Greetings from Mission Hospital in Laguna Beach...

[Pam]

The least of your worries would be your room. I get it, but your son won't care. And it's a bit of getting even for all the messes he caused

Hang in there and don't let the negative thoughts take over. It's not over until it's over and odds are you will be around for a long time.

[GeneL]

Here's a clarification update, FWIW.

It's 60% ejection fraction, not extraction fraction. Apparently, the doctors think that there's blockage and by removing it my heart will rebound to normal, which was 60%.

The fly in the ointment is the risk involved with the effect of the dye used for contrast which could shut down my remaining kidney.


I do have a question in my mind about my cardiologist because he put in stents back in the spring and one of them closed up. He then had to go in again and, as I understand it, he put another stent inside the blocked stent to open it up. This makes the third time I'm forced to have an angioplasty with the concurrent risk to my kidney.

I'm wondering whether I should question either the doctor's effectiveness or the type of stent he's using. I really don't know who to ask and I don't have much of a window to make any changes, since the plan is to operate tomorrow (Saturday) morning.


I've heard a lot about Scripps in San Diego being a leader in advanced heart related technology, but I can't imagine how I could do anything to get there or that it would make any difference.

The question just sticks in my mind, why do I need another procedure? Is my doctor at fault?

[ka jowct]

Rick-o wrote:
[quote=ka jowct]
Ask them for sleeping pills. Getting some sleep can only help.

My last hospital stay led me to believe that they DIDN'T want you to sleep. Seemed like they woke me up EVERY time I got to sleep.
Yeah, that's where the drugs come in handy.