Apr 24, and then there were 3

Stents that is
Today was angiogram day, and since the right coronary artery was 80% narrowed, it scored a stent. To go along with the 2 from January 2024. I'm not real happy as it means anticoagulation again, but hopefully now we can remove unstable heart disease as a variable excluding me from the drug trials for some actual cancer treatment. Oh, on that note, I have an appointment at the Alfred May 8 with their clinical trials team. I hope to be there with bells and pointy shoes. 
I have a riddle: 
what's worse than an open backed hospital gown?
a badly fitting open backed hospital gown worn without any underwear. 
I will leave you with that mental image.
It was necessary because I had to have my groin shaved and exposed in preparation for the angiogram (but fortunately they ended up using only the radial (wrist) artery) 
I made sure I was well covered while being wheeled on the trolley from the operating area to the ward (holding that blanket down for dear life) However, sliding across from the trolley to the ward bed, with IV and ECG leads connected, monitors beeping and cords tangling, while unable to use my right hand, well sorry, there was a lot of flashing...Of course my bed was right next to floor to ceiling windows, just above the street, which normally I would enjoy, but I have no idea how many poor people I mooned going about their business along Wattletree Rd. Sorry about that. 
I might leave it there because I'm a bit knackered and I need to rest my wrist. Home tomorrow if I behave and don't become the phantom flasher...

3 comments:

  1. You make me laugh Jim, hoping you are feeling better and are clothed in anything but an ill fitting hospital gown. Will be keeping everything crossed for a successful appt at the Afred :)

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  2. You are truly hilarious Jim....I really did lol 😆

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  3. I laughed out loud at parts of this post - the mental image has left me scarred 🤣 Lisa

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