Everything is fine, and Mr. Milkweed is going to be OK! The cardiac catheterization yesterday went very well-- he has minimal blockage (20-30%), which was nowhere near enough to require putting in a stent. He also has an abnormal heartbeat for no reason the doctors could figure out. With diet and exercise and a bit of weight loss, the doctors feel he should be able to stop the plaque accumulation, if not diminishing it somewhat.
Yesterday was an emotional rollercoaster for us, to say the least. I am happy to say, however, that the primary, overriding feeling was of great love and gratitude for our friends, who were overwhelming in their support of us. I was especially relived to be able to leave Eva with AmFam, who watched her for six hours while we were at the hospital, and thankful for Ser, who made sure we had a yummy dinner of chili, cornbread, and cookies to come home to. So many others called and e-mailed and twittered and facebooked and set up every other kind of digital smoke signal to let us know they'd be here for us if surgery had been required, too, and just knowing that circle of support would have been there if necessary was humbling.
I'm thrilled to say that I have a busy day ahead of me of fussing over Mr. Milkweed, Eva-wrangling, laundry, and packing for our trip to Virginia. We leave tomorrow for some much anticipated R&R with friends and family-- all three of us.
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