Thursday, April 14, 2016

Health check

Had a heart catheterization today  just to check on some possible blockage in a heart artery. Nothing much was found so I didn't need a stent. Slight sedation was given, couldn't tell at all. So I broke the rule that you shouldn't drive for 24 hours to go to a food meetup group meeting at a bar/restaurant. Had a beer along with my healthy salmon burger. I was good, only had one beer - grapefruit IPA.  There seemed to be no prohibition against drinking in any of the paperwork I received. Probably overlooked because no one in their right mind would drink after being sedated. Don't follow anything I say/do. Didn't make my 10,000 steps today, the incision location in the groin does not feel like it would like to be jostled that much.

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  1. Barb PolanApril 14, 2016 at 12:52 PM

    My pre-surgery instructions 1 month ago included that I should "moderate" my alcohol consumption for 2 weeks before, but when I was released the day following surgery and given oxycodone for pain, no one told me to abstain from alcohol while taking it. So I completely abstained for the 2 weeks before, then took the painkillers for just 2 days post-surgery so that the 3rd day after, I could have 2 glasses of wine. I'm just saying: instructions are not always complete - or we're not reliable recipients/retainers of the instructions.

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    1. oc1deanApril 14, 2016 at 3:59 PM

      But I probably wouldn't listen to instructions anyway.

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