https://calderescapes.com The Calder's Global Travels Wed, 27 Jul 2022 19:25:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://calderescapes.com/wpcms/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-ce-site-icon-32x32.png https://calderescapes.com 32 32 https://calderescapes.com/posts/four-months-post-surgery/ Sat, 18 Jul 2015 06:17:53 +0000 http://calderescapes.com/?p=6318 Well believe it or not, it’s been FOUR months since Doug underwent his open heart surgery.  He’s doing very well.  He’s back to long walks (running is still a bit painful in his chest muscles at times) and everything else is now back to normal.  Apparently the chest pain can take 6-12 months to completely go away […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/four-weeks-post-op/ Fri, 24 Apr 2015 19:05:19 +0000 http://calderescapes.com/?p=5694 Well it’s been four weeks now and Doug is doing well. First two weeks seemed better or at least not as exhausting as the latter two weeks. However, the pain has subsided a lot the past two weeks. Another improvement has been the tooth pain Doug began experiencing beginning at the end of the hospital […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/6th-day-post-op-discharged/ Wed, 25 Mar 2015 14:24:07 +0000 http://calderescapes.com/6th-day-post-op-discharged/ Doug was in good spirits this morning; he had a better night. He still tires easily and is sleepy (latter due to meds) but he is getting more walks in and the numbers on the spirometer continue to improve. His oxygen is back up to normal but the red cells are still a bit low […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/5th-day-post-op/ Tue, 24 Mar 2015 14:48:55 +0000 http://calderescapes.com/5th-day-post-op/ Well we thought Doug would be discharged today but his almighty colon needs to produce again so it will be another night.   The sky is blue and the sun is shining so it’s more pleasant at least (for Fran). Doug’s oxygen is better and red blood cells remain constant, a little on the low side […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/4th-day-post-op/ Mon, 23 Mar 2015 16:32:21 +0000 http://calderescapes.com/4th-day-post-op/ Doug had a terrible night. He took a sleeping pill but it did not seem to help and the routine interruptions continue despite it. Oxygen and blood count remain a little lower than they’d like and he’s still retaining water so more Lasik’s were given today. His hands and feet are almost back to normal […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/3rd-day-post-op/ Sun, 22 Mar 2015 19:01:52 +0000 http://calderescapes.com/3rd-day-post-op/ Doug continues to slowly improve; his oxygen level and red blood cells are still a tad low but not so low that they are concerned. He continues to be on and off the oxygen tube and they have given him iron for his red count. He is retaining more liquid than they’d like so he […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/2nd-post-op-day/ Sat, 21 Mar 2015 18:29:52 +0000 http://calderescapes.com/2nd-post-op-day/ First day of spring and Josh’s birthday! Doug had a rough night last night; tried to work through the pain without meds; not a good idea. Finally at 2:30 he asked for meds, went for a walk and went back to bed. He was up again at 7 walking, brushed his teeth. Fran got in […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/first-post-op-day/ Fri, 20 Mar 2015 15:23:23 +0000 http://calderescapes.com/first-post-op-day/ Fran saw Doug again at 7 last night and then 8 before calling it a night. Doug was sleepy and more responsive by 8 but still very out of it. They had removed the breathing tube by that time though. Apparently around midnight they had him standing up for a moment. This morning when Fran […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/the-surgery/ Thu, 19 Mar 2015 03:41:24 +0000 http://calderescapes.com/the-surgery/ We parked near the hospital last night on a residential street in front of a church; very quiet and we settled in after a dinner out at Chili’s. We were awoken at 5:30 AM by a phone call from the Heart Hospital. They advised that Dr. Dewan had been called in last night for an […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/day-before-surgery/ Wed, 18 Mar 2015 21:11:58 +0000 http://calderescapes.com/day-before-surgery/ Today was the day to register at hospital and have some blood work taken before tomorrow’s surgery. After completing registration with the front desk we were taken upstairs and Doug donated a bunch of blood vials and had an EKG done again. The nurse then went through the steps of what Doug must do this evening […]]]>