Thursday, March 05, 2009
GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS
I went in for the heart cath on Tuesday. It was successful in that they did find the Pulmonary Hypertension. The good news is that I am in the moderate range. The range is normally 25%-15% and I am at 19%. It's not severe that I need to be put on a transplant list but worrisome that I still need oxygen. We at first thought that would disappear. Even at the hospital Dr Baratz didn't see a need for it, however when they released me, I had to get dressed, as I was getting dressed my sats dropped in the low 80's. So I still get to keep it.
Last night I did the Sleep study for sleep apnea, I am relieved to say that I do NOT have that! However they did have to bring the oxygen pretty early in the night. So I imagine when I go back to the DR next week it will be a pretty regular thing.
I feel okay for the most part. The heart cath was not very pleasant I was coherent enough that I knew what was going on and could feel things. The shot was the worst part because they go in through the leg so they had to give me a shot in the groin and that was extremely painful.
I am not sure what I'm in for but in the meantime I've been able to qualify for unemployment and now hopefully disability. I have an appointment with them on Friday.
I went in for the heart cath on Tuesday. It was successful in that they did find the Pulmonary Hypertension. The good news is that I am in the moderate range. The range is normally 25%-15% and I am at 19%. It's not severe that I need to be put on a transplant list but worrisome that I still need oxygen. We at first thought that would disappear. Even at the hospital Dr Baratz didn't see a need for it, however when they released me, I had to get dressed, as I was getting dressed my sats dropped in the low 80's. So I still get to keep it.
Last night I did the Sleep study for sleep apnea, I am relieved to say that I do NOT have that! However they did have to bring the oxygen pretty early in the night. So I imagine when I go back to the DR next week it will be a pretty regular thing.
I feel okay for the most part. The heart cath was not very pleasant I was coherent enough that I knew what was going on and could feel things. The shot was the worst part because they go in through the leg so they had to give me a shot in the groin and that was extremely painful.
I am not sure what I'm in for but in the meantime I've been able to qualify for unemployment and now hopefully disability. I have an appointment with them on Friday.
