It was the worstsituation of blockage he had ever seen in 21 yrs plus. I was on operating table 8 1/2 hrs (from 5am
Tuesday morning arrival time - in operating room 7:15 - released back to recovery at 4:36pm..
They worked on both legs - i had total blockages in both - legs were getting their oxygen and nourishment
out of veins and capalaries via return to heart. They started at first blockage just below breast bone.
Using wire & air expansion - they cleaned plaque for almost 1 1/2 hrs. where they could no farther they
bypassed with plastic tubing of sorts. This process they used down both legs - around groin area.
when they just could not get right leg properly opened up, they went with a bypass piece about 8 inches
long- wrapping it in a wire mesh like they use on a rupture for protection.
There is whole lot more but won't bore you with it.
Day 1 Tuesday - after returning to bed - they pretty well kept me doped up - did have a cathedra in, which
they took out Wednesday afternoon (that's a story in half - yikes) about 2 am Wednesday morning they
stood me up to check me out - (talk about pain- burning sensation- etc) thought i was going to die,
and they had just shot the morphine to me about 10 minutes prior to standing.
Wednesday went pretty well - slept a lot - sweated all the time - body working overtime to help with
recovery- Never knew a clock could move so slow at night - every 2 hr wake up for vital check - wanted
to see if i was dead or not............T
Thursday much better - started to eat the Hospital food - ( didn't say it was great) had to have it for
strength - Was told Thursday night - if could walk two (2) times around my floor - could go home Friday
after Doctor's personal clearence ( kinda thought that different) This doctor has got to be one of the
best.
Today - have slept quite a bit - up to bathroom - back to bed - on 2nd cup coffee - hurt quite a lot in
groin area- taking pain pills as needed. Hell these people didn't know what pain was like past couple
years..............This is walk in park
Can't drive for 2 weeks min. Does not want me to even think about doing anything strenous - got to
let the mesh around groin area start to take on scar tissue...........If i break one of these open - i'm dean
within 4 minutes ( Doctor spent some time with Carole showing her how to apply pressure to wound it
one opens up)
Later - thanks for the calls - good wishes - and all - going to be down for a while.........

Harold

Harold.... So glad you are starting to feel better... You have really had a time of it the last year or so.. Hopefully this will keep you fishin for another 20 years or so.. Do what the Doc says... get some rest... and hope to see you soon... Mike Herbst