Off to the hospital!

I have a cardiac catheterization scheduled for 9AM Thursday, May 3 and have to be there at 0700! One good thing -- I'll only have to fast for 7 hours. :-)

If all goes well -- and I have no reason to believe otherwise -- that's all they will have to do.

If they find blockage, there are three possibilities: angioplasty, angioplasty with a stent, and bypass surgery.

The latter is called for only if the cardiologist finds  "...multiple blocked arteries with diffuse disease..." Since I have none of the symptoms associated with significant blockage and only one coronary artery showed up as iffy in the coronary CTA, I anticipate having angioplasty and spending the night in the hospital (St Mary's Medical Center, Langhorne, PA), and going home Friday.

Cathy will probably send an "update" email when she gets home Thursday.

Thanks in advance for your good wishes and healing vibes.