I know Christmas is past but I'll continue the theme anyway. Today is my 5th day post-ablation and this is the day the doc said I could venture out more. Today we plan on sight-seeing in San Francisco. This may involve quite a bit of walking so we will play it by ear.
Recovery continues to go well. You can't even tell I had a neck incision but the groin incisions remain a little tender. I haven't had any problems with external bleeding but internal leaks and bruising are somewhat normal since the ablation procedure was performed while I was still on Coumadin (blood thinner). I am just noticing a bruise now around the IV site on my right hand so I'm guessing it may take days for some of the bruises to show up.
I hope to make a quick stop by the lab this morning for a ProTime test. Anyone who has been on Coumadin before knows that the constant monitoring is one of the inconveniences. Diet has a big impact on Coumadin dosing and my diet has not been as consistent here as it would be at home, especially with our Christmas dinner yesterday.
That's all for now. Have a good Wednesday everyone.
Dave
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I hope you enjoyed the Christmas dinner - what did you have? We had turkey, stuffing, potatoes, pumpkin pie - the usual. It was nice that Teresa's grandparents could come. Dan and Teresa brought a friend over too and we had a great bingo game to win things from the "$10 table".
Aunt Rachel called today and wondered what I knew so I told her what was on your blog. She thought that she had a phone call from two women yesterday but didn't know who they were so she hung up. Today she was hoping that she didn't hang up on Melinda and JaNeen.
I hope you are all doing well and that the healing is progressing as planned - with no more bruises.
Love,
Sue
Great to hear everything is going well and hope it continues. May your flight home be much more routine and enjoyable. Blessings on a new year - hopefully as NonAfib Dave.
Hugh
Our Christmas dinner was ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, rolls, potato salad, green been casserole, baked salmon (for Melinda), a veggie tray, more appetizers, pumpkin pie, and a candy platter. Before you think we went hog-wild at the store, I should point out most of this food was prepared by Saundy's mom and she was without a doubt in the Christmas spirit.
Dave
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