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MRI and Cats
3/5/13 11:01 pmI was born with a narrowing of my aorta and I had bypass surgery done on it when I was 26, which was close to 30 years ago. I had a Teflon patch put in to widen the area that is narrowed.
My new cardiologist told me last month that those patches need to be checked regularly after 15 years, since they can come loose or start leaking. o__O No one told me that in 30 years! So, he scheduled an MRI for me to take a good look at it. That was this afternoon. Since they were doing it with a contrast material, and I only have one kidney, they had to do blood work before the MRI to make sure my kidney function is good, since the body gets rid of the contrast material through the kidney(s) and can be hard on it/them. My kidney function was fine.
The MRI wasn't bad. I'm not claustrophobic and they put in earplugs and put on headphones, so it wasn't anywhere near as noisy as the ones I've had before. It was just hard to lay on my back for so long with this heavy rectangular antenna taped to my chest. It's harder for me to breathe lying on my back.
But it's done and now I just have to wait to hear from the doctor with the results.
I also called the local SPCA today to ask about volunteering there. I can go in anytime they are open and stay for as short or as long a time as I want. I will get to pet and brush the kitties. I'm looking forward to that. :3
My new cardiologist told me last month that those patches need to be checked regularly after 15 years, since they can come loose or start leaking. o__O No one told me that in 30 years! So, he scheduled an MRI for me to take a good look at it. That was this afternoon. Since they were doing it with a contrast material, and I only have one kidney, they had to do blood work before the MRI to make sure my kidney function is good, since the body gets rid of the contrast material through the kidney(s) and can be hard on it/them. My kidney function was fine.
The MRI wasn't bad. I'm not claustrophobic and they put in earplugs and put on headphones, so it wasn't anywhere near as noisy as the ones I've had before. It was just hard to lay on my back for so long with this heavy rectangular antenna taped to my chest. It's harder for me to breathe lying on my back.
But it's done and now I just have to wait to hear from the doctor with the results.
I also called the local SPCA today to ask about volunteering there. I can go in anytime they are open and stay for as short or as long a time as I want. I will get to pet and brush the kitties. I'm looking forward to that. :3