My husband is home from the hospital for a while.

[murielm99]

His primary care doc wanted him admitted through the emergency room because the doctor who tested his heart thought he looked gray and thin. He has a bad cough, too. The ER doc decided that he was looking and acting well enough to go home.

His tests showed a nodule in one lung. There will be a PET scan for that and a biopsy. If it is malignant, it will be removed. It is small, and they sound confident about removal. That takes priority over the aortic valve. That surgery will be done a bit later and he will be monitored in the meantime. I am being led to believe that all this is serious, but fixable.

We will know more after Monday.

Thank you everyone for your kind responses. I love all the caring people here.

[uppityperson]

1. Best wishes to you both,have a good sleep at home

[irisblue]

2. Thank you for the update. Prayers for your husband, you and your family.

[Solly Mack]

3. A step at a time. One day and then the next. Keep us posted.

[Hekate]

4. Thanks for the update. Hang in there...

[kozar]

5. great news

With all I went through, and Mrs K,, the fact that he is home and they will do things next week is a good sign.

Im not saying do not worry because we did,,, but both Mrs K and I never got to go home that night (as per your previous post I responded to )

So I would be somewhat cautious, but yet happy he is home,

We are still thinking about you and wishing the best,

Koz

[murielm99]

6. I do have to tell you this:

My husband had a double hernia and would not take the time for a repair. I got a friend of ours, the chair of a nearby Democratic County Central Committee, to talk to him. The guy likes my husband, and is a school psychologist. He knows how to talk to people.

My husband had the hernia repair earlier this month. It went well. The test results we are looking at now are things they discovered because he had this routine surgery and testing.

I will get in touch with our friend soon and thank him again for being a better motivator than a nagging wife who can be tuned out easily!

[More_Cowbell]

7. I'm glad he's home

Not just because both of you will be glad, but because so many people get SICKER in the hospital.

I spent Thanksgiving with a friend in her early 50s who's had MS for decades. She was doing pretty good until last year, when she was hospitalized after a fall and got an extremely serious infection while in the hospital. She had to spend months recovering in a nursing home, and she's still very weak.

Sending both of you good thoughts; try to remember to take care of yourself, too.

[Cha]

8. Mahalo for your update, Muriel!

Best of Luck to you both

[Marie Marie]

9. Wishing the best for your husband and you.

[msongs]

10. good to hear and there is a plan for recovery. you are a caring person nt

[appalachiablue]

11. Hoping all the best for you both, glad you're together in this.

[SunSeeker]

12. Good vibes to you.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

13. This sounds like good news.

I hope the good news continues.

[oldtime dfl_er]

14. Sending good thoughts

and hope that everything goes well.

[pnwmom]

15. What a harrowing day! Glad you're both home for now.

Sending positive thoughts!

[shenmue]

16. Hugs

[TeamPooka]

17. love and vibes for you and him.

[blue-wave]

18. Hoping and praying for

both of you. Stay strong. Sending love.

[Niagara]

19. Thank you for the update

We like fixable. We all wish him well!

[nolabear]

20. That valve may have saved him.

Funny how one thing helps find another. Yes, it sounds fixable. Get as much rest as you can. It’s hard to be the caregiver too! Wishing for the best!

[StarryNite]

21. Hang in there...

A lot of us are sending positive thoughts of healing to your husband and you too!

[Hortensis]

22. Best wishes to you guys, Muriel.

One thing at a time.

[pazzyanne]

23. Prayers continue for you and your family.

[lunatica]

24. I hope he tests well and is taken care of.

It’s good it wasn’t as bad as you thought. What a relief!

[monmouth4]

25. Good news murielm99, wishing you both much luck in the days ahead..n/t

[democrank]

26. Glad your husband is back home.

Sending positive thoughts....

[handmade34]

27. hugs

take care of yourself too.... I have spent a good part of my life taking husbands/parents/friends to the hospital (and being there with them)... we do it because we love

be good to yourself!

[brer cat]

28. I hope he gets good test results.

What a long, scary day!

[CousinIT]

29. Great news. And I hope it is all fixable - and fixed!

And that your hubby lives a long life.

[Tanuki]

30. I hope you and he have a restful weekend at home and that the news Monday

will be good. We are all hoping for the best and sending good wishes (or prayers, from those of us who pray). Please keep us posted.

[cpamomfromtexas]

31. Thanks for updating. Best wishes for speedy recovery

[EllieBC]

32. I'll contunue to pray for you and your husband.

May he have a full recovery and may you have the strength to navigate it all. ❤️

[Gothmog]

33. Thank you for the update

Good luck on Monday. You will be in our prayers

[CaliforniaPeggy]

34. Thanks for the great update, my dear murielm99!

I think he's in very good hands and is being monitored appropriately.

Hang in there and know that all of us have your back--and your husband's too.

[Demovictory9]

35. glad things are fixable

[sarge43]

36. Thank you for letting us know.

Again, may all go well.

[George II]

37. Good to hear - not out of the woods but the woods seem a little bit thinner now. Take care!

[CaptainTruth]

38. I wish you the best!

[hostalover]

39. Yes, we care. All the best to you!

[seta1950]

40. And we love you

Good luck, and take care of yourself too.

[benld74]

41. Best wishes to you both

[sueh]

42. Best wishes to you and your husband, Muriel. Sending healing vibes.

[csziggy]

43. Ask his doctors if he is a candidate for TAVR - Trans Arterial Valve Replacement

TAVR lets them replace the valve by going through an artery to the heart, similar to having a balloon angioplasty or stent.

Last year when my aortic valve was diagnosed as severely stenotic I was trying to get into the clinical trial to have TAVR approved for low risk patients - which I was at the time. During the final CT scan to make sure I was a good candidate they found a mass on my left kidney.

If I had gotten into the trial, I would have had a 50% chance of getting TAVR. Other wise they would have had to crack open my chest to replace the valve. Because of the mass and its location on my kidney the urologist (who also happened to be the head of surgery at that hospital) insisted that I get the TAVR so I could heal quickly. I had the aortic valve replaced October 23 last year and my kidney removed November 29.

With TAVR you have several small holes - one at the site of the artery (mine was at the femoral artery) where they go in with the instruments, one on each wrist for monitoring, and another to put a temporary pacemaker in case it is needed. I spent one night in the hospital and pretty much walked out the next day. The kidney removal operation on the other hand kicked my butt and it took a month before I really felt better.

Your husband might do better to get the valve replaced first if he is a candidate for TAVR and if there is a facility nearby that can do it. It is worth asking your doctor about.

[murielm99]

44. Thank you for the information.

There are so many people here who have gone through serious medical procedures and recoveries.

The nurse in the emergency room described this procedure to us. We will have to wait and see what works best. But I appreciate your caring advice and the advice of so many other DUers.

[csziggy]

45. I meant to also say - good wishes for your husband's quick recovery

Modern medicine can do wonders. I was just checking - I am not sure if TAVR has yet been approved for low risk patients but it is for intermediate and higher risk patients. I have the Medtronic Evolut valve which self forms and prevents leakage around the new valve.

My husband's experience on the other end was that he was with me every step of the way and that helped me a lot.

[sheshe2]

46. Thanks for the update, muriel.

Good thoughts to you for tomorrow. For tonight just try to relax if you can. I know all this coming at once must be overwhelming.

Hugs to you both...

[murielm99]

47. Thanks.

Right now, we are trying to get him signed up for VA drug benefits. He served during the Viet Nam era. He never signed up for Medicare D, and it would be very costly now. They make you pay penalties. He is not in something called DEERS with the VA. We have to do it by phone, since he is not in the database.

Needing medical care should not be so confusing and bureaucratic.

[sheshe2]

48. You will get it figured out.

Needing medical care should not be so confusing and bureaucratic.

I agree...we have been dealing with home care the past few years and navigating the system...first dad, then my BIL and now my mom.

Hugs to you both, you will get this right. Take care of you as well, muriel.