Katkeeper update

Undertoad · 05-11-2012, 09:41 PM

Well today was not as good, and now we understand. Yesterday she was still under the effects of the meds they had her on during surgery. Today those wore off and she had a lot of pain for a while before the new meds went on.

It turns out you are supposed to not have pain, because you need to cough post-surgery but coughing is painful if your chest has recently been cracked open.

At the same time, while we were visiting she went into atrial fibrillation, and she felt like it was hard to breathe while her heart started beating really fast and awkwardly. The doc on call was called, and we were ushered out of the room while they tested her and settled her with IV meds. This is a common reaction after heart surgery, and is probably not overly serious, but you never know, and to have all that activity while we were there was just unsettling.

She is not out of the woods yet.

05-11-2012, 09:41 PM	#11
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Well today was not as good, and now we understand. Yesterday she was still under the effects of the meds they had her on during surgery. Today those wore off and she had a lot of pain for a while before the new meds went on. It turns out you are supposed to not have pain, because you need to cough post-surgery but coughing is painful if your chest has recently been cracked open. At the same time, while we were visiting she went into atrial fibrillation, and she felt like it was hard to breathe while her heart started beating really fast and awkwardly. The doc on call was called, and we were ushered out of the room while they tested her and settled her with IV meds. This is a common reaction after heart surgery, and is probably not overly serious, but you never know, and to have all that activity while we were there was just unsettling. She is not out of the woods yet.

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