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On Monday, I had a coarctation repair and an arterial bypass. The operation took ten hours. I am in awe of the surgeons’ superhuman concentration. Apparently, it took four hours just to get inside my chest without damaging my organs because of all the adhesions between my organs and chest wall.
I woke up on Tuesday swimming in morphine, ate four yoghurts, and was then transferred to the High Dependency Ward. I was there for a painful and slow night, then had my drains removed the next day and was transferred to the general cardiac ward. Today, I had my dressings removed and a delicious shower.
Matte is coming tomorrow. I am sore, and keep on nodding off in my chair, but I am so shocked and grateful to be here. I get to have some more life! I get to hang out with my little sisters at home. I get to play the guitar again. I get to make love with Matte. I get to have evenings laughing with friends around a supper table. I get to go on tour in the US.