As y'all know, DH has been sick with his pulmonary valve not working correctly. The word on the street immediately after his cath in early October, was that DH was PROBABLY not eligible for a transcatheter valve that can be put in with minimal invasion, and that he would have to have open heart surgery to fix the problems. This was because DH has so much damage to his main veins and arteries, and his vascular system is wonky anyway, so they didn't think they could find an entry point.
Well, about 2 weeks after DH had his cath, his cardiologist called and said he had consulted with the specialist who does this transcatheter valve, and the specialist was not entirely convinced that they couldn't find an entry point. So he sent DH to have an MRI venogram done, to get a 3D model of his vascular system and figure out if there was an entry point for this valve after all.
After the MRI, DH's cardiologist was on vacation until the 1st of November, and so he was totally swamped and unable to talk to the specialist again until today. The specialist said he has found an entry point, so the results are that DH IS eligible for the transcatheter valve replacement!! He won't need open heart surgery yet to correct the problems he's having!! I'm so unbelievably happy I could just dance and scream at the top of my lungs!!! I'm gonna have my old honey back, the one who wasn't sick all the time, and was happy and healthy and able to do all the things everyone else can!
