DH had open heart surgery yesterday

wannavolunteerFT wrote:
wooohoooo, not so long ago, you weren't sure how things were going for DH and now you are home and he is recovering much faster than expected. will continue keeping you in my prayers for continued recovery. Don't forget to take some time to allow yourself some rest. You will be no help to him, if you are beyond exhausted and in pain.

I know. His doctors really didn't have high hopes for DH getting through this heart surgery without significant complications. But I guess he's showing them! He gets more mobile and more alert every day. The pain is a lot better too.

Well, today he decided we should go walking in the mall. Um, no. Even getting a shower or eating dinner just wears him out. We compromised. I took him to Wendy's and he managed to eat half of a burger and a few slurps of Frosty. When we got home he collapsed in the recliner and slept for 2 hours. Yeah I'm thinking we won't go mall walking for awhile.

Then when DH woke up he had a brilliant idea! He wants to go camping with his sister! First, his sister is not a camper. Second, our camper is parked 2 hours away, in the mountains. Everything is up or down hill. Third, his sternum will not be healed until about 12 weeks. He cannot lift, push or pull more than 5-lbs. And fourth, he'd have to take at least 6 oxygen tanks, plus his concentrator. Maaaaybe if I were going with him it would work--I can do all the set up and take down. I can just see him roasting weinies on the campfire...with 3L of oxygen going. Oy~!

I need a mojito.