[Lynn]

Everything went well. I am home and feeling fine.

Apparently, I was at death’s door, and didn’t even realize it.

I was supposed to be on the table for 30 minutes. I was there 2.5 hours. Plaque build up on the right coronary artery was too restricted and calcified to get a balloon and stent in place. Had to go to plan B, which is to run a rotary cutter through the artery to remove the calcification. Image showed a blood clot at the entry!!! Good thing I had Covid last week and did almost nothing. Normally, I would have been down at the shop working on an the heavy stuff to get things done before the surgery. I was just one strenuous activity away from a heart attack. Doc said both sides were “over 90% blocked. No wonder I have been a little winded lately.

I was awake the whole time. Funny hearing the Doc, say: “This isn’t going to work. We have to do something else.” Good thing I was sedated.

Unknown to me, the nurse had given Sherri an update just before the two hour mark. The nurse indicated that I was going to need a second procedure. Turns out the left side was no trouble at all, so they finished me up yesterday.

Fortunately, they went in through my wrist, so I was able to come home yesterday evening. Just have to leave the bandage one all day today and watch for bleeding. Modern medicine rocks.

Probably should post this next section in the joke thread. True story. Sherri and I like to go by Braum’s (the local ice cream place) and get soft serve low fat frozen yogurt cones from time to time. Sherri had a group text going to keep the kiddos and other relatives in the loop. I am not good at texting. My fat thumbs tend to hit 2 or 3 keys at a time, so you never know what might print. On the way to Braum’s, this text ensued verbatim.

Lynn:

On our way home. Stopping a Braums for a come.

Rock (my 41 year old son... name is Rock, we call him Rock or Rocky):

I knew you liked Braum’s, but wow. Auto correct is not your friend

Lynn:

CONE.

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Sami (31 year old step daughter.. Very religious):

Omg rock.