Thursday, February 21, 2008

UPDATE

Nothing very definitive happened today, but a couple of good things did occur. My lung was drained this morning and that automatically makes me feel better. We got 1.2 liters of fluid which lightens my load a bit. We also had an echo cardiogram and the results showed that my heart is strong and healthy. So no damage has occurred due to my irregular and accelerated heartbeat. We won’t get the results of the heart monitor until tomorrow. At that point we’ll be able to determine the next course of action. As for the lung fluid, that will be sent to pathology to determine if it still carries malignant cells. A test will also be done to determine if the fluid buildup has anything to do with the heart.
At some point we will have to deal with the fluid issue, but we probably won’t do that until all of the test are in and I have my next CT scan on March 25.

2 comments:

Mary said...

Glad you got a load off...
How long does it take for the pathology testing? (If you told us that in the narrative I apologize.) You'll probably be able to work in the medical profession soon with all of the medical terminology you are picking up. Love you, Mary

Jeanine said...

Hi Daddy,

I was just checking to see if you'd reported on how your meeting when with the heart doc.

Love, Jeanine