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In the hotel
Just before we started our discharge we had a new friend stop by to see us. Week before last I l rolled out to Houston with supplies for hurricane Harvey victims. Pastor YJ, a friend Ron, and myself went. We also brought tools and stayed a couple of days to mud out houses. Some would…
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Let my people go!
Well we’re not out yet, close though! So Amanda’s is doing good but yesterday evening she started hurting because the nurse didn’t get her pain meds on time. I called the nurse to request the pain meds, she was at lunch and said she would send someone. She forgot and showed up about an hour…
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Hospital days and nights
For those of you that read the last post just after it was loaded, I’m sorry. I was in a hurry didn’t proof read and autocorrect killed me! Dr. Nair never did drop by last night. When we first began to see him we started off not liking him very much. Not very very good…
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Up and walking
Last night went well. They gave Amanda the Dilaudid around 10 or so, she was chatterbox again then lights out. Surprisingly they left us alone from 10 until 4 when Amanda needed pain medicine. They have the toradol on 4 times a day not every 6 hours. So she is scheduled to get that at 9am,…
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Recovery
Early morning visit I rolled out of bed and straight to the hospital this morning. Pulled up to the front entrance, parked first out in the drop off lane, figured I was dropping off yall’s love so I’d be good. Then straight to the recovery area hallway till it was time to go back. Hospitals…
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Surgery Day
In surgery now She went back about 45 minutes ago. Surgery should take 3-4 hours possibly longer. The intake nurse had a hard time getting an IV in place. This is nothing uncommon to us. Amanda is one that most nurses dread when it comes to IVs. Her veins like to show up then hide…
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Tricuspid valve repair
Amanda’s surgery will be to repair her tricuspid valve. This valve is in the right side of the heart and separates the right atrium and the right ventricle. The valve keeps blood from flowing back into the right atrium. Amanda’s valve has what they call severe regurgitation. This is where the valve doesn’t close completely…
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New Surgeon
Amanda’s surgeon, Dr Lamelas, from Miami, is a recent addition to the Texas Heart Institute at St Luke’s/Baylor in Houston. Newly added as the chief of cardiac surgery. He has pioneered minimally invasive valve repair surgery techniques. We met this surgeon for the first time today. All of the consult was done by phone and…
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Surgery tomorrow
Early tomorrow morning my better half Amanda, emphasis on better, will be having a major heart surgery. Those of you that know us well, know this has been a long road, just over 10 years now. We stopped counting surgeries and procedures at 40 a while back. Though we don’t fully understand why we have…
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My Story
Amanda was diagnosed with a heart condition 13 years ago. Throughout the years she has had three new heart valves, four open heart surgeries, five ablations, and six pacemakers, with a grand total of over 50+ heart related surgeries and procedures. Her native heart has reached the end of its serviceable life and doctors are…
