Next available date suddenly turns out to be TOMORROW

[dreamshark]

We saw the cardiac surgeon today, who talked to us about bypass procedures and checked out Richard's veins and arteries with the kind of obsessive interest you might expect from a hungry vampire. Then he suggested scheduling the procedure for July 1 (2 days later than the last estimate we'd gotten for "next available date.") When we looked unhappy with that he said casually, "Or I could do it tomorrow if you'd rather." Uh... tomorrow? By this time it was almost 5pm on today, and tomorrow seemed awfully sudden. But much better than waiting another week with the symptoms getting worse each day. So sure, tomorrow it is. That is, Friday, June 24, first thing in the morning. We'll be getting up at 4:30am to make it to the hospital by 5:30, so I'll make this brief. There are plenty of things to worry about, but at least everybody who has looked at the angiogram results had nothing but nice things to say about Richard's heart ("Nice pulmonary action!" and the like). So I guess the odds are good.

Comments

[vgqn.livejournal.com]

Wow, nothing Iike fast action! No time to fret in anticipation. Best wishes! We'll be thinking of you tomorrow.

[fmsv.livejournal.com]

Best wishes for a quick operation and a speedy recovery.

[barondave.livejournal.com]

That's just a few minutes from now. I hope things go well.

[davidschroth.livejournal.com]

That certainly puts a strong upper limit on the amount of time that can be devoted to fretting about the upcoming surgery. Here's hoping for the best possible results.

[chasophonic.livejournal.com]

I think we would all have good things to say about Richard's heart. Waiting on the news. Best wishes.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Love to Richard and you and your whole family.

K.

[carbonel]

It should have already happened by the time I'm reading this, so I hope everything went well and Richard makes a speedy recovery.

[dd-b.livejournal.com]

Um, "symptoms getting worse each day"? Very glad they fit him in...it's "today" now. In fact it appears to be in the past now, or at least ongoing.

Best wishes for Richard! It does sound like he's the perfect candidate for this -- heart sound, just problems in the plumbing feeding it. Which means he got in to check it out before much of any damage to the heart was done.

[ssussminh.livejournal.com]

Yaaaah!!!! Let us know ASAP how it went!
And call me if you need anything, any help, a sympathetic ear, someone who is fascinated by medical science, whatever!

Sue

[skylarker.livejournal.com]

I didn't see this until now, so didn't worry, but I'm glad to have seen his beardless post-op photo in which it looks like he's alive and smiling. Is he well enough to host the game party tonight? Do you need help spreading the word if it's off?

[dreamshark.livejournal.com]

That wasn't a postop pic. He shaved (and was shaved) the night before. He's in recovery now, and certainly not looking that alert (haven't seen him yet). Thorin is hosting the game party tonight, so don't go canceling it!

[skylarker.livejournal.com]

Thanks for clearing that up. Probably won't make it to gaming tonight, but I'm glad to hear the surgery went well.

[daedala.livejournal.com]

Good luck!

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

Reading LJ backwords. I hope everything goes well!