yes...still waiting...

Was my case brought up at the Jan. 31st meeting?? I still don't know...but since it is now the end of February, I'm assuming not!

After many messages left with Dr. Akhtar's secretary, I finally received something close to an answer. His secretary left me a message late last week saying that she was able to get ahold of Dr. Akhtar on vacation, and he said that I will know before he will if I am brought up at the February meeting. Hmmm...when I heard the message, several things ran through my mind.

• I really didn't want to bother him on vacation!!! If I had known, I would have said it can wait until he comes back. But, he hasn't been on vacation all of February...this could have been cleared up weeks ago with a simple message: Yes, your case was brought up on the 31st...or...No, it wasn't...Easy. Quick.

• The message said that I will know before he will. That makes me think that he will still be on vacation as of Feb. 28, when the next meeting is. I'm assuming he has let another cardiologist know about me, and that dr. will try and bring my case up.

• The fact that the message said that I will know before he will IF I am brought up at the next meeting leads me to believe that there's a chance that I may not be brought up, which means more waiting. Argh. Last I heard was that I may be brought up Jan. 31. If not, then for sure the Feb. 28th meeting.

So, here I am...waiting again. Summer plans of flying to Ontario are on hold until this is all worked out and we know what the future holds for me. I'm glad the month of February flew by!

Hopefully I will have some news next time I post.

Thanks so much for all your kind thoughts and prayers!!!

still waiting

So, I saw Dr. Akhtar...and there was no news about what they want to do with my heart. He wanted to let me know that the cardiologists involved here in Saskatoon had met and discussed my case in depth. Now, it has to be brought up in the monthly video conference meeting with the cardiologists from across western Canada. I thought they had already met, but no, not yet. They had a video conference scheduled for Jan. 31. Dr. Akhtar was hoping to have my case brought up then, but he couldn't be sure of that, since I am not the only patient they are discussing. So, now I wait to hear if I was brought up, and what they have decided to do. 

Dr. Akhtar mentioned a few options of what they may do. Surgery (open heart or maybe in through the side), an angiogram type procedure (up through the groin and into the heart), they may wait until after another baby, or they may choose to do nothing.

Now I have to try to be patient and hope that I was brought up at the meeting on the 31st!