Surgery went well. I went in, talked, blinked, and then woke up (which I won't describe right now -
yeech). I now have an artificial valve implanted in my heart. I can hear it ticking! And I think I can
already feel the increased energy; it's just hiding being chest pain.
I am scheduled to have the pacemaker installed on Monday. They could have implanted it on Friday; I'm
glad they're giving me the weekend to recover first. Normally I would be in the Intensive Care Unit for
one or two days, but since I now have an external pacemaker hanging on a pole next to me, it's better
that greater care be taken. I am breaking records as the healtiest person ever in the ICU.
There is pain, but it is usually managed pretty well. Morphine is lousy; it works fast, but has really
boring hallucinations. Percocet takes a little longer, but works well with no wierd effects.
Thank you all for your support, visits, and prayers.
More later...
- Carl
So glad to hear from you!!! You most certainly have been in our prayers the past few days constantly!! Keep getting better...
ReplyDeleteYes, perocet is your friend...I only have a few left from my c-section... :)
Richard & Mandy et al
My name is Monica Stone and i would like to show you my personal experience with Percocet.
ReplyDeleteI am 35 years old. Have been on Percocet for 7 days now. It did help the pain but the side effects weren't worth it. I'd rather have the pain.
I have experienced some of these side effects-
nausea, very itchy, racing heart, anxiety, flashing lights(almost hallucinogenic?), weird dreams, tiredness
I hope this information will be useful to others,
Monica Stone
Percocet Prescription Medication
Thank you Monica for a different perspective. Apparently percocet is not without its issues for some people. I'll recount your symptoms when recommending it to others.
ReplyDeleteFWIW: post-surgery I frequently experienced "flashing lights" (sorta like moving your eye ever closer to a really well-cut and well-lit diamond). For years this would happen about every 6 months, but post-surgery it was a couple times a day (petering off now, but still happening often). It may be an anesthesia side effect, and has been described as a migrane without the pain.