Well this is the end of testing!!!! (Totally Dancing in my head)
Lynne and I made the trek today back to Lahey, I was armed with my Vagina Monologue. We arrive at exactly 945am and was immediately taken into that room... ladies know that "room", the nurse takes my BP asks some basic questions and says ok you can undress and put on this. Haha I look at her say umm no I am here for a consult only. Long story short, Barbara the mid level practitioner comes in, we chat. She at first was not so willing to listen, then I stopped her told her to hear me out and I continue my monologue. In the end I prevail, she agrees that there was no further need to exam nor test me and sends her recommendations to Denise. I head back out the waiting room, high five Lynne (more like low five, cause umm it is the Gyno office, no one high fives in a Gyno office,lol). Next stop my buddy Maria, we share some vertical smile giggles ( she taught me a new non medical term, did I mention Maria is hysterical!!) Now it is Stress test time, I learned a lot about my heart an how it beats and works while having a probe jammed into my rib cage, cause the pesky lung gets in the way when they are trying to take pictures. I do some gerbil time on the treadmill and than have more pictures taken of my heart at 180 beats per minute. I am told I run high, (my resting rate is 90 to 100) Really!?! me running at high speed all the time?? No way!?! lol. Hmm I learned some stuff today I suppose and I got to see my heart...tehehehe Barbara the heart picture lady said I had a beautiful heart and Valerie the treadmill chick was pretty funny too, she was pleased that at 180 I was not out of breath. That my friends is what NOT smoking and having Lynne in my life helps with. Have you ever been walking with Lynne??? Seven miles people, all up hill, in the snow with no coat.....lololol...I am kidding but some of it is true. Today was a good day!! Lynne and I met with Denise, laughed a lot, took some pictures and learned I AM CLEAR TO DONATE!!!!!!!!
I will have definitive answers after my team meets tomorrow.
Longest ride home today, Lynne and I talked about everything but what we just learned, so as to not jinx it and because it is so overwhelming and crying was not an option due to crappy driving conditions and HELLO!!! It is New England people it snows, boneheads and over zealous drivers crashing into each other...aaaarrgg!! Buy a Jeep people and stay off the phone your not that important!!
I truly am excited, nervous, grateful, and I think I am not sure but I think I am little shocked that my next return to Lahey will be for "the merger" when the Donor and Recieptant Family sits down and learns all that they need to know while Dad and I are in surgery, I will be sleeping so I do not really need to know every detail, thanks! Dad and I also get Pre-op testing and officially consent to surgery.....whoa it's almost GO Time...stay tuned!!
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