Heart Doc Visit

The doc appointment today confirmed what we were fearing. Terrie does need bypass surgery to effectively correct her blockage. In fact, considering the 100% blockage and the three other areas where she has partial blockage, she could end up with a triple or quadruple bypass when it's all over. Actually, we are assured that it's a good thing to be able to repair the partial blockages while the surgeon has the heart exposed. The timing of the surgery is important but not in the emergency category. The cardiologist feels it would be just fine to wait on the surgery until after Summer Spectacular (the RHCC VBS equivalent), which will encompass all of next week. Terrie will be doing her normal moderate daily stuff - just not doing anything to stress her heart. We are talking with the heart surgeon that we met at the hospital last Friday. He will be out of town for two weeks, returning on the 29th. We will either wait on his return or opt for another surgeon in his office. When we get the date firmed up, I'll post it for your prayer focus. Terrie and I have great faith that God is guiding us through this process. Already today, we had two strong confirmations of the skill of the heart surgeon with whom we are talking. We believe in God's guidance of this doc, the hospital staff and everyone involved to accomplish His will. We trust that Terrie will do very well through this surgery and will recover to a fully healthy heart and get to grandmother for many more years! Keep those prayers going!