Welcome. As soon as I started posting, realized what a great resource this was. Chances are someone if not many here have experienced most of what you are going through.
Oh goody, another one for the next DFW area reunion. There are quite a handful of us, and several of us share cardiologists/ep/surgeons.
So, the question is, do we do our next reunion dinner: before, or after, Nicki's twins arrive? I promise to come to the next one if I can get more than 2 days' notice (and it doesn't fall on a dog training night, or an agility trial weekend).