carrob
03-25-2005, 12:05 PM
I just have to share this with you girls !!!
Dr. Morris (my Cardio) sat down with Robert and myself yesterday and was totally open and honest. We probably just chatted for 30 min at least. He's very impressed with my progress and said that ALL OF THE ENLARGEMENT is gone. That my heart is now totally normal in size. And, at it's current function of 40% EF, I COULD SUSTAIN A FULL PREGNANCY !!!!!!! However, the kicker is keeping it at that 40% mark w/o it dropping. He told us that he would visit with the High Risk Doc (and spoke VERY HIGHLY of him!!!) and tweek the meds. That will be the hard part because one of the meds that's very essential to my recovery is also fatal to a fetus.....the Ace Inhititor, Enalapril.
Otherwise, he just told us to really put some deep thought into this and figure out if this this is really what we want. To know that going in will be a "Las Vegas Crapshoot" and that anything could happen. But, where we are now, although not easy, it is POSSIBLE !!!!! The analogy is like a rubber ball that you over-inflate. You can release the air and bring it back down to size....and it will perform just fine. But, if you blow it up again too much......it could burst. I'll see the High Risk Doc on April 20 and go back for another echo in July. Hopefully we can see even more improvement in % and that way I'll have more cushion.
I left there really feeling at peace, for the first time in a LONG TIME. At least I can relax about a possible "ooopps!!!!! I have a WONDERFUL HUSBAND.....the BEST POSSIBLE circle of docs.......and THE BEST FRIENDS IN THE WORLD !!!!!!!
God's blessing to each of you and your families this Easter! :D
Dr. Morris (my Cardio) sat down with Robert and myself yesterday and was totally open and honest. We probably just chatted for 30 min at least. He's very impressed with my progress and said that ALL OF THE ENLARGEMENT is gone. That my heart is now totally normal in size. And, at it's current function of 40% EF, I COULD SUSTAIN A FULL PREGNANCY !!!!!!! However, the kicker is keeping it at that 40% mark w/o it dropping. He told us that he would visit with the High Risk Doc (and spoke VERY HIGHLY of him!!!) and tweek the meds. That will be the hard part because one of the meds that's very essential to my recovery is also fatal to a fetus.....the Ace Inhititor, Enalapril.
Otherwise, he just told us to really put some deep thought into this and figure out if this this is really what we want. To know that going in will be a "Las Vegas Crapshoot" and that anything could happen. But, where we are now, although not easy, it is POSSIBLE !!!!! The analogy is like a rubber ball that you over-inflate. You can release the air and bring it back down to size....and it will perform just fine. But, if you blow it up again too much......it could burst. I'll see the High Risk Doc on April 20 and go back for another echo in July. Hopefully we can see even more improvement in % and that way I'll have more cushion.
I left there really feeling at peace, for the first time in a LONG TIME. At least I can relax about a possible "ooopps!!!!! I have a WONDERFUL HUSBAND.....the BEST POSSIBLE circle of docs.......and THE BEST FRIENDS IN THE WORLD !!!!!!!
God's blessing to each of you and your families this Easter! :D