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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!

Thursday, January 4, 2024

Day 17 - Follow up with surgeons

Today was my first trip out of the house. It's winter in Chicago, and I was praying it would not be icy or slick. I carried my bear with me and my husband dropped me off in front of the doctor's office and parked the car. I felt really good being able to walk inside and go the longer distance to the doctor's office. 

I did feel a little tired by the time I got there. But it felt good.

The nurse practitioner saw me. I guess I don't see the actual doctor anymore. She checked the incisions and said they looked great. But she saw a piece of suture left in one of the drain wounds and pulled that out with tweezers. Gross. 

She said it will take a couple of months but it looked good and was healing up. 

I don't need to come back and see the surgical team anymore, but she said to reach out with any questions.

I went home in time to take an afternoon meeting for work! And then I took a nap.