As everyone knows, we had to be at the hospital the day before the surgery. We got there and after waiting forever to get through admitting, they moved us up to the cardiac floor and put us in a room.
The first thing was the heart monitor they hooked me up to. It was a small pack that transmitted my vitals wirelessly to the nursing station. I got to tote the thing around with me the whole time we were in the hospital. I eventually gave it the nickname "Sparky".
After that, we went and had a chest x-ray done. Either before or after that, Dr. Pacifico, his residents and Nurse Practicioner came in. Dr. Pacifico went over what they were going to do and how he expected things to go.
After talking to the doctor, a couple of guys came in to do an echo. This was easily the coolest thing that happened in the hospital. It was a new echo machine capable of displaying a 3D image. We were actually able to see a 3D representation of my heart and how the blood was flowing through it. Awsome.
Not long after, they took me down to see another cardiologist who did another, traditional, echo and confirmed all that Dr. Mayer had said in his recomendation to have the surgery.
After getting back to the room, they started an IV in my left hand. By this time it was after 6:00 and things started getting quiter. DeAnne and her mom and grandmother made it around 8:30 and after they got there, pretty much everyone left and DeAnne and I just relaxed and watched some TV. Later that night, the nurse let DeAnne shave me. She got a kick out of that. It's kind of strange being shaved from neck to toe (including arms), but they wouldn't have it any other way. It was an electric trimmer though, so it wasn't like getting shaved with a razor. Thankfully, it's not itching as it grows back.
Other than that, they came in and started some antibiotic during the night through the IV. Then at 5:00 Friday morning they came and gave me a pill and a shot and before long I was in la-la land and on the way to surgery.
Up next...Post Op.
--Paul
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