Pa Rock rambling...
For those of you who are aware of my medical drama, here is
how things stand. I will report to the
hospital (West Valley Hospital in Goodyear, AZ) at 5:00 a.m. this morning for
open-heart surgery at 7:00 a.m. The
triple by-pass will take about four hours to complete. I have been told that I will have to get up
and sit in a hospital chair sometime in the afternoon, and on Wednesday I will
have to ambulate around the ICU and practice deep-breathing on some type of gizmo. If things go well, and they will, I should be released in about five
days.
I will reportedly be able to go back to work
sometime between four to ten weeks after the surgery. I am hoping for a very short recovery period,
but I have a house full of books just in case I am stuck at home for an
intolerable period of time.
Molly is here with me and will stay until Sunday. Nick arrives on Saturday and will be here for
a week. Molly is going to drive me to
the hospital and Nick will probably be the one bringing me home. Gail (my sister) will be here after Nick, and
Tim will be here during week four.
Hopefully after all of that fine attention I will be able to get by on
my own, but, in the event I need more assistance, I have many good friends at
Luke Air Force Base who can drop by and help out. (I live on the Air Force base.)
I just learned that Gail has flown to Phoenix and will be at
the hospital during my surgery. She
will be in town for a couple of days. I
am very fortunate to have such a great sister!
Obviously The Ramble
will be down for at least a couple of days.
Tim will post a medical update sometime this afternoon. Remember, he is a professional writer, so
expect his posting to be witty, insightful, and highly polished! (No
pressure, Tim!) I will get back to
banging out my own entries as soon as I am able.
Thanks for all of your concern and uplifting thoughts.. I will make it through this just fine.
You have my respect and affection, always...
Pa Rock
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