The definitive results won’t be in until later this week, but the preliminary finding is that I have a “GastroIntestinal Stromal Tumor” (GIST). A GIST is a type of sarcoma, which in turn is a type of cancer. It’s pretty rare (of course), about 3,000-3,500 cases in the US annually. The good news is that [...]
I finally had the cardiac echo yesterday, and after much trepidation (seriously shouldn’t the functioning of my heart valves have been checked before they cracked my chest open), the results were negative. My heart appears to be functioning correctly. We are left with much conjecture, but little knowledge of what caused me to pass out [...]
I’ve been admitted for about 24 hours now, and so far my tests have all come back negative. Specifically: Blood Enzymes EKG Head CT various Blood Pressure Tests Carotid Artery Ultrasound I’m still waiting for a cardiac echo, but they’ve been swamped with emergency cases, so I’m going to have to stay another day. Since [...]
I was back up in Baltimore today for the first of my post-op doctor’s appointments. Afterwards I stopped by Faidley’s for lunch. While standing and eating lunch, I suddenly felt lightheaded and I realized that I wouldn’t be able to keep standing. Gwen and Allan quickly got me a stool to sit on, but apparently [...]
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