The double-bypass surgery blues
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Hi, unfortunately it seems I’ve been placed into yet another difficult situation and am asking the community for any help they can give. Over the last several years, my heart has slowly deteriorated and has required several procedures to keep blood flow constant, and as a result, keep me alive. Each time required significant healing time and rehabilitation.
Unfortunately, we’ve reached a point where a major surgery is needed to keep me functioning and on Monday, July 18, 2022, I will have a double heart bypass surgery. They will open my sternum, and replace two arteries in my heart with grafts from somewhere else in my body. Assuming survive this, though they say the chances are very good, I will require nearly two months of recovery.
I have been in the middle of job interviews but have had to exit the process as I will not be able to do any labor or travel for about 6 weeks. In addition, I need to find a comfortable place to recover, and find people who will help take care of me for a time. After, it will take likely several months more for me to get back to normal as I will be unemployed, homeless, and unable to perform for a little while.
I’m asking for a nominal amount, as with last time, to get me over a hump and make sure I can take care of basics (food especially) until I can function in my own. I appreciate everyone’s generosity, any amount is helpful.
Update: 07/15/22 - I have developed a lung infection which we are trying to clear. For now still scheduled for surgery on Monday but that may change.
Update: 07/15/22 pt.2 - they are treating me with various antiobiotics to clear out the infection. I have developed a pneumonia in one lung and have trouble breathing. But all in due time this should pass.
Update: 07/16/22 - two more days until the procedure. They gave me some new medications that helped with my infection and helped me get rid of a lot of the liquid in my body. I lost three lbs of water! This helped with the pneumonia and hopefully we’re clear enough so I can have the procedure as scheduled. Having headaches because of new meds but temperature is down and blood pressure going to normal. Still hanging in there…
Update: 07/18/22 - currently the surgery is now scheduled for Wednesday 07/20/22. The infection seems to be in the decline a but pneumonia isn’t clear yet. Tbh, I’m a bit apprehensive but I’d rather get this over with sooner rather than later.
The funding goal has been raised to accommodate for some extra breathing room in my recovery, but as is, I have a good solid month or so of funds to recover with, as I recover and try to find new employment, housing, etc…. Also, apparently the details of the apartment sublet I am renting until September seem to be wrong, and I have a balance of $1350, and not $650 as expected….I’ve also accumulated several bills (phone, car insurance, etc) while I’ve been away and could use extra help paying them when I get out of here.
Hanging in there. Thank you all for your support.
Unfortunately, we’ve reached a point where a major surgery is needed to keep me functioning and on Monday, July 18, 2022, I will have a double heart bypass surgery. They will open my sternum, and replace two arteries in my heart with grafts from somewhere else in my body. Assuming survive this, though they say the chances are very good, I will require nearly two months of recovery.
I have been in the middle of job interviews but have had to exit the process as I will not be able to do any labor or travel for about 6 weeks. In addition, I need to find a comfortable place to recover, and find people who will help take care of me for a time. After, it will take likely several months more for me to get back to normal as I will be unemployed, homeless, and unable to perform for a little while.
I’m asking for a nominal amount, as with last time, to get me over a hump and make sure I can take care of basics (food especially) until I can function in my own. I appreciate everyone’s generosity, any amount is helpful.
Update: 07/15/22 - I have developed a lung infection which we are trying to clear. For now still scheduled for surgery on Monday but that may change.
Update: 07/15/22 pt.2 - they are treating me with various antiobiotics to clear out the infection. I have developed a pneumonia in one lung and have trouble breathing. But all in due time this should pass.
Update: 07/16/22 - two more days until the procedure. They gave me some new medications that helped with my infection and helped me get rid of a lot of the liquid in my body. I lost three lbs of water! This helped with the pneumonia and hopefully we’re clear enough so I can have the procedure as scheduled. Having headaches because of new meds but temperature is down and blood pressure going to normal. Still hanging in there…
Update: 07/18/22 - currently the surgery is now scheduled for Wednesday 07/20/22. The infection seems to be in the decline a but pneumonia isn’t clear yet. Tbh, I’m a bit apprehensive but I’d rather get this over with sooner rather than later.
The funding goal has been raised to accommodate for some extra breathing room in my recovery, but as is, I have a good solid month or so of funds to recover with, as I recover and try to find new employment, housing, etc…. Also, apparently the details of the apartment sublet I am renting until September seem to be wrong, and I have a balance of $1350, and not $650 as expected….I’ve also accumulated several bills (phone, car insurance, etc) while I’ve been away and could use extra help paying them when I get out of here.
Hanging in there. Thank you all for your support.
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Lorenzo Macuja
Organizer
Cambridge, MA