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Out of Mayo - part 2
We got the news back about Loren's latest biopsy.....ZERO rejection!!
*sounds of cheering*
The biopsy as performed during the angiogram. And that turned out great, too. The coronary arteries are clear, Loren's lipids are down, and as I mentioned earlier, his cholesterol is looking simply super.
The results of the treadmill test showed that his capacity to exercise has almost doubled since last year.
*insert smiley face*
So there is basically good news all around.
There was a little disappointment in the results of the nerve test. (stemming from damage from a hematoma on the femoral nerve following that first angiogram when he arrested 11 years ago--got all that?)
This was a rather awful endurance test of a probe going up and down the leg giving progressively stronger electrical shocks. Then a needle was inserted up and down the leg. The probe was to test the nerves and the needle for the muscles.
And yeah, it's REALLY painful and uncomfortable. It was after this test was completed that Loren drove down to pick me up Tuesday night. I guess I owe him :-)
ANY-way, that femoral nerve sustained some damage long ago, but Loren was hoping that there might be a possibility to restore that with surgery. However, the test concluded that while he does have the nerve, not all the fibers of the nerve are firing. There may be a little improvement over the years, but don't expect much. Surgery will not be any help.
However, all the heart transplant issues are looking quite wonderful, and we are very thankful. With this zero rejection report, plans will move ahead to reduce the Prednisone in another month or so.
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I am SO looking forward to sleeping in "ye olde bede" tomorrow night. There's just something about a rock hard mattress and slumber characterized by repeated episodes of only dozing that make me feel weary. Ma is positively drooping. But Mayo wants Loren to stick close due to risk of bleeding in the first 24 hours after an angiogram.
But tomorrow, we're OUTTA here :-D
Mayo: it's a nice place to be kept alive, but I wouldn't want to live here.
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*sounds of cheering*
The biopsy as performed during the angiogram. And that turned out great, too. The coronary arteries are clear, Loren's lipids are down, and as I mentioned earlier, his cholesterol is looking simply super.
The results of the treadmill test showed that his capacity to exercise has almost doubled since last year.
*insert smiley face*
So there is basically good news all around.
There was a little disappointment in the results of the nerve test. (stemming from damage from a hematoma on the femoral nerve following that first angiogram when he arrested 11 years ago--got all that?)
This was a rather awful endurance test of a probe going up and down the leg giving progressively stronger electrical shocks. Then a needle was inserted up and down the leg. The probe was to test the nerves and the needle for the muscles.
And yeah, it's REALLY painful and uncomfortable. It was after this test was completed that Loren drove down to pick me up Tuesday night. I guess I owe him :-)
ANY-way, that femoral nerve sustained some damage long ago, but Loren was hoping that there might be a possibility to restore that with surgery. However, the test concluded that while he does have the nerve, not all the fibers of the nerve are firing. There may be a little improvement over the years, but don't expect much. Surgery will not be any help.
However, all the heart transplant issues are looking quite wonderful, and we are very thankful. With this zero rejection report, plans will move ahead to reduce the Prednisone in another month or so.
______________________
I am SO looking forward to sleeping in "ye olde bede" tomorrow night. There's just something about a rock hard mattress and slumber characterized by repeated episodes of only dozing that make me feel weary. Ma is positively drooping. But Mayo wants Loren to stick close due to risk of bleeding in the first 24 hours after an angiogram.
But tomorrow, we're OUTTA here :-D
Mayo: it's a nice place to be kept alive, but I wouldn't want to live here.
Tweet
posted by Ma Hoyt | 8:20 PM
4 Comments:
Praise G-d. I guess it's a bit twisted, but I would love to live at Mayo. As a doc though, so the perspective is a bit different. :)
I can understand that :-)
Pretty great report!
Great news! [grin]
Anson
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