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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!

Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Day 8

My leg hurts a bit today where the incision is, and it is still a bit swollen. I am 2.5 pounds lighter than yesterday, which is nice to see that coming down. I still have issues getting on and off the toilet but it is getting better and Jim put the new toilet riser on the toilet which helps.

I slept most of the day and had nightmares again last night. Sleeping is hard and my tracker tells me I got 5 hours last night. 

I took a photo of my incision/scar today. It isn't bad but it sure isn't beautiful. The drain scabs are also ugly.

I also have 'road rash' on my lower back where the big bandage was, and several other areas of my skin are irritated or scabby. 

My office is closed this week for the holiday, so technically I have only taken off 4 days of work from my new job, and those were last week for the surgery. My goal is to be back at work on January 2 - working from home on my computer, but still working.  I am so tired during the day that I hope I can make that happen. I have a week to heal up and get more strength.