Quote Originally Posted by tootsie roll
Whoa, 7 1/2 hours under was considered minimal? Not to me. I was going to say I hope you are doing alright but then I saw you are having issues. I'm sorry. But you do have Dr.Dave with ya and a doctor in house is always nifty.
Well, it was minimally invasive. That is, they went in through four little incisions in my big arteries and veins instead of doing open-heart surgery. The procedure itself was long and complex, and they apparently ran into some trouble. It was only supposed to last for up to five hours. That's the longest anesthesia I've ever had.

Now I have these terrible hematomas at three of the incision sites, the worst two on both sides of my groin, and I'm so bruised up from the blood thinners that when I go out in public people stare and seem to immediately conclude that Dave is a domestic abuser. I have never had anything hurt worse than these hematomas, which are pressing against the nerves that supply my legs, and I'm a tough bird when it comes to pain. I've also had an allergic reaction to one of my pain meds. So I'm covered in a rash. This has been a rough week. I've been grounded from returning to school till next week.