Its been 6 months post-op and we are right around the corner from Sam's heart ablation. For the past few months Sam has been on a few different medications trying to keep his heart rhythm normal. With the right medication combination he has been doing pretty well but recently the medications have started to become less effective causing arrhythmia issues again. In order for this to be corrected and for Sam to get off all of the medications he has to have a cardiac ablation done. Sometimes this procedure corrects the arrhythmia issues the first time and sometimes additional ablations are needed to correct it for good.
A couple months ago Sam met with Dr. Wong and discussed his options for all of his arrhythmia issues [see 4 month post] and set-up his ablation date. Before the ablation can be done he had to have a coronary CT scan and bloodwork done. Last Thursday morning Sam & I went to Beaumont for him to have the Coronary CT Scan to ensure his veins would be good in order to do his ablation this week. Out of all the tests and everything he has been through this was by far one of the easier ones. They took some blood work and after waiting 30 minutes he was ready for his 10 minute test. We even got to watch Ellen like old times while we waited in the prep area for his test.
This Thursday, May 31st (this day may ring a bell for some of you as its our 4 year wedding anniversary) we will be at Royal Oak Beaumont for his heart ablation. The hospital will call us Wednesday with the time of his procedure. Since Sam is only 6 months post-op he will have to stay the night in the hospital to be monitored for any complications. As you can imagine its not our ideal date for our anniversary but I have a feeling this was in our vows somewhere in the "for better or worse and in sickness and in health" part. So we will make the most out of our slumber party at Beaumont!
The past few months have felt like a ride at the fair with doctors appointments, tests, medications etc...hopefully all of this will be behind us soon.
More updates will come throughout the week...stay tuned!
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