Brent is doing really well. The medication for the Afib episodes is working, and he has not had any since starting the medication. Yay! He has been back to work, and I understand that today when some of his co workers saw him coming from the stairwell, and not the elevator,  they were quite shocked. :) I guess participating in the stress test showed him that he can push it a bit.

We keep commenting that this is just weird. We have become so accustomed to very long and arduous recoveries, that we are kind of in shock, but we will take it! We will take the quick recovery, the strength, and the energy that he has been blessed with, and feel ever so thankful. Thanks for checking in. Thanks for your love and concern. We do appreciate you.

Lisa

Today was an interesting day, very long, but interesting. We had our appt. with Dr. Day, the electro physiologist, at IMED, at 10:30. We really like him. He said that the episodes of AFib that Brent is having several times a day are quite normal for someone who just had a valve replacement as extensive as his was. That's all we wanted to hear! We just wanted someone to tell us that it is normal. He wanted Brent to undergo a stress test before prescribing a medication for the arythmia. There wasn't an opening until 2:30, so we went to lunch, Brent had a conference call for work, and I read. Woo hoo! I am quite good at wasting time in a hospital. You could probably even go so far as to say I have perfected the art of it. Sigh.

The stress test stressed me out more than Brent. I seriously thought they were going to cause a heart attack! Geesh. He hasn't walked that far, that fast, at a steep incline since his scoutmaster days. But, it was all good news. After meeting with Dr. Day again, he said his heart looked great and he could start the medication. Yay! So here's hoping it works.

All is going well. Brent is still recovering really well and miraculously quick. The episodes of AFib are still occurring, and we have an appointment with an electro physiologist next week. We have kind of stopped worrying about them so much . . . kind of. We will see the same Dr that Tina sees and who did her oblation. I had to take things into my own hands since we never did hear back from the surgeon. Grrrr.

Brent and David wanted to go fishing but I told Brent I would only take him if he could find a spot that has cell phone service. We went to Burraston Ponds and had a great time. David took the pontoon boat out, while Brent and I fished from shore. We actually caught fish! Woo hoo! And his heart was fine! He didn't go into AFib until we got home. Ha.

Then last night we decided to see what his heart would do with altitude. We drove up to Sundance and had dinner and a smoothie. :) his heart did great! We wanted to see how he would do at altitude so we could see if camping or Dennis' cabin is even an option. I guess things will all depend on what Dr. Day says on Tuesday.

So, all in all, things with Brent are going pretty good. He has even gone into work a few times. He's pretty bored.

We appreciate all of the well wishes and comments from everyone. As always, we are nothing without our support crew. Love you all.

Lisa