2 more tests down

Sep 25, 2013

I had my cardio gram on Monday. It went really well. The tech told me could give an in depth analysis, but said just by giving a quick look everything looked good.  The results were sent off to a cardiologist for interpretation and should be back within a couple days. After leaving the doctors office that day, one of the PA's called and said my Thyroid levels came back abnormal.  They were actually too low (.3 should be at least .4).  So they wanted me to retest so they could look at my T3 and T4 levels in addition to my TSH.  Her concern was that my dosage was too high.  Which it technically is, but I'm supposed to skip a does each week.  I didn't do that before my labwork. I went in today and had the blood drawn again. so hopefully this time it comes back better.

Last night, I had my sleep study. Again, they couldn't give the results there and will have to wait a couple days before the doctor gets sent the results.  I worked an AM OT shift yesterday on about 4-5 hrs and sleep and was up for 20 hrs by time I finally got to go to bed last night.  Then, they wake you up at 5am and send you home.  I slept well while I was there, just not nearly long enough.  Such is the story of my life. 

So what comes next? I have no idea, I guess I wait the for the results to come in? I will most likely email my coordinator at the doctor's office tomorrow to see if there's anything I should be doing besides waiting.  The final pre-op test is the EGD, which I have to be sedated for. That means Rick will need to take me so it won't be easy to schedule.

I think after that, I may only have some sort of dietary class to take. We'll see.  But 2 big hurdles down, it feels good to be closer.

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