JShould have known that no trip to the hospital is simple. What started out as a visit to shed some water weight (very successful BTW,) got the cardiologist wondering why I had gained the weight. An angiogram revealed that I had one heart valve that had shrunk in size and was restricting blood flow. So on Thursday we scheduled a Valvularplastly where they use a balloon inserted into the heart to open up the valve. Then overnight in the ICU and home on Friday.
Another surprise is that they gave me a "LIFE VEST" to wear. It is basically a wearable external AED. The Dr. Doesn't really think it's that necessary but thought it's a good idea until we get things settled down. Doubt that I could get through an airport with this on. Looks like a suiside bomber's outfit.
The several Dr.s appointments this week have just been follow ups, nothing new. Meanwhile we await the biopsy results to see what we'll do about rescheduling the transplant. Did get the 2 fillings taken care of though!
Posted 6/11
No comments:
Post a Comment