My wife's in surgery. I hate the silence in the waiting room.

[NNadir]

Last edited Fri Apr 18, 2025, 11:38 AM - Edit history (1)

Update: The doctor called. She's in recovery. The procedure went well and was sucessful.

Trying to read to keep my mind off it. The doctor is well rated and the procedure as heart procedures go is low risk. Still I'm really stressed. We're an hour into it according to the progress monitor.

I don't want to turn the damn TV on. It would make me crazy.

[2naSalit]

1. ...

Hope all goes well despite your anxiety.

[Walleye]

2. Oh, I know the feeling both being in surgery and waiting for surgery to be done on loved ones

It’s frightening beyond words. I hope sincerely everything turns out all right for you and she recovers fully and quickly.

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Do an online crossword or visit the DU lounge. And let us know when she's in recovery.

Hang in there.

[LoisB]

4. I hope all goes well.

[cachukis]

5. Peace.

[Gore1FL]

6. FWIW, I walk around the hospital when doing this.

It keeps my mind occupied and deals with the blood pressure I get worrying.

My thoughts are with you and your wife.

[brer cat]

7. I hope it goes very well.

[Alliepoo]

8. I'm sitting with you in spirit.

The time in the waiting room is awful. I’m sending all good vibes to your wife and a big ((HUG)) to you as you are waiting to hear from the doctor. I know it will all be good but that doesn’t make the wait any easier. Let us know when you hear!!!

[blm]

9. ((NNadir))

[mwmisses4289]

10. 🫂

and more

[Clouds Passing]

11. Hoping all goes well with your wife 💚 sending healing and comforting energy 💚😌

[Karadeniz]

12. Sending you warm thoughts for the wellbeing of you both !

[True Dough]

13. Good vibes to you and your wife

May you be a short time away from relief and reassurance.

[Wicked Blue]

14. Hoping for a successful outcome!

[SheltieLover]

15. Healing vibes to her

And comfort to you.

[KitFox]

16. You sit there waiting and watching the rest of the world carry on in their normalcy, while

your world is at a standstill. Hoping the blissful relief when the doc approaches with good news comes soon! Sending hugs to you and your dear wife. Please keep us updated. 🩷

[Solly Mack]

17. The waiting sucks. Wishing for you some peaceful thoughts.

Hope all goes well.

[Jarqui]

18. Very normal for you to feel that way

Even medical procedures that are deemed 99.9x% likely to be successful can drive me crazy
Your wife married the right person.

[Duncanpup]

19. Hugs to you and your wife

[NNadir]

20. All done. She's in recovery and the procedure was sucessful.

Thanks for all the good wishes.

[Sienna86]

21. We're with you

Glad things are looking very positive. Hang in there.

[wordstroken]

22. We're with you, NNadir, and sending love and good energy for you and your wife.

I truly know how you feel as you wait. The silence can be overwhelming.

Great news of your update. So glad she’s in recovery and doing well.

[electric_blue68]

23. Good news. 👍

[eppur_se_muova]

24. Glad to see the update. I kind of shot past the OP, but caught it on the second pass.

A little late for best wishes for the procedure, but I can still wish you both a good recovery.


Several years ago, my mom had her heart stopped and restarted to try to bring her afib under control. It's probably the lowest-risk cardiac procedure you can get, but just the thought was anxiety-inducing -- anything concerning the heart is, whatever the doctors say, so I can sympathize. (She came out of it fine, but still with afib.)

[NNadir]

27. It's what she was in for, ablation to stop the afib episodes. Those episodes have been scaring the shit out of us...

...for quite some time. They've been managed with propranolol, but apparently with age, the drug loses effectiveness.

Apparently it's a familial genetic thing with her mother and uncles, an extra node.

We figured we'd deal with it before the country collapses which it seems to be doing.

[eppur_se_muova]

29. Ugh ... your wife's case sounds more severe than Mom's. She didn't have the ablation procedure (yet) but her ...

cardiologist seems to think it's not a good idea at her age (88). She just had the "jumper start", which sometimes resets the rhythm. She relies on metoprolol, which is not as strong, but more selective, than propranolol. (Plus Xarelto to avoid clots, plus levothyroxin to offset the side effects of Xarelto ...)

Lots of luck to both of you. Mom's lived with her condition for years now, but no one has ever said her condition was genetic, so maybe not as reassuring as we'd like.

[ProfessorGAC]

25. Glad Things Are Ok So Far

Hope recovery goes quickly.

[JMCKUSICK]

26. That's wonderful news!

[claudette]

28. Sending good vibes

[surfered]

30. Great! Here's hoping for a speedy recovery

[sinkingfeeling]

31. Wishing her a speedy recovery.