1. I lose prescriptions for medication that I need for my heart.
2. When I finally get that prescription filled, I take it twice a day.
3. I'm supposed to take it three times a day.
4. I forget when I need to test my blood.
5. When I remember to test my blood, I forget to call the coumadin nurse to report my results.
6. I still haven't hooked up my new device-transmitter machine so that my cardiologist can read my ICD over the phone.
All that being said, I am not terrible at keeping track of my health. But I'm tired when I get home from work and I forget that I need to check my blood and make a doctor's appointment. I forget that my health insurance still hasn't sent me a new insurance card since that CVS stole and then lost my original. I forget that I need to update my blog and then I stay up way too late in order to do so when I know it'd be much healthier to get more than five hours of sleep tonight. Part of why I fail to remember all of those important things is because I forget that I'm "sick" because I feel fine.
I'm eight weeks post-op. Things are looking really good. The swelling has gone down so much on both sides. I can finally tell exactly where my ICD is. And it's either a lot bigger than my first ICD, or it's closer to the skin. I feel like this one is more visible. My lead scar is a little red, but is healing nicely for the most part. The area around it is a little raised, but I think that's how it's going to be.
I need to post some pictures. I'm going to sleep first.
