Hubby in Hospital

[Dobie]

I'm so happy to hear that the procedure went well!

[Marilyn]

He's home!!!!! So glad and he is reeeeeallly glad. The house seems full again. He's felling good and ready to get some work done today. He's been worrying about how much this is costing us in lost income. Our insurance should cover most of the medical, but he's concerned about jobs he may have jeopardized by not getting back to people.

It will all work out for the good, I'm sure!!

We go to Houston tomorrow for him to see a specialist there about the ablation procedure. Not sure if it's just to visit or to do the mapping. We should find out more today.

Thank you all for you thoughts and prayers through this!!!! You are a wonderful group of ladies!!!!

[DianaB]

I'm glad to hear that your husband is doing well. I bet that you were more than a little upset when you didn't hear anything for so long. I hope that everything goes well with your next appointment and that you get really good news.

[Janet]

Glad he's home and feeling good. There's just no place like home is there! Hope all goes well tomorrow and with the procedure.

[Chandra Amaya]

Welcome home to Marilyn's hubby!

[Tink]

I'm so glad he's back home and doing better Marilyn!
My prayers will continue in hope that they can prevent this from happening again.

[Marilyn]

We had a very good visit with the doctors in Houston. They say that he is a very good candidate for the procedure, and that he should respond well. He has to have some tests and imaging done before they actually do the procedure, and we elected to have this done here in our hometown. The insurance has not given authorization, yet, and had he done some of the tests and imaging today in Houston, there was a chance that without preauthorization, they could deny the claim. The testing and imaging could be very expensive.

He is scheduled for the procedure on September 10th. It will take 5 to 8 hours to complete, and he will have to stay for a day or two in the hospital.

Without the procedure, he would most likely have more incidents of A-fib on an increasing frequency until the condition no longer responds to treatment and becomes permanent, so this procedure offers up to a 90% chance of a future without incidents of A-fib.

We are praying for his comfort during the procedure, and of course, for a successful outcome.

[gja1000]

Glad to hear of the great news! You are right to wait for authorization - the tests and electrophysiology studies are VERY expensive. Good luck with everything.

[Marilyn]

Thank you everyone for your encouragement. We are so ready for our lives to get back to normal. We are very blessed to live in a time and place where treatment is available. 100 years ago, we probably would not have lived through some of the things that have happened in our lives. Just think if we lived where medical care on this level was not available. We are also blessed to have insurance to pay for this level of care. We have worked to get where we are, but it's a blessing that we live where and when we could take advantage of all of this.

We have so much to be thankful for!!!

[Shada]

Happy your hubby is home, on the mend and looking forward to a procedure that will take care of this!!!