Heart surgery is a triathalon.

We are heading back to the hospital to see how Wren has been doing overnight. Due to the internet issues, I may not post till later when I return for a nap.

I woke at 3am when he usually wakes up and had trouble getting back to sleep. I kept worrying about the remaining gradient and wishing there had been just a bit less. Its like wearing pants a bit too tight but not having a weight-loss option. Its the "what happens next?" feeling. Having heart surgery is not something you want to do regularly.

I was also remembering Dr Lewin saying that "heart surgery is a team sport" and I was lying there adding my own. From Wren's perspective "heart surgery is an abduction by aliens". For me "its like a triathalon I haven't trained for". I feel I have been on my feet or sleeping only part of the night or day for weeks even though this is only Day 1 of recovery.

Stanford is great but they don't have very comfortable spaces for families to be with kids in CVICU. Even the "nourishment room" is like the galley on a submarine with only one or two ppl able to squeeze in.

Thanks for the info about Versed. I shall keep talking to him and singing the little songs he likes. I have now drunk my coffee and can drive safely.

Update later.