My cardio doctor wanted an ultrasound of my leg arteries, figured it would take about an hour. I went into his office for one on my head and neck a couple of weeks ago. This time I asked if I could get the same thing done on the peninsula, and he filled out a referral to an outfit in Sequim. I was happy. We said our goodbyes and he ran off like the busy big-city heart surgeon he is.<\/p>\n
Before I got out the door he caught me and said that I could have it done immediately here in the office. A bell went off in my head, something told me not to do it. (Maybe because I wasn’t suitably prepared to show my private parts to that nice young lady that would do the job).<\/p>\n
The referral worked great. In fact, they had an “office” at Jefferson County Hospital, just minutes from me. Except the appointment would be for an hour and a half. When I checked in (nice place just remodeled and expanded last year) they said it would be two hours.<\/p>\n
It took three hours.<\/p>\n
The tech took it upon himself to “sound” my abdomen, a tricky thing when tracing arteries. I can see when there is serious trouble, and I spotted it quickly. So it’s good he went there.<\/p>\n
So I have now an almost totally complete scan of my arteries from my big toes to my eyelids, including a complete mapping of my heart which I believe is in 3D after a very weird radioactive thing I went through.<\/p>\n
It all says the same thing. From toes to head my arteries are 50-75% blocked by plaque build-up. No obstructions, though. <\/p>\n
Now I get to talk to my cardio about what to patch up first. I’d like to get my legs working right again, but he may suggest saving a vital organ. Looking forward to that discussion…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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