The Worst Is Over; Or Is It?????

It's Tuesday evening and my husband's on the road to recovery. The Dr. called in a team yesterday, Memorial Day, to perform the cardio cath procedure on him; instead of waiting until today. One of his arteries was 98-99% blocked, but they were able to put in a stint to open up the artery. His other arteries looked good, so there was no need for additional stints or by-pass surgery. Hallelujah, Praise the Lord!! Thanks to everyone who prayed for us.

So the worst part is over; or should be. However, my husband is diabetic and LOVES to eat. He checks his blood sugar daily, but does not monitor what he eats. The Dr. has him on a diabetic diet in the hospital, and it has made him less than happy to say the least. The dietician came to see us today and gave him a reality check on serving sizes and foods that contain carbohydrates, which is the #1 item diabetics need to control. I have a feeling my life is going to be quite interesting the next several months as I try to change our eating habits and what food is available in the house. My husband is a big man, works sunup til sundown, and lives for meat, potatoes and sweets. And NOT the recommended portions - more like 3-4 times the recommended portions, which he thinks is normal.

Just think - a HUNGRY man who thinks he's STARVING to death if he doesn't eat every 3 hours. I'm afraid the worst part is just beginning....

Wow! What a Memorial holiday weekend this has turned out to be. My husband woke me up at 3am this morning with symptoms of a heart attack. I immediately jumped up and called 9-1-1. Apparently, he'd been up for an hour, and as the symptoms became worse and unbearable, he finally to wake me. We went through this scenario about 10 years ago when he was only 40. It was a potentially fatal heart attack, but luckily he was treated with "clot busters" early enough to avoid any residual heart damage. He recovered well enough, and has had heart checkups since; but as before, nothing "bad" or "positive" showed up on any diagnostic testing prior to the actual "attack."

My hubby's been stable all day long, with no recurring symptoms, and because it's a holiday weekend, the cardiologist scheduled his cardiac catheterization for Tuesday morning. I decided to come home to try and sleep for the night; however, I just got off the phone with the night nurse and his 3rd round of bloodwork shows a much higher elevation of cardiac enzymes. She called the cardiologist and they're moving up the cardiac cath procedure to tomorrow. I called my hubby to hear his voice and he sounds okay. But more than likely, my night will not be as restful as I hoped.

If you're reading this post, please say a prayer for me, my husband and our family that all will or has turned out well. God Bless...