Oddities

In anticipation of the Six month mark of my bypass surgery, I find myself searching the web for misc. stuff that peaks my interest. In my Google search, I found that the surgery is referred to as Coronary Arterial Bypass Graft (CABG) pronounced "cabbage".

Interesting enough, I haven't found too much in terms of physical chart on the bypass (that are affordable and not intended for a Med student). I printed out a diagram for a triple, and have read numerous articles on quadruple. I am currently searching for a poster that shows the quad bypass procedure.

What I have found are the following: Please note, these are not in the configuration of the typical valentine shaped heart.

Desk models of the heart: I have bookmarked one for $19, but have not hit the purchase button as I don't think it would go over well in my cube at work. I do have a spot between the borrowed Godzilla from Jared and my Boston Celtic Mr. Potato Head. " An excellent economical, life-size heart model...anatomically accurate....dissects into two parts......" In living color to boot.

Plush Beating Heart: yes, you read that right, "Anatomically correct plush heart, Beats and pulsates when shaken, Great for romantics and biologists....." I'm not sure of the gross out factor yet and if it is a medical doctor or engineer type romantic they are referring to. I was contemplating giving this to Gayle for Valentines Day, but came to my senses, sort of, there is always next year.....

Heart Hand Warmer: interesting but it was eliminated because it is in the shape of the Valentine Heart.

Giant Bleeding Heart Gummy candy. Enough said

Heart Bypass T-shirts and mugs: It is still not something I want to advertise. I still remember attending my first meeting after the surgery and was greeted with a round of applause. The first thing that came to my mind was "Gee, I'm being applauded for being an idiot, ignoring my cholesterol to the point of a heart attack and giving my wife more grief...." The shirts vary form pictures of the heart, chest zippers and catch phrases (zipper club, I survived my heart attack, etc.)

A color diagram of a single graft and where they pull a vein out of the leg. I haven't figured out yet how to print that out in a form I like. In other words it is not yet in a frame-able format.

Of course I have not ruled out creating something on my own.....Its either that or visit the shop on Oddities.