All Doneby Jim
3 Dec 2013
2:12 pm1
The doctors just finished chatting with me and Angie is all done. The cardioversion went fine; they pumped 100 Joules through her chest. It worked on the first try, otherwise they’d have cranked it up to 200. I asked the electrophysiologist how many volts that works out to be, but he didn’t know. He showed me the impedance from the printout and was curious to know if I could work it out. Unfortunately, he didn’t tell me how long the pulse was, so I can’t figure it out yet. I’ll try and ask for it later.
The transesophogeal echocardiogram didn’t find any clots, including the one they saw a month ago, which is great news. They did, however, see a pleural effusion in her lung. This is most likely the same effusion that she’s had since our last stay. The bad news is that it hasn’t dissolved on its own. I don’t think it will be a big deal, but they ordered a chest x-ray just to make sure.
The other good news is the doctors said they intend on sending her home tonight! I was glad to hear that. She’s recovering right now. I’ll try and post again after I’ve seen her. I don’t know how long they’ll want to observe her here at the hospital, but I’m sure we’ll end up having to fight traffic again on our way home 😉
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4:11 PM on December 3rd, 2013
Traffic or no traffic, going home is the best!! So happy to hear the first 100 Joules did the trick. That’s a blessing. And now Angie has something like a 100 carat heart – but we always knew she had a heart of gold. Hooray for no clots. And I guess we couldn’t expect everything to be perfect… darn that stubborn effusion… But going home tonight!!! What a blessing. Give her a little extra kiss from all us GA Hoffmans. Love you both so much! Thanks for the posts. It’s great to know what’s happening.We are all praying for you, Angie.