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Finally, a DH update.
It's
official, he needs to have surgery within the next six months to
replace his valve. At least we know what the story is now. We heard a bunch of scary yet optimistic words from his former cardiologist. SO glad we went up there instead of relying on the BS doctor and his crappyass rapport down here. We're going
back up north in a couple of weeks to have more tests done (TEE and the contrast MRI) and to meet
with the surgeon, and figure out the firm timetable for the surgery. Could be at the end of this month, could be in September, we don't know that yet.
In related news...My
anxiety is at an all time high. I'm the least calm one about this whole
thing, and irrationally so (well, when you hear sentences for the first time in dealing with this like "well, the enlarged ventricle is at the point where sudden death is a possibility"....um, wut), but I've been doing a good job of keeping it bottled in and not needlessly worrying DH. Sleeping has been nonexistent, I've been
flighty and cranky and was so uncomfortable flying home yesterday. I'm
probably going to nip this in the bud like now and go to the doctor and
request a script for Ativan or something equivalent so I don't feel like
I'm constantly 2 steps away from a panic attack. I think that it'll go
away on its own once we get the timetable for surgery figured out too, but I can't
live like this and take care of DH (and myself) until then.
Speaking of nonexistant, my running has suffered so damn much with travel and anxiety from both of us. Well that and my new running shoes aren't working for me. I know it's my holistic gateway to sanity, and I miss running as much as I was three weeks ago before all of this went down. Blah.
Re: Finally, a DH update.
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I'm so sorry about this. Having a plan should help the anxiety maybe? Take care of yourself.
Bazinga!
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I hate you very much
I'm sorry you guys are going through this.
I hope the meds help you. I'll be thinking of you!
Off to the beach
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12/17/2011 Christmas Caper 10K
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3/17/2012 DC RNR Half Marathon
4/22/2012 10M Parkway Classic
10/28/2012 Marine Corps Marathon
Thanks so much ladies
Ive learned very quickly in this that taking care of myself is just as important as DH. I don't want to get to the point where I can't take care if things because of my hangups. I'm not the biggest fan of medication but I don't know what else to do aside from jumping ten feet every time there's a funny noise or how to really get rid of the tightness and over awareness of pain in my chest. Or the sleep issue. Of course student health is going to look at me like I have 4 heads when I go in today
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