The hair everywhere was shaved with an electric razor. So, there wasn't much need for flat skin and all that. The electric razor can do a pretty good job on sensitive places without touching that much.
Now, about the catheter, my pubic area is all covered in some kind of red rash. It doesn't itch or hurt. They guessed that it was some allergic reaction to silicon tubing that was stuck in there, then taped along the way out to a vacuum pump. I still have internal bruises from the thing in there. They gave me some goop to apply. But after a week of applying it, I've moved on to Gold Bond powder which is talc. I like keeping it dry rather than moist with the antibiotic cream. It feels more like a burn than an allergy.
I didn't realize it was there for the first few days. After that, I started to see that I had two metal tubes in my lungs and the catheter. It's now far enough in the past to move on. But, it kinda hurt having them removed.
I guess that's a big reason for the anesthesia. They eventually had my ribs all splayed out there so they could access the stopped heart. I don't know how I'd react if I woke up in the middle of that.
I've been daily walking a half-mile up the hill, a 660 foot flat road across the land, and another half-mile down the hill. there may be about 250 feet of elevation change. Today, I didn't need to sit at every rock there is along the way. I also stacked a bunch of wood logs for the fireplace after the walk because I didn't run out of breath. So, clearly, I'm getting stronger and I'm kinda looking for physical things to do. So, I know I'll find them. I've got to also balance all of this with a more easy-does-it attitude. I don't want to rip some cut open. I think I'll be allright. I feel much more stamina.
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Now, about the catheter, my pubic area is all covered in some kind of red rash. It doesn't itch or hurt. They guessed that it was some allergic reaction to silicon tubing that was stuck in there, then taped along the way out to a vacuum pump. I still have internal bruises from the thing in there. They gave me some goop to apply. But after a week of applying it, I've moved on to Gold Bond powder which is talc. I like keeping it dry rather than moist with the antibiotic cream. It feels more like a burn than an allergy.
I didn't realize it was there for the first few days. After that, I started to see that I had two metal tubes in my lungs and the catheter. It's now far enough in the past to move on. But, it kinda hurt having them removed.
I guess that's a big reason for the anesthesia. They eventually had my ribs all splayed out there so they could access the stopped heart. I don't know how I'd react if I woke up in the middle of that.
I've been daily walking a half-mile up the hill, a 660 foot flat road across the land, and another half-mile down the hill. there may be about 250 feet of elevation change. Today, I didn't need to sit at every rock there is along the way. I also stacked a bunch of wood logs for the fireplace after the walk because I didn't run out of breath. So, clearly, I'm getting stronger and I'm kinda looking for physical things to do. So, I know I'll find them. I've got to also balance all of this with a more easy-does-it attitude. I don't want to rip some cut open. I think I'll be allright. I feel much more stamina.