It was a long day today, it is Thursday so it must be a biopsy day. (To be fair they are now every other Thursday) Today was a special one, not only was it a 'normal' biopsy but it was also and anigiogram (2D view) and an IVUS (Intravascular ultrasound, 3D view). Besides checking for rejection they wanted to make sure that there was not a buildup of plaque in the coronary artery. Oh boy, doesn't that sound like a lot of fun! Well one of the fun parts is that because of these different tests some went through a vein (low pressure) and some went through an artery (higher pressure) and it takes more time for the artery to clot up and feel safe that you won't end up with a 'pumper'. So the upshot of all this info is that where it normally takes about 3 hours for a biopsy this one took about 7 hours and thankfully the these tests, blood work and an X-Ray was all there was today but that took the whole day.
Tomorrow we have appointments with transplant to get the results of all the testing today and also an appointment with hematology to see where we currently stand and where we go from here as far as the amyloidosis is concerned. It promises to be an informative day.
As a side note, since I got here it has rained almost everyday! Today it didn't rain but it did late last night, maybe early this AM. A guy could get a complex from this bad weather that seems to be following me, something about a rain cloud over my head. Maybe I should visit Texas, I hear they need rain down there.
That's all for now.........
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