It was a good meeting with the cardiologist this morning. I was a bit worried because I have never met this doctor before; the cardiology office reassigned me to her and she will be my primary medical contact through this ordeal. She turned out to be great and took the time to answer all my questions even though she was running late on appointments at 10:00 am already.
When she first came into the exam room, the first question was, “Did you sign up for cardiac rehabilitation?” I told her they were waiting for a referral and she said should would send it in ASAP. She then did a quick exam then let me ask my long list of questions. Basically, her office would clear me for additional medical procedures (including kidney transplant), or anything that requires anesthesia or chance of uncontrolled bleeding. She then said I could drive! The next follow-up is in three months. Having gone through almost five weeks of recovery, I can’t think that far ahead yet.
Life with chronic diseases 