DCJ, I'm so glad they've diagnosed you. I imagine this will be life-changing in a really good way.
Also, life-extending. The doc said, left untreated this would lead to seriously being dead within a relatively short time - didn't want to make predictions, but said at a guess, 2-5 years before the toll on Daniel's heart would explode.
I've been trying not to think about that much.
but said at a guess, 2-5 years before the toll on Daniel's heart would explode.
I thought he said 5-10 years.
Well, Daniel, even that is not even close to how long we want to keep you around!
The new prognosis is much better.
Oh, Andi, how scary! Yeah, life-extending is good.
What Tep said! DCJ, your heart is too grand and loving a thing to hear numbers stuck on it -- I'm so glad that you're getting the solutions you need.
Trudy - good news! continuing recovery~ma and health ~ma to thems that still need it.
Sorry, poor spelling. PICC line, not pict. Anyway, it's in. The benefit of being on massive pain meds, apparently, is that you don't even feel something being inserted through a vein into your heart.
ETA: Oh D&A, how scary! So glad you got this diagnosed. And yay for good news, Trudy!
Yeah, that was NOT something you needed to be in the room to see :(
Trudy, what wonderful news!!!
Pix, don't worry about spellings. I used to do Medical Transcription, and I still have to look things up half the time. Give yourself a break right now, love.
Good god, Daniel. Low-oxygen counts are no small potatoes. Getting down to 20 is terrifying. I'm glad you've been diagnosed.