H-Day! Or Heart Day! Good News Wooo-Hoooo!

[mrspunkysmom]

Installing stents in a heart artery is a fairly common procedure, and the outcomes I have heard of are all positive. This includes a good friend of mine who has about 20% heart function after several heart attacks over about 7 years - and she is only 47! And she is "chugging along" just fine! She jokingly calls the stents "chicken wire" - I guess the stuff looks like it!

I think you may enjoy even more of an upswing in health after this.

Sending good thoughts and prayers!

Having several heart attacks over 7 years? And 20% heart function? Wow! That would really scare me. I looked up stent. It is a mesh that supports the artery. The artery grows around it.

Let's hope I can do better. I really need to exercise to lose weight.

[cassiesmom]

Fingers crossed that you'll feel much better soon! ((HUGS))

[Catty1]

mrspunkysmom - the point I was making is that if my friend's heart with all that loss of function can go through a stent install with no problem, then you should be just fine!

[mrspunkysmom]

mrspunkysmom - the point I was making is that if my friend's heart with all that loss of function can go through a stent install with no problem, then you should be just fine!

Yeah I figure I will. I'm fairly sure that if not corrected, problems will be remedied so that I can improve my life. The human body has many redundancies and can be amazingly resilient. I do appreciate the support.

Right now I'm more confused, miffed, upset, angry, depressed, disgusted, etc over the whole sorted affair.

It will take me a while to move on. I also feel like I didn't get to relate the whole story to the new cardiologist, although he did listen to most of the currently relevant parts. I think he is taking things one step at a time which is not a bad philosophy.

I think I am more frustrated right now, too

Thank you all for your support and well wishes. I will endeavor to cheer myself up some and learn to trust again.

[Karen]

Keep a folder of all your notes, and maybe after all this is over and you're feeling better, you could write an article or book that would help others from going through the same thing!

[mrspunkysmom]

Keep a folder of all your notes, and maybe after all this is over and you're feeling better, you could write an article or book that would help others from going through the same thing!

That's a good idea. I want to start a patient advocate group. I think patients for all critical diseases need advocates.

I'm tempted to make a formal complaint to what ever advisory board for medical personnel when I have more information and this is all over.

[Karen]

That's a good idea. I want to start a patient advocate group. I think patients for all critical diseases need advocates.

I'm tempted to make a formal complaint to what ever advisory board for medical personnel when I have more information and this is all over.

You certainly should, there's probably not only one for whatever health plan you have, but certainly someone at the state level as well.

[mrspunkysmom]

Good Morning (slept till 11) Just hanging out today. Chaperone/friend went to work but afterward will be back to go to dinner.

Just hanging out today. Could drive automatic but to protect wrist artery I will wait a day or two more, Sunday or Monday.

One of new docs put no lon term restrictions on me, but asked me to be careful and follow the instructions so I won't reopen artery. That actually includes any repetitive motions like using a mouse and eating with my right hand or even some typing. :eek

So today I watch some TV and maybe do a little cleaning like picking up after myself.

How are y'all doing today?

[Karen]

Stay careful! Do you have a wrist rest so you could use the computer while keeping your wrist relatively immobile?

[mrspunkysmom]

Thank you ladies. I gathered that tests can be wrong.

I'll write more later.