Stupid Tape

Yesterday was a week since I had the ICD put in…. what a road that was. It was a little worse then I thought it would be. I wasn’t thinking I was going to have so much pain and be so sore. The 1st couple of days were not fun at all, I am not going to sugar coat it and lie to you. I took my pain meds every 4 hours to be able to not cry. I felt okay Saturday and Hali and I went to Tallahassee, Red Lobster and to see the movie, Love Letters To Juliet. It must have been too much too soon. I felt bad the whole way home and ran fever all night and the next day. Of course I would have complications to something…. TAPE!!!! My skin is so sensitive that it irritated my skin when they pulled the tape off last Wednesday and as of Sunday I had a row of blisters under the incision and 1 on top of the incision. I went to the Doctor Monday and everything was fine. The blisters are healing and the scar….. Well, the scar looks GREAT! It healed beautifully and you can barely see it. (Picture to come soon). I’m using my left arm a little, not lifting high and not picking stuff up with it. I don’t know how I am going to not fully use my left arm for 7 more weeks :( This is going to be hard. I go back to Shands May 26 to meet with Dr. Pauly for a check-up and to schedule another heart cath in the neck (swan). This will show them how my pressures are and how the ICD is working. We are going to be starting fundraisers real soon. Please look for them and any help is welcomed and greatly appreciated. I couldn’t do any of this without yall!!! If anyone would like to buy a “Ramsey Heart Warrior” bracelet let Hali Barfield, Dawn Krow or Myself know. We just got 200 more bracelets in. I want to thank everyone for their prayers, support and love! I truly appreciate it.