UWMC discharge after OHS
Tuesday June 30, 2020 Five days after open heart surgery I was discharged from the hospital! I had an incredible medical team watching over me and did I mentioned that the hospital food was scrumptious?! Day 1, post-op, the nurse removed a large catheter from my neck. Day 2, I wasn't having a bowel movement so a 2 ft. ng tube was inserted to help. This meant that I wasn't able to eat for a day. The ng tube strategy didn't work so I was given three different laxatives that got things moving. It was a glorious feeling to remove the ng tube! Day 3, my chest tubes, that had removed approximately a gallon of fluid, were removed and stitched up. Each day I practiced breathing exercising to increase my lung capacity. Day 4 was relieving because I didn't have to push the nurse call button each time I had to go to the bathroom! I was walking a few laps around the floor of the hospital and slowly increasing my appetite. Day 5, at 7am, I ...