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Anxious....
May. 16th, 2016 06:40 pmI'll be on a red eye to Baltimore Wednesday night. Mom's aortic valve is shot and badly in need of replacement. She's to undergo a TAVR (trans aorta valve replacement) procedure this coming Friday. My anxiety level is up around me ears.
Mom has had a progressively worsening situation with this valve for the past couple of years that has gotten progressively tighter and more stenotic until the past 3 weeks where she is now essentially house bound due to the shortness of breath it's causing. She needs this done and she needs it done now. Originally this procedure had been scheduled for the end of June, but her deterioration makes it imperative to get it over with ASAP.
I'm both relieved to have this done, but nervous, particularly as I am aware of most of the potential complications. It didn't help that I had b'fast Friday with a cardiology colleague who was very positive about the procedure, and then went on to recount all the potential horrific complications. I didn't have the appetite to finish my meal, not that I wasn't already aware of them.
Mom has had a progressively worsening situation with this valve for the past couple of years that has gotten progressively tighter and more stenotic until the past 3 weeks where she is now essentially house bound due to the shortness of breath it's causing. She needs this done and she needs it done now. Originally this procedure had been scheduled for the end of June, but her deterioration makes it imperative to get it over with ASAP.
I'm both relieved to have this done, but nervous, particularly as I am aware of most of the potential complications. It didn't help that I had b'fast Friday with a cardiology colleague who was very positive about the procedure, and then went on to recount all the potential horrific complications. I didn't have the appetite to finish my meal, not that I wasn't already aware of them.
