According to my MD and RN relatives, the hospitals are at this point so understaffed that everything is backing up all over the country. They are trying to get me scheduled for some kind of an in depth CAT scan of my upper torso - to see if they can find another clear path to my aortic valve. The problem is that an artificial valve is significantly larger than the small camera they had difficulty getting to the existing valve to take a look at it. The cause: There were some large calcified deposits in the femarel artery (and others?) which they had to weave the camera in and out of. He told me that usually takes half an hour. But that event appears to be further down the road than originally hoped Īfter I announced that there were no blockages discovered in my previous bypasses - the cardiologist later shared with me that the procedure which I had underwent took an hour and a half. I have news - that I've been postponing announcing till a certain development. So, if I have been inattentive - my apologies. So, with a new time lease on life of unknown duration, I approach my work with my usual lack of timeline desperation. I've got some time to get such loose ends tied. I felt like the weight of Texas was lifted off of me. He began with, "You have a small aneurism." I said, "What?" It quickly became obvious that there was nothing "urgent" about my condition. This morning I met him when ee came into the exam room and evidently observed a concerned look on my face. It took about a week and a half to get in to see my assigned neurosurgeon - reputed to one of the very best in the entire region. Why would they mark it as urgent unlees it could burst at any time? They referred me as 'Urgent' to the best neurosurgeons in There they accidentally discovered that I had an aneurism in my brain. Amongst a myriad of other tests, they did a CAT scan and an MRI. When I had that bout with high blood pressure they put me in a hospital for obdservation and testing. Dear All, If I have appeared somewhat preoccupied over the last two weeks, it is because I was trying to get the loose ends of my life all tied up.
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