Mom will be getting surgery to treat her SVT with Ablation Therapy. See http://www.sjm.com/conditions/condition.aspx?name=Supraventricular+Tachycardia+(SVT)§ion=Therapy for more details. She will have more testing done on Wednesday and then they will be able to schedule the procedure and overnight stay that goes along with it. (Hey maybe Michael and Melanie will be in town and be open to staying with Mom. You'll love it Michael, think of how much fun you'll have and the stories you'll be able to blog.)
Other than that the two and a half hour doctor appt went as expected with Mom getting very upset and worried. The doctor was nice but he did not have all of the information from GBMC and needed to get it before he made the diagnosis. It took a while, but he got it and confirmed his suspicions.
On other exciting fronts...Quinn had fun getting Mom to bathe today. Mom is really opposed to it and will turn anyone down who suggests it without force. But she wreaked and her hair was plastered to her head. The only way Quinn got her into the shower was to tell her that Uncle Bob was coming to visit. It seems Mom didn't do anything this weekend but fret about her doctor appointment. Perhaps we should start a rotation for weekend visits too. Anything to keeps her from the nurses office! She was there yesterday afternoon when they called Quinn. Mom was frantic about missing something. The fact that her brothers were coming for mass and lunch today and the impending doctor appointmnent was too much for her to handle. Just another day in the life of an ALZ patient.
Love to all - Levelle
PS posting for Quinn since she is drained and would like a fresh start tomorrow. Happy Birthday to our favorite Nurse! Thank God we have you to decipher all of this medical stuff for us.
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Thanks for the update. Based on what you have heard so far, did you get the sense that they wanted to operate very soon?
Um...I think so. Quinn said that he wanted Mom off of the Cardizem asap since her blood pressure was so low. That was not the right course of action for someone in her situation.
Read the patient stories (links on the right side of the page if you click on the SVT link in original post). Seems like it's a no brainer to go through with this. I just hope mom comes through it mentally OK.
Yes that is my concern also. This can be a 4 to 8 hoour procedure in a drowsy but awake state, followed by 1 to 6 hours on telemetry, with maybe an overnight stay.
That's a lot for mom to go through right now. Not that I expect her mental condition to get much better. Here is hoping for a good few days. I'll try to be there ven if I'm low on the favorite list.
Here is more info:
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/services/tests/procedures/ablation.aspx
Anyone ever figure out how to rename a hyperlink on this blog?
Anyone ever figure out how to rename a hyperlink on this blog?
No - I don't think it can be done. (famous last words)
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