The Transesophageal Echocardiogram is not a nice procedure.
Here is Becky’s account of “The Procedure”. That is not something I am likely to “want” to repeat – ‘nuf said!
Just letting you know that Loren made it through his “procedure” this afternoon. I took him into the hospital at noon and they ushered him right in so I left and had lunch and went back to work for another hour. The hospital called me about 2:30 to say that he was done and could go home. He doesn’t remember getting dressed or me coming to pick him up or the ride home. On the way home, I asked him, “So, do you know who is driving you home?” He answered, “I think it’s the nurse.” I said, “No, it’s your very own Bucky.” He said, “Buggy? Who’s Buggy?”
He slept all afternoon with occasional forays into consciousness just to say, “Oh my throat hurts so much.” The attending nurse told me that the surgeon had trouble getting the tube down. Looking at his throat, I can tell that there was a struggle. He has a very sensitive gag reflex! His neck is swollen on the outside too. We are supposed to call the surgeon tomorrow to find out what the camera saw.
His spirits are good, just a bit foggy. The sedative they gave him is an amnesiac which would explain the memory lapses.
Thank you to all for their prayers. So many folks have come to me at church and the store to assure us of their prayers.
Love, Becky (Buggy) for Loren