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Hi all! Sorry I have been quiet and or missing for several weeks but have had a lot going on right now.
Just a little update. Andrew had his first stress test since his icd implant. He did very good! He had been worried about a shock happening during the test. I was worried he would die. But of course he didn't and didn't even go into v-tach though he did have a couple pvcs here and there.
Now he has been cleared for cardiac rehab so I am waiting to hear where we can go and the specifics. He has a visit with his cardio-ep doc next Friday where he will have another echo and check up. This is due to his heart defect and previous valve replacement surgery. We will see if there is improvement or not from his MI also.
Anyways I was just so pleased that his stress test went so well. He's had several over the years but this was the first time I felt concerned with what might happen. He was very well monitored and I felt confident by the time he was doing the test that he would do fine.
Anyone here have experience with cardiac rehab? I am wondering if I should expect insurance to cover it. We had been looking into him doing this since his 6 week follow up after surgery in June but then he cardiac arrested and put things on hold. I was having trouble finding a place that would take him due to his pediatric status. Any experiences?
Things are going better around here. We had to put our lab to sleep around Christmas and that was hard but things are going better and I was so encouraged about Andrew's stress test results.
I will try to be a little more available around here. Good to read about all your doings.
Just a little update. Andrew had his first stress test since his icd implant. He did very good! He had been worried about a shock happening during the test. I was worried he would die. But of course he didn't and didn't even go into v-tach though he did have a couple pvcs here and there.
Now he has been cleared for cardiac rehab so I am waiting to hear where we can go and the specifics. He has a visit with his cardio-ep doc next Friday where he will have another echo and check up. This is due to his heart defect and previous valve replacement surgery. We will see if there is improvement or not from his MI also.
Anyways I was just so pleased that his stress test went so well. He's had several over the years but this was the first time I felt concerned with what might happen. He was very well monitored and I felt confident by the time he was doing the test that he would do fine.
Anyone here have experience with cardiac rehab? I am wondering if I should expect insurance to cover it. We had been looking into him doing this since his 6 week follow up after surgery in June but then he cardiac arrested and put things on hold. I was having trouble finding a place that would take him due to his pediatric status. Any experiences?
Things are going better around here. We had to put our lab to sleep around Christmas and that was hard but things are going better and I was so encouraged about Andrew's stress test results.
I will try to be a little more available around here. Good to read about all your doings.
I haven't had time to check carepages in a couple of weeks, so I was in the dark that he was even having one.
