Liberation Day!

Well today's the day!  I finally slept through the entire night, so I'm hoping I'm strong enough to fly through the procedure.  I met up with 4 others, and one more from Bulgaria who was here for a check up.  Very fun group, very supportive.  It's wonderful to be surrounded by people who are going through all the same things, all the same questions, all the same worries.

Dr. K is a very nice, compassionate man.  We've had our doplars and our MRI's now, today is the big day that we go for a venogram and procedure.  I'm worried about the venogram since I had a slight reaction to contrast 15 years ago when I had a CAT scan.  I think I may ask about just going straight for the procedure.

The doplar showed that I have a slight stenosis on the left side (which is why my right leg is the worst) but it also has a pressure of 100 when it should be at least 500.  The right side also has a pressure gradient of only 120 so I asked if it could be a membrane or valve issue.  He said yes, so that would be an easy fix.  I don't know what showed up for my Azygos vein since I couldn't open the MRI file on the disk I was given.

During a neuro consult, I was asked what I hoped to see the most from this procedure.  I told him my wish list was:  first....fatigue gone,  second....hearing in my left ear,  Third....feeling in my hands, and the rest would all be just a wonderful bonus.

I called my mom last night (her day) and I was so tired I could tell she was worried.  I emailed all my children and sent hugs to all the grand babies, I miss them all so much.  I woke up with a renewed sense of hope and faith that things will work out today, jet lag can be so horrible on your frame of mind.

i have to eat and then go on starvation for the rest of the day, so off I go.  I will blog as soon as I can.  The heat and fatigue were such serious issues for me the past 6 days, but I'm getting a handle on it all.  Love to everyone...blog to you soon!