Day 67 Thursday, June 16th
Hello again. Monday thru Wednesday were mostly cardiac rehab, errands with a nap and an echocardigram thrown in. On Wednesday, we met Edward Pompeion, who started The Gift of life Transplant House. We also met his mother, Helen, who gave him a kidney decades ago. She wrote a short book about it.
Thursday, they beat me up. Blood work (10 vials, my record is 18), chest xray and then to the Cardiac cath Lab. There I had biopsies, a right heart catherization, IVUS (vascular ultrasound) and an angiogram. This is standard to see if my new heart has coronary disease. We were at the hospital from 7AM till 4PM. It was longer than planned cuz my foot/lower leg went numb in recovery. We had to wait for the numbing agent from the procedures to dissipate. Apparently, this is not uncommon. Tonight, I am pretty sore and tired. Off to bed.
Jim just told me that he also did a blog entry. Oops!
Don't worry about writing duplicate blog entries; you each wrote something different. And anyway, it's nice to get both perspectives!
ReplyDeleteThe long day must have been very wearying for both of you. You've certainly earned your rest. Sleep well!
-- Teresa