One of my surgeons reminded me, to them, putting in a new heart valve or doing bypass is like a mechanic changing the spark plugs or other tuning up of a car..a piece of cake, something they do everyday, whilst to us it's usually a once-in-a-lifetime thing. It's good to remember it's old hat to them.

Keep up with positive looking-forward thoughts of what you will do when you get out and if the roomie starts with what my grandson calls "tragic talk" tune him out, sing, hum, whatever you have to do, don't listen to him!:-)

Lots of "in the pink" health-healthy thoughts coming your way from Colorado,

kat