Well, it has been a whole 10 months post open heart surgery. I have not wanted to sign on for awhile because even though the pain has gone the memories remain. ...Read more
Well, it has been a whole 10 months post open heart surgery. I have not wanted to sign on for awhile because even though the pain has gone the memories remain. I do not want to fluff the surgery up for anyone...it is painful and it does take time to heal both physically and mentally. With that said I have had the most amazing support system which was my husband, family, and friends. I felt all of your prayers and appreciated them.
My doctor called and now this Monday I have an appointment with the surgeon. Things are going so quickly and the anxiety of it all is very over whelming. Lets ...Read more
My doctor called and now this Monday I have an appointment with the surgeon. Things are going so quickly and the anxiety of it all is very over whelming. Lets get this done!!! :)
Well yesterday I got my TEE test done and it was a day full of unexpected events. The test itself wasn\'t that bad but before the test it took 4 different ...Read more
Well yesterday I got my TEE test done and it was a day full of unexpected events. The test itself wasn\'t that bad but before the test it took 4 different nurses and 5 tries to get an IV. I was told I was probably slightly dehydrated but wasn\'t surprised because they had told me I couldn\'t eat or drink since 9pm last night. After the hiccup of IVs during the TEE test I was very awake. To the doctors surprise they kept giving me more and more medicine but still was very coherent. I did feel little pain though. After I was done I was still able to ask all of my questions to the doctors, they thought I was in great condition and was released pretty quickly (20 minutes). I then was sent in a wheelchair with my husband to the pharmacy to get some xanax (the stress has been killing so I was relieved with this). Already on Facebook and texting my mom I suddenly felt really dizzy. My husband\'s face was no longer visible and I kept telling him I was going to faint. As I fainted sitting in the wheelchair my husband rushed me back up to the doctors who performed my TEE. They then took my in for observation for another 3 hours. I was told that I was released to early and with my body size being rather small I was given a lot of medication, my body was rejecting it in a way. I now had a splitting headache but was feeling stronger once I was given food and water. Today has been a day of resting and hoping for smoother procedures in the future.
Tomorrow morning I will be recieving a TEE (Transesophageal echocardiography) test which I am sure most of you know a lot about. I was wondering how it is? ...Read more
Tomorrow morning I will be recieving a TEE (Transesophageal echocardiography) test which I am sure most of you know a lot about. I was wondering how it is? Easy? Hard? Thanks for the tips!!
Hi everyone! My name is Madeline Kargl and im 24 years old. I have been married to my high school sweetheart for 5 years and am living in San Diego due to hubby ...Read more
Hi everyone! My name is Madeline Kargl and im 24 years old. I have been married to my high school sweetheart for 5 years and am living in San Diego due to hubby being in the Navy. As of last Monday I was completely healthy to my knowledge. I have always had migraines, fatigue, and at times chest pain but after all who didn\'t?...I thought. I was given a referral from my primary doctor to get a murmur checked out. I was not even worried, both my parents have murmurs and wasn\'t even going to bother having anyone come along. Asking my husband to come along was a last minute thing but after my 2 hour appointment I can\'t thank God enough for having hubby by my side. I was taken into the office and explained how my heart was going to require some serious attention almost instantly. Taken back by what I was being told my doctor expressed to me how I was suffering from Mitral Regurgitation and that my surgery would need to take place within the year. After I left I was called again and now told my surgery must be given within the year of 2011. I have been feeling all kinds of feelings and am reaching out to everyone I can for support and prayers!