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Finally, we have a date for my husband’s surgery.

JANUARY the 5th.

He has gotten through all of the tests and been approved by the different doctors. It is amazing what is necessary for each surgery. We spent a lot of time at the hospital running around from one area to another. We had started by fasting for the blood tests that we both needed. The test was at 11:30 since he’d had a low blood sugar at 3:30 am and needed to eat something.

We figured that we would be able to get something to eat and then go for the rest that was needed. It didn’t work out. So, between the running from one area to another and not eating, we definitely got our exercise on. Whew, talk about sleeping really good.

Anyway, the surgery is on. Now we call the day surgery on Thursday to get the exact time.

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We had an emergency tonight and I got some things on the blog messed up.

One of our very close neighbors got taken to the emergency room tonight. When they were done with him after some breathing treatments and shot and meds, he was released. Well, eleven at night is not the time to need a ride from one town to another.

I took off from the computer screen to get him and when I got back, I fouled up something that I was writing. Oh well………………..DELETE sure does come in handy sometimes. I guess that electronics can be more forgiving than paper at times.

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I have been thinking. (I know that can be dangerous). If the doctor’s office had an auto insurance quote to get, would they have been told that the doctor wasn’t in the office?

Yet, that is sticking in my mind. Shows what happens when I think. Maybe i am just grumpy about being left out in the cold. I, maybe, should save the thinking for another time or subject.

What ever. I am hoping that this week something can get done properly for my husband. I am stubborn aren’t I?

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Well, it sounds as if we could use a vacation for the time after Christmas.

I could suggest going to costa rica resorts, I could suggest that we go hid in caves. We will not be able to do anything until after he gets operated on. Frustrating.

We were not able to visit family for the holiday. It is one thing that we love to do. We have not been able to go to church, go shopping together, visit his mom…ANYTHING. He is stuck at home. Walking is not an approved activity. Sitting up gets to him, too. If we had a jacuzzi, he might be able to do that.

It sounds like we need a vacation from everyday living doesn’t it? Just a little breather would be nice.

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Well, the on going saga of my husband and his possible surgery goes on.

I was wondering why nothing was happening. So, I called the doctor’s office to find out just what was going on. I managed to talk to a very nice lady who then told me that the doctor was out SICK.

No one told us anything until them. We kept waiting and waiting for someone to call. The secretary, who knew that we had been waiting, never called, she just took her vacation time since the doctor was out sick.

Anger is too mild a word for what I felt when I found this out. The same person who fouled up the first date for his surgery by with-holding information on medicine to stop, couldn’t be bothered to let us know why the surgery wasn’t going to happen any time soon. Never mind all of the pain that he has been going through each day with all of the procedures in catheterization. Anger, oh yeah, but the lady that I was talking to was not at fault. So now we continue to wait, …………..still………………………………………..

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Well, my husband has gotten the go ahead for his surgery. We are still waiting for the doctor’s office to call back with a date for it.

I hope that there are no more foul ups. He is very tired of the catheter and the treatments that he has needed. I do not blame him on that. I feel as if I am torturing him each time it needs to be done. I realize that it is necessary, but that does not make it htat much easier for either of us.

At least now we have a possible end in sight.

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Anyone who has watched NASA get a shuttle ready to be launched, knows what that means.

The cardiologist said that he is okay to go ahead with the surgery. Yippee In fact he said that there is only minimal rick associated with him having surgery. Now, all we have to do is get the anesthesia assessment unit to finish his interview, get the urologist to set a date, and get the surgery done.

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Tomorrow, my husband will undergo some cardiac stress tests.

We are both praying that the tests show he is able to have surgery. We cannot imagine what his life would be like having to be catheterized every day for the rest of his life. horrible

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I know that is a strange title for an article, but it states my feelings.

My husband was supposed to be operated on December 10. It did not happen. we went to the Anesthesia assessment unit with my husband for his pre-op interview. It went okay until the nurse verified that he had stopped his Plavix and daily aspirin. Well, we were not told that was necessary. The information that we got from the secretary did not include that little bombshell.

Well, the operation was canceled. Then my husband was told to visit a cardiologist. We did that. Now he has to under go a thallium stress test. It is not until the 17th of December. One whole week after he was supposed to be operated on. The continued waiting is getting worse. The new operation is not even mentioned, yet. The cardiologist is going on vacation the same day of the test and will not be back until the 22nd. So, my husband is scheduled with another cardiologist the day after the test, on the 18th.

Meanwhile each day, is the procedure where my husband is catheterized at least 3 xs a day with accompanying pain each and every time. He suffers daily cramping inside his gut. He has pain almost all of the time either from hurt after the cramp, or from the procedure itself.

I could scream.

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Well, my husband was supposed to be operated on on December 10th.

It was fouled up. The secretary ‘forgot’ to give all of the information to us. My husband was supposed to stop 2 medicines for a week before the operation, and we were never told of this. Now, he has to go through the cardiologist the day after he was supposed to be operated on and we do not know when the operation will be.

Yes, I am GROWLING HERE. He has to go through unnecessary pain every day that should be ending soon. Instead he will be going through it for at least one week longer. It makes me wonder what else the secretary fouled up.

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