January 31, 2022 - Day 3
To my surprise I was the first picked-up to enter the theatre. The nurses rolled me to the theatre at 8.00 am. It was freezing cold inside.
Siblings were actively whatsapp-ing their mum for the latest update. Relatives were allowed to come- in compliance to strict policy against Covid.
10.00 am - The doctor came and convey the result that I was having 3 blockages with 99% severity and recommended the Bypass surgery, not stenting! Both news came like bricks falling on my head.3.00 pm - I was wheeled for Echo (Echocardiogram) to check the status of my heart. The result was- my heart was still normal and strong. I didn't feel anything during the procedure except feeling of coolness from the gel
4.00 pm- I gotten sick for the reason I did not know. The only reason I could imagine was the 'bad news' after learning the severity of my blockages and anxiety about pending 'open heart' surgery. Earlier we were told my surgery will be in 3 or 4 days time.Not until I heard the fire-crakers cracking the night, I realise the next day was CNY. The whole nite my slept was intermittently interrupted.
Within 48 hours my Body Mass Index (BMI) dropped by 2 kgs from 93.
Footnotes:-
- Bypass surgery redirects blood around a section of a blocked or partially blocked artery in your heart. The procedure involves taking a healthy blood vessel from your leg, arm or chest and connecting it below and above the blocked arteries in our heart
- An echocardiogram is a test that uses ultrasound to show how your heart muscle and valves are working. The sound waves make moving pictures of your heart so your doctor can get a good look at its size and shape. You might hear them call it “echo” for short.
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