Hey Babe,
Well, after days of running around trying to put everything in order for my surgery tomorrow, today I had disappointing news. I went up to Stuart for the second half of my stress test, which was simply to get a “resting” reading to compare to yesterday’s stress reading, and in the process, they discovered what they think is a blocked or partially blocked artery to my heart. That meant my cardiac doctor wouldn’t give clearance for the the surgery, so that had to be postponed. Unfortunately, they tried to get it rescheduled for next week, but the operating rooms are all fully booked, so it will now be at least two weeks until I can get my knee fixed, unless there’s a cancellation and they can fit me in next week. In the meantime, I have to undergo a cardiac cath, or angiogram, where they send a camera to my heart and try to clear out any plaque building with one of those balloon deals, or worst case, put in a stint. This was the procedure they did to you when we think they put in too much dye that eventually caused your kidney failure. I’m sure they’ve improved that protocol since then, but you can bet I’m going to ask about it! Unfortunately, that’s not scheduled until Tuesday, and in the meantime, I have to have another blood test done to check the thinness of my blood, and a THIRD covid test on Saturday. The only silver lining in all this may be that this will be considered an underlying condition and I might be able to get the covid vaccine earlier, which means I might be able to get back on the union insurance quicker. Fingers crossed! I guess it’s a good thing this was caught early, though, I just wish it didn’t mean delaying my knee surgery, it’s just getting more painful every day. Anyway, after spending most of my afternoon on the phone trying to resolve all of this, I finally settled down for the evening. Had my shower, now I’m off to bed, late! And certainly a lot later than if I had get up at 4:00 in the morning! Good night, darlin’! Love you!
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