Husband made it home all right. Even though it was only 13 months ago some of the treatment protocol has changed, for the better we think. They pull the Foley's catheter much sooner now which is understandably a great relief, they take off the sterile cover patches (taking some skin with them in one place) that previously you just let wear off (the jury is still out on that one since the big risk is infection), discharge is way faster, and they even let you walk out the door instead of insisting on a wheel chair. He stayed in rhythm this time so he didn't need a cardioversion and he is on different medicine too. He never smoked, never drank, played tennis and biked and ran, all in all in pretty good shape but his nerve ends are misfiring. His heart is pretty healthy with no arterial blocks or anything but the AF will kill him just as fast as arteriosclerosis if he is unlucky. I hope we don't have to do this again in a year but all things considered this is a pretty easy heart treatment. Fingers crossed that normal sinus rhythm is maintained.
I still love that man so much after all these years. We were just kids but we must have been smart--and lucky.
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