My son, my hero!

[sissiesmama]

I know some of you guys have been up on what kinds of cardiac things and some others going on along with it and am scheduled to drive to New Orleans, Louisiana to have a cardiac surgeon take a look at it and try to repair.

Lately, I have had a few episodes of syncope - the first I was in the kitchen and fell face first on to the tile in the kitchen. The second time was in my bedroom, and I didn't end up with any bruises. The first time, my dh and son were both home with me and called 911 so I could be transported to the ER.

The second time, my hubbie was at work and my 11 yr. old had gone to a friend's house. He tried to call me and didn't get an answer. He came right home, and found me in the bedroom on the floor. He said he got a little nervous after the fact, but I was so very proud of him.

He called 911 and told dispatch officers what was going on, and was able to convey to them over the phone what he saw and what was going on while we were waiting.

I was so surprised that he could keep his head clear in a crisis, but he did just great!

Anne

[sissiesmama, ASN, RN]

Well, God is good! It is Friday night, and my hubbie and I drove down to New Orleans, Louisiana this past Monday to see the pediatric cardiologist that was set to attempt to correct my defect that was found to be the root of my CV problems. We saw the MD for the pre op consultation that afternoon, and was in the OR/cath lab before 0800 on Tuesday.

The doc was just SO very sweet. Had a great bedside manner, and was able to reassure us in his office at my pre op visit, and I was so much more comfortable going in the next day. I had been really stressing about it, and he quickly put my fears at rest, thankfully.

I had no idea what to expect, and I'd been in the cath lab twice before, but it wasn't as bad as I had thought it would be. The doc d/ced us the next am as soon as the Echo tech was able to finish my post op Echo to make sure there wasn't a leak on the seal. We were sent on our way and hit the interstate heading back up here by 1230 pm. We got back to West Monroe between 530 pm and 6, and had a nice, quiet evening.

I was sent home with strict instructions for post op, and a list of things I couldn't do for 1 week, one for 2 weeks, and then another for a month. I will f/u with my cardiologist here in town next week.

Anne, RNC

[sissiesmama, ASN, RN]

Well, I had my cardiac surgery on June 30th, and am doing well. A lot of my symptoms have either subsided or at least lessened a great deal. I've been behaving myself most of the time and following the docs orders to the tee, so to speak. The only complaint I have had was that I had put on about 10 lbs within about 3 days - needless to say, I was chapped, but hoping it was just the IV fluids. Surely it couldn't have been the hospital food. Yuck! :barf01:I follow up with my cardiologist next week for a recheck.

Got the bill from the hospital in the mail today. I was terrified to open it, for fear that it would be horrible, since my other medical bills ream us. I was floored when I opened it and saw the total, over 48, 000 bucks. After I got my breath, I kept reading, and the balance we are responsible for was ZERO! Couldn't believe it but I sure won't argue abut that! Today's been kind of a crappy day, so that made up for it big time!

Anne, RNC