Shucks! On Friday, the 11th I was ushered into the hospital and a pacemaker was firmly emplaced in my upper left shoulder area to keep the old ticker ticking at a constant rate. I had been waiting two or three months to get this done. They sent me on my way the following day after providing a fine lunch, not wanting me to leave hungry. I was chauffeured back and forth by my step-daughter and she did a nice job. But, I haven't been able to get in the mood to pick up where I left off. I feel all right and get around fine physically, but putting my mind to work is not as easy as it should be. I wasn't doing a helluva lot anyway, even though I never seemed to have enough time for anything.
I can't raise my left arm over my head for six weeks, said the doc, but I started driving after a week and the stitches were removed. I think my brain is still sewn up and they can't get to the stiches to get it moving very fast. I was surprised they gave me a pacemaker being 83 years old. I thought maybe the new medical rules wouldn't allow it. I was wrong and glad that I was, but now my mind is in a freeze getting back to normal. I will keep at it, forcing it to return to where it was. I think the problem is too much sleep recovering from the operation, like logy-ness or thought block. Get more exercise everyone says. OK, I will start walking today, if I can only get enough will power to actually get out of my easy chair and put one foot before the other. Here goes.
Hope it turns out great and you get your energy back. I am only pushing 70, but pushing pretty hard, and some days it seems like I am super busy but get nothing done. I try to walk also but am better at finding reasons not to --
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the club, Neil. Old age is waiting for the next shoe to drop.
DeleteGlad the op went OK.
ReplyDeleteI can understand something like that taking a while to adjust to. Hope you continue to recover well and that walking clears the mind fog.
Thanks, Patsy. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel beginning to flicker.
DeleteMy mom got a pacemaker at 86. It worked wonderfully for a long time. Glad you are starting to recover.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Charles. Pacemaker = a few more years, maybe.
DeleteSo glad to hear the operation went well and you are recovering. And not just a few more years but a couple more decades! 80 is like the new 60, right?
ReplyDeleteSo they say, David! I'll do fine until something else comes along, Thanks for the kind thoughts!
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