WELL THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE CALLED. WE WERE TOLD THAT TIM SHOULD COME BACK IN A YEAR FOR ANOTHER CTA OF HIS HEART TO SEE IF THE ANEURYSM HAS GROWN ANY. I ASKED ABOUT THE BLOCKAGES AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS ADEQUATE BLOOD FLOW. NO SURGERY IN SIGHT,
WE ARE SCARED HALF TO DEATH. I TOLD HER TIM WANTED SURGERY NOW AND SHE SAID THEY WOULDN'T DO IT NOW. WE WANT TO TALK TO THE DR. IN PERSON AND IF WE'RE STILL NOT HAPPY GET A SECOND OPTION.
TIM'S SISTER HAD THE SAME THING IN THE SAME PLACE AND HERS BLEW ON THE WAY HOME. IT WAS BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT SHE IS ALIVE NOW. THE FLAP ON HER VALVE WAS HANGING ON BY A HAIR.
TIM'S STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. THIS TIME HIS TONGUE , LIPS AND LEFT HAND ARE GOING NUMB. ONE TIME IT WAS ALSO THE BOTTOM HALF OF HIS RIGHT HAND AND TWO FINGERS THAT WERE NUMB. TUESDAY HIS EYES WERE MESSED UP. HE SAID IT WAS LIKE HE COULD SEE 3 OR 4 OF EVERYTHING. I'M NOT SURE THIS HAS TO DO WITH HIS HEART OR HIS BRAIN. I THINK HE NEEDS ANOTHER CT OF HIS HEAD, IT'S BEEN AWHILE SINCE HE'S HAD ONE. HIS BLOOD PRESSURE IS FINE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. HIS BLOOD SHOULD BE THIN, THEY DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING WHEN HE HAD BLOOD WORK DONE IN HUNTSVILLE. I GUESS I'LL HAVE IT CHECKED AGAIN HERE AND MAKE SURE IT'S NOT TO THICK. IF IT GETS THICK HE HAS BLOOD CLOTS FORM AND GO TO HIS HEART OR BRAIN. THAT'S WHY HE HAD A HEART ATTACK IN 2000 AND MINI STROKES IN 2001. WE TRY TO KEEP HIS BLOOD THIN BUT SOMETIMES IT GETS AWAY FROM US.
AS YOU CAN SEE I CAN'T SLEEP, I'VE BEEN UP ABOUT AN HOUR NOW. TIM CAN'T SLEEP EITHER, ONE OF US IS GETTING UP WHEN THE OTHER ONE IS GOING BACK TO BED. IT'S BEEN A LONG NIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.