Labs and CT Scan

Sep 25, 2009

Well I had my first follow-up with my PCP since Dec of last year, yeah I know such a bad bad patient. I figured that I am in a hospital setting why should I go and see my pcp? So I went and had the surgery then came back and since I was feeling great I decided I shouldnt bother going and having more people telling me that I am doing well and that to keep up the good work.

Well I got to be 5 months out and I starting thinking about what my peers were saying about getting my lab values checked and the status of my pulmonary embolism. I went in and my nurse and pcp were utterly shocked with my progress...130lbs in less than 6months. I told her about my mood swings and other gastric issues and she put me on Cymbalta and Welchol. OMG, I cant stand the Cymbalta, I am having the tremors and lethorgy, it is kind of difficult to function when you are fighting to stay awake.

I asked my pcp to order the labs that Dr. Crookes requested on my initial visit and everything but a couple of items were within normal limits.

Total Cholesterol: 93      Way below normal but VERY good
Glucose: 101   because I had a sip of gatorade with my morning meds   (64-99mg/dl)
Hemoglobin: 14.4    (14.5-17.7g/dl)

So now comes the CT Scan...I was really concerned that the embolisms would be still active and I would have to continue my Coumadin. I got into the hospital today, logged into the radiology computer system and accessed my report. I opened the file and read the first couple of lines:

Findings:
Heart size is normal. There is no evidence of pulmonary embolism or thoracic aortic dissection.

So everything else is good. I am on cloud nine, I have a wonderful cuddle buddy my health is getting to be awesome and I have a great support group in you all.

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