My husband had the stress test yesterday and........

We went to Columbia Wednesday afternoon and stayed overnight so we could be at the hospital at 8am with no problems.  The drive from here to there is 3 hours so it would have meant setting off at 4am which is way too early for us and I don't like driving in the dark.  I tried to book our usual hotel but it has gone out of business so we tried a La Quinta.  It was OK and reasonably priced but not a good as our other hotel albeit the room was a lot bigger.

The test lasts about three and a half hours with breaks in between and was quite uncomfortable for my husband.  When he came out we just headed straight home so I could pick up the dogs from the vets boarding kennels.  Just as well as they have upped their price from $12 per dog per night to $15.

We had no sooner got in and the phone rang and it was his primary care physician notifying us there was a problem. The test  indicated reduced blood flow to the heart which indicated more blockages. This is what we suspected so it was not a surprise. This time though the symptoms are much worse and he is having frightening episodes at night which his neurologist thinks is caused by lack of oxygen to the brain which correlates with this.

We now have to wait till February 15th when he sees his cardiologist to see what is next. I suspect they will do a cardiac cath next to see where the blockages are so that means more waiting as the cardiologist will have to schedule it.

I am worried, this seems to be dragging on too long.

Not the greatest start to a year!

My husband is quite poorly.  We have lived with his neurological problems for a long while but he isn't doing too well at all right now.  His neurologist is worried that his heart is not functioning right and we are waiting to hear from his cardiologist about what happens next.  He already has four stents fitted and it looks like he has other blockages now so either more stents or a by pass and possibly a pacemaker as his heart rate is really slow.  He isn't doing much at all, he is either at his computer, watching TV or in bed.  He has been having 'episodes' when sleeping which his neurologist believes are syncope (feinting) convulsions.  They are quite frightening for us both.

I had a bad stomach flu, as did half of the nation, at the beginning of the year which took it out of me a lot.  I am recovered fully from that thank goodness.  My husband didn't catch it even though his immune system is compromised from the chemo and immuno suppressants he takes.  We thought this was good until his neurologist told us that people with compromised immune systems do not usually show symptoms, they just drop dead.  He is very blunt sometimes.

My husband had such a good summer and was able to work on the camper conversion to a hunting blind but then he deteriorated quite quickly and hardly got any hunting in. Such a shame after all his (and my) hard work.

January is usually a bit of a blah month for us because of the weather but for now it doesn't look like there is going to be a lot going on in the future either.  Really hoping they can sort out these heart problems for him.