LVAD will be going ahead (Peter)

[misdee]

been to see dh. they have put him on the new strong drugs (dobutamine)) but th3ey are going to keep him on it till the op. they have given him sheets on the device (javik 2000) and iwill be trained on how to de3alwith it if things go wrong. havent actually spoken to the docs myself but will do at some point in the week. feel very overwhealmed right now, its like i'm watching someone elses lives unfold not mine and dh's.

God sparklymeiow, she has enough on her plate without the pain of Ikea

ok dear!! when will the op go ahead??

she has been trying to get me to go up there for agessss................

Take it back then! Enjoy the swedish meatballs!

the next week or so. he cant get a few days out either as is on the IV.

hmmmmmmmm meatballs.

do you have a cataloge Misdee?? Want to see what I want before I go.....

You can even buy some in the shop and take some home! possible too fatty/salty to smuggle into the hospital tho

new catalogue out next week. mine got trashed.

dh needs fatty foods lol.

Meatballs it is then!

Seriously you are one hell of a girl and I tip my hat to you. You've got more guts than most of MN put together. It is a crass thing to say, and you'll probably hate me forever, but if anyone can get Peter through this, it is you. you are a superstar.

i feel usless tho HMB. wish i could do more.

Hugs. But you are not useless, however you may feel, and I realise that feeling is probably inescapable. Hugs

Sweetheart, so sorry. Thinking of you xx

Hi Misdee I've just got back online today and one of the first things I did was to try and search for your threads on here to see how things were going. As it goes I'm crap at MN searches so have found you here

What has happened? What does LVAD stand for? I hope things work out for you guys so much. I think about it loads. You are the strongest person I've seen in a long time. xx

Will be thinking of you all (kids included). You WILL cope and you ARE coping - it may not feel like it to you - but just reading your posts it shows through.

We'll be praying for you.

misdee, just think of how bad it would be for your dh if you weren't as you are - how would he have got this far? you deserve any praise going! Not sure i could hold my family together so well in such a crisis.

left ventricular assistance device, i think. it helps the heart to pump more effectivly

bit of info here

Thinking of you, misdee.

Thinking of you Misdee.

Misdee, you are a star, many lesser people would have given up trying to cope before now. And that's not to belittle how hard all this is for both you and Peter, but you are being so strong.

Feel free to vent all your anger/frustration/grief on here, we all support you.

its now just part of my life. i dont know how i'd cope when all this i over. i have been 'needed' for so long now that i forget who i am.

misdee - you must be feeling pretty swamped at the moment Hope you can begin to see the positives in this next step, if it gets him fit enough to accept a heart eventually then it'll be worthwhile. The dobutamine will do its job in the meantime although it has to be IV doesn't it? He must be pretty fed up of it all by now.

Look after yourself X

misdee dont realyy post on your threads cause i find it hard to know what to say -just to let you know you and your family are in my thoughts and i will pray for peter and send him some healing vibes through the airwaves xxxxx