Well, this kinda sucks!

[Poppa Mike]

Thanks folks, I’m back from surgery. Got back to my room a few minutes after 5:00pm. Feeling pretty rough right now but I know things will improve.
They removed the defibrillator and the leads. Doc told my wife that as soon as he made the first incision he hit a large pocket of infection. He called it “grossly infected” so I think it was the right decision to remove it. They will probably tell me tomorrow when I will get a new one implanted.

Anyway, I survived the surgery!!! Many Thanks for all the prayers and well wishes! Y’all will never know how much they mean to me.

 

[Control for Smilers]

welcome back to the land of the living!! general anesthesia scares the **** out of me. been under a few times myself.

 

[Poppa Mike]

welcome back to the land of the living!! general anesthesia scares the **** out of me. been under a few times myself.

Yep, I don’t care much for it either. Heck, I don’t have an abundance of functioning brain cells as it is, and I always feel like I lose even more during something like this!

 

[Poppa Mike]

How about a slightly bloody selfie?

 

[Justin87]

Glad to hear that everything went well. Said another prayer for you. Praying that you heal well and that your future procedures go well also.

 

[elmosdad]

Well mike as usual I'm late to the party, but prayers sent for you and yours.. get well soon and............... GOD BLESS YOU ..................

 

[HERMET]

Hang in there chief. Continued prayers for a speedy recovery.

 

[OttoMan]

WOW.... May The Lord be at your side and heals you. Prayers!

 

[OttoMan]

Give us some up date Mike... How are you now, after all these days?

 

[Poppa Mike]

A bit better this morning. Anesthesia has finally worn off so I’m a little more coherent. Pretty sore at the incision site.
The nurses had a hell of a time last night dealing with the bleeding. The selfie I posted last evening showed some bleeding, within 10 minutes of that pic the bandage was completely saturated. After changing the dressing four times in a little over an hour they finally got it contained.
Docs are supposed to be by sometime today and they are supposed to remove this dressing and place a “wound vac” to keep it drained. Looks like I’m probably going to be here till Monday at least.