Jul 24, 2018

POOR BUZZY...

I am home from my procedure...tucked nicely into the Happy Chair with a cup of damn good and my magic blanket for company. My sister took me to the appointment and supervised, since she is able to walk into a medical facility, have a conversation with the care team, and remember details without the help of sedatives, an oxygen mask, or an air sick bag.

My poor Jersey Boy. He tends to go off the deep end at the first thought of anything medically related, and practically had to be revived when he got the text yesterday to come fetch me early because I had infiltrated.  Squeamish doesn't come close to describing it...he flat out passes out at the thought that I'm going to eventually remove a band aid:

(My sister, of course, wanted to know if she could remove the stitches, but clinic policy prevented them from allowing her to do so.)

(I, thank goodness, have enough sedatives coursing through my veins that I was, and am still a bit oblivious to the competence and/or sadistic tendencies of my caregivers.)

On a happier note...my nails were quite the hit with my lead nurse, Dennis. I don't know if it was the color, or the fact that fingers and toes match quite nicely, thankyouverymuch, but he didn't stop talking about them from the moment I hopped up onto the surgery table until the moment I wobbled down.

Buzzy got a good and thorough cleaning. He was 70% blocked in two places up near my collarbone and shoulder, so with today's angioplasty should be back to full strength. This narrowing is all a very natural occurance, apparently. The body is not meant to have a vein and an artery affixed into a fistula, so it is doing its level best to shut it down. The best way to prevent this is with regular maintenance, which in my case means a little roto-rootering every three months.

No complaints or worries, though. I got a turkey sam and a box of apple juice for my troubles, and now I get to take it easy for the rest of the day.  Certainly beats a sharp stick in the eye.

I'm going to go enjoy the rest of these twilight drugs, Dearies, and hit the big girl sleigh bed with a book and my sippy cup. If all goes well in that department, I might try to get a little stitching in before the evening draws near.

Thank you for all of your well wishes and happy thoughts! They were just what the doctor ordered today! Cheerio and all that...come tell me what's new in your corner of the world!

14 comments:

  1. Happy to get the update and that your sister was able to help (and prevented from too much help).

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  2. Aw, sorry, Coni! Glad to know they understand it well and can fix it. Re. Jersey Boy's reaction: it tends to be a male thing, ya know. Back in the days when they hunted mastodons for us, if the hunters got injured, the genetically superior hunter fainted at the sight of blood. This helped to save their lives and so they were able to pass on that superior gene. (The genetically inferior hunters continued to run while bleeding and so bled out and thankfully did not pass along their genes.) At least, that's the story from MY mastodon hunter!

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    1. LOVE this! Can't wait to tell my hubby who passed out when BOTH of our children were being born.

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  3. I’m glad it went well. The nails are fab!

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  4. So glad to hear that all is well! Rest and take care! -- Barbara

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  5. Glad all went well with Buzzy. And I can certainly understand Dennis’ enthusiasm over your nails, as they are perfectly fabulous! Love the color! I have never tried blue. Don’t know why, as I have done greens and purples. Methinks before the summer is over I will choose a nice turquoise. I’ve been eyeing that up at the nail salon for the longest time.....
    Hope you were able to rest and stitch.

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  6. Happy to hear you're doing well and that Buzzy is back to being 100% operational. Enjoy the drugs and the stitching.

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  7. Coni I think I am with the Jersey Boy. You are brave! hope the comforts around you help you recover from the procedure. Robyn

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  8. Glad everything went well. Great looking nails!

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  9. Ouch! you are a brave little trooper Coni. I trust Buzzy will simmer down now and get back on the job. Has your sweet Baboo seen the Ted Williams program on PBS? It was kind of interesting because he had a big personality and was pretty ornery ( being polite there) I think a sport fan like your J.B. would like it and it would get his mind off all things medical. : ) Cudos to your sis. Take care

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  10. That certainly looks ugly, but if it accomplishes full rotor rootering, it will be worth it. Best wishes that tomorrow is easy peasy!

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  11. Glad the procedure went well. Love the nails!

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  12. Hope you are feeling better this morning and were able to stitch last night. Enjoy your day and stay well.

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  13. Glad it went well! And your nails are fabulous!

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