It’s frightening beyond words. I hope sincerely everything turns out all right for you and she recovers fully and quickly.

Hang in there.

It keeps my mind occupied and deals with the blood pressure I get worrying.

My thoughts are with you and your wife.

The time in the waiting room is awful. I’m sending all good vibes to your wife and a big ((HUG)) to you as you are waiting to hear from the doctor. I know it will all be good but that doesn’t make the wait any easier. Let us know when you hear!!!

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May you be a short time away from relief and reassurance.

And comfort to you.

your world is at a standstill. Hoping the blissful relief when the doc approaches with good news comes soon! Sending hugs to you and your dear wife. Please keep us updated. 🩷

Hope all goes well.

Even medical procedures that are deemed 99.9x% likely to be successful can drive me crazy
Your wife married the right person.

Thanks for all the good wishes.

Glad things are looking very positive. Hang in there.

I truly know how you feel as you wait. The silence can be overwhelming.

Great news of your update. So glad she’s in recovery and doing well.

A little late for best wishes for the procedure, but I can still wish you both a good recovery.


Several years ago, my mom had her heart stopped and restarted to try to bring her afib under control. It's probably the lowest-risk cardiac procedure you can get, but just the thought was anxiety-inducing -- anything concerning the heart is, whatever the doctors say, so I can sympathize. (She came out of it fine, but still with afib.)

...for quite some time. They've been managed with propranolol, but apparently with age, the drug loses effectiveness.

Apparently it's a familial genetic thing with her mother and uncles, an extra node.

We figured we'd deal with it before the country collapses which it seems to be doing.

cardiologist seems to think it's not a good idea at her age (88). She just had the "jumper start", which sometimes resets the rhythm. She relies on metoprolol, which is not as strong, but more selective, than propranolol. (Plus Xarelto to avoid clots, plus levothyroxin to offset the side effects of Xarelto ...)

Lots of luck to both of you. Mom's lived with her condition for years now, but no one has ever said her condition was genetic, so maybe not as reassuring as we'd like.

Hope recovery goes quickly.