Sunday afternoon, a little before 2 PM. One of my cardiologists was in earlier and said everything is still a go. Scheduled to have open heart surgery Monday, Aug. 22, 2005. They are suppose to replace the Aortic Valve and also perform a bypass on the Aortic side of the heart (I believe). The doctor said he would order something for me to sleep tonight. Dr. Sastry, the surgeon, is suppose to be real good. He also does heart transplants. He belongs to a group of surgeons, who have an office in Brandon and Bayonet Point, FL. My cell phone number is 352-228-1343. Corl’s is 352-228-2378.
GETTING ready for OPEN HEART!
August 21, 2005 at 1:55 pm (DAVE GREGORY, anxious, aortic valve replacement, bayonet point, citrus county, future, hospital, illness, open heart surgery, tension)
PAIN IN CHEST
August 20, 2005 at 5:19 am (DAVE GREGORY, Homosassa Springs, anxious, aortic valve replacement, bypass, chest pains, citrus county, david gregory, despair, florida, future, heart problems, history, hospital, illness, open heart surgery, worried)
It’s Saturday morning. I’ve been up since 330 am. That’s the last time they took my BP. Had some pain in my chest last night. If I recall correctly, I’ve never have been able to take beta blockers without experiencing some type of heart discomfort. They insisted that I take one around noon yesterday, a form of low pressure, or something like that. I took it, but around 7 pm I began to feel the discomfort. I informed the nurse, which could have been a mistake, because she mentioned that if it continued I would have to be placed in the icu. That wouldn’t due because Corl would not have anyplace to stay then. I’m in a private room now and she has been able to stay with me during this hospital incarceration. Monday’s not that far off, but I’m feeling less and less confident of a favorable outcome.
