For those that checked the Ping Pati message...... and everyone else who wishes to know. Things have be a bit "exciting" around here this past week or so. Rick finally told me he had been having quite a bit of angina for a while. He went to his cardiologist, and the decision was to do a cardiac catheterization asap. The cardiac cath was to start as just an angiogram, but...... Wed. morning we got to the hospital as directed at 7. Checked in and waited. Finally someone got to the cardiac cath lab and came and got us. His procedure was scheduled at 8. It was a bit delayed, but they went in by about 8:30. I waited. Did some handwork. Waited. About
10:30 the tech came out to tell me they were still working. Finally got to see Rick before they were heading to recovery, about 11:45. (Gave him his glasses since he was awake if not real cognizant. ) Ends up that 3 of the bypasses he had done 12 years ago are blocked. Nothing they can do about them. One of the others, the major one, seems to be fine. The 5th was well on its way to being blocked. The surgeon inserted a stent and did some clearing (?). It was close, evidently. A lot of serious changes are in store. I'm not ready to lose him. And I know that I might at any time.Right now he is feeling better. And I have been emphasizing to him that keeping things from me, when I ask especially, is not a good idea. I can tell when something is going on, but when I ask he tells me he is fine. Just makes me worry more.
Anyway, I need to go get ready for a couple of classes today. SO, yes we would appreciate prayers and good thoughts.
Pati, in Phx