Charlie's Journal

Back on after a minor setback. 4am Friday 72 hours after surgery I had the worst chest pain you can imagine. 10/10 elephant sitting on my chest. Had the full emergency response team crawling all over me at first then after sunrise had surgeons cardiologists echo tech blood draws. After lots of pain meds and muscle relaxers I slept all day. Bottom line no heart function problem. Found some inflammation and fluid around the heart that could be the culprit or it could be reflected pain from surgery nerve damage. They’ve treated what they can with meds and I’m now 24 hours without pain or muscle relaxant drugs. Hope to never feel that pain again. Thank you Cleveland Clinic for having 20 experts to jump  on this in minutes. 

Well that certainly turned out well. Walking with assistance 24 hours after surgery. Walking the halls without assistance 48 hours after surgery. These guys are really good.