DH had open heart surgery yesterday
He's done pretty well. Got off the ventilator this morning, which is quite an accomplishment itself since his lungs are so bad. The heart is getting stronger. DH is eating a very little bit and drinki...
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dewey02 wrote:
Things will get better rather quickly. I pray that you and he have a quick recovery. As a caregiver, it is almost just as hard on you as it is on him.
I had the same surgery a couple of years ago, and the hardest thing was waiting for the breastbone to heal, and limiting activities until it does. Don't hurry things.
And a warning. My first big venture out of the house we went to a home and RV show...and ended up with a new RV!
God bless you and your husband.
Bwahahaha! Maybe we will end up with a motorhome after he gets better.
I'm doing okay so far. It's hard having to be bossy and set limits with him when I know he doesn't feel good, but I do it for his own good. Today he desperately wanted to lie down in the bed. He's supposed to stay up all day, not take naps in bed. Before surgery he was taking 2 long naps a day just to get through to 9pm. So I finally gave in and let him sleep for an hour because he was so exhausted. He didn't want to get up in an hour but too bad. I made him get up anyway. He can hate me if he wants; I just need to enforce the rules so he can regain some strength and avoid throwing a blood clot or getting pneumonia.
