Monday was busy and wonderful. I took Her Highness on the Elder Cedar walk just before eight am, and I left here just before ten to head to the hospital. I was early, so they took me in early and I was finished by the time my appointment time arrived. The test took less than half an hour, and I was able to see what was on the screen the entire time as he did an ultrasound of my heart. Dr. Chen will get the results by Friday, and I can see the results online then as well.
Coming home, I walked through the waiting cars looking for Dianne but I could not see her. She was, though, on the same ferry as me leaving Nanaimo and coming to Gabe. She stopped for gas and went to Nester’s, and so I was home just ten minutes before she arrived. Sheba was very, very happy to see me; the cats had not noticed I was absent.
Di liked my laksa seafood soup, and I loved the baked cheesecake that she brought for us to have while she is here. We watched movies after dinner and chatted often together. It was lovely to have her here.
In the early evening, I got an email from Island Health that provided a link to access my health records. I clicked on the link, and it was easy to find a button for “Imaging Results.” I clicked on it and I could read, in reverse chronological order, my medical scanning history, and I found the results of an echocardiogram that I had on 2021.
It is thick with medical nomenclature. It is not an easy read, but it was clear that they noticed problems with two valves, but it also stated that there was no need for intervention then. But that makes me wonder about this time. I was more focused on plaque in my arteries as the likely problem as it is so common a problem, but perhaps it may be a valve problem. I hope not as the fix is much scarier that simple stents.
But what a treat to find that I can access my own test results, and I don’t have to wait for Dr. Chen to contact me to know something of the test outcomes. I believe that come Friday I’ll be able to see my results. I’ll also be able to access the results of my MIBI test next week.
But fucking hell, I hope I don’t have to have a valve replacement operation. I read up on it online and it involves a couple of days in the ICU after the operation and then more days in the cardiac ward. Arranging for Sheba’s care for several days will be a challenge. She was put on sedatives last time I spent a week in the hospital. We are co-dpendents.
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