We're home and dh is resting. It's been an interesting day! Cardiologist started out dh's procedure by telling him: "If I feel you can get by without a stent right now (today) I'm not going to do it. I want you to be able to have this shoulder surgery. If I put a stent in today it will mean at least a 6-month wait for the shoulder surgery." It was borderline whether he needed to do it right now or wait so opted to wait (Dr that is). He will do a stent some time AFTER the shoulder surgery. There's little doubt that he needs to have it done. But dh is tired. They actually went in through his wrist this time. They actually let him walk out as he'd had no sedation. Gal in the waiting room came running when she saw us, "Sir, Sir! Should you be walking?" She was real ready to get somebody in trouble. Though he did say later he was quite wobbly.
My motivation (today anyway and hopefully for this day forward) was when I asked his nurse (who btw only lived about 7 houses away from us in Town Pump), what they did when someone couldn't have the dye required for an angiogram. It was "simple" really (but not for me). He told me they do the angiogram and then immediately dialysize the patient. I had dialysis last year after my heart attack because the dye attacked my kidneys if some of you remember. I'm in no hurry to have it done again. I really feel for people who go through that week in and week out. If I keep that picture in my mind, it will be plenty of motivation to lose weight. Even though I know I need to do it for my heart, I definitely have a fear of the dialysis. So there you have my present motivation.
Realized I had a voice mail from the cardiac rehab center from last Friday -guess it had to have been when we went to the cardiologist on that 'emergency' run. I called her back but she's out sick today. Told me she has all the paperwork for my Silver Sneakers cardiac rehab maintenance. It's a fairly long round trip in there, but I think in terms of my health it will be well worth it. And I won't have to pay each time -just the cost of gas. Guess she's to call me tomorrow.