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I had an elective CABG surgery right before Christmas 2023. This is my blog about my experience, to help others facing it themselves. It was not as bad as I had feared, and I learned a whole lot along the way!

Saturday, December 30, 2023

Day 12

I am feeling more energy but my chest muscles are hurting more. Maybe I’m using arms too much? 

I still have lots of bruising and it still hurts when I cough. I took shower this morning and I am not sure if my incision looks better or not. How can you tell? 

I lost a couple more pounds of water. Took a two-hour nap in basement, it’s hard to get comfortable. Took two five minute walks in the house. 

The physical therapist called and said they will be here next week on January 2 at 10:00 a.m. They are trying to get the insurance approvals and all of that which is hard over the holidays. 

January 2 is also going to be the day I start back to work. I am hoping I have more energy by then. 

I still do not go anywhere without my hugging bear. I am still coughing at times, especially after using the incentive spirometer. Which I moved the target up a bit on today because I am getting better at it.

I weigh 13 pounds less than when I got home, so that is good news. Basically two pounds less than yesterday. It is pretty much the water weight coming off. My legs still look swollen and puffy.