June Appointments 2012

6/11/12

Arrived at Cleveland Clinic this morning and went straight over to the lab to get tons of blood drawn as usual. This time two techs had to draw my blood because they had to cross match me in case I need a blood transfusion during transplant. It is never fun to be stuck more than once though. My first real appointment of the day was with the women's center. We looked into having a procedure done to ensure I can not get pregnant. It is called a tubal ligation which is a non invasive procedure and I can still have a period and keep my eggs just in case we decide later to have a surrogate carry our child later in life. simple appointment and a lot to think about. If I wasn't scared of having menopause at 30 I would just get everything taken out and freeze a few eggs but I do not need another complication. My second appointment was with the dentist. They have to check every six months to make sure I am brushing my teeth and have no infections in my mouth. An infection can be very dangerous and can go into my heart and cause even more problems so I stop in and see them from time to time to get cleared. Good news! No cavities and No infections :) After that appointment I went to get an EKG and then headed to see Doctor Hanna. My appointment with him was brief. He was very happy with how I was doing and changed a few medications hoping it would help long term and make me more comfortable day to day. My last appointment was with the stress test team. I was so pumped and thinking I would do great and beat my record which is 3 minutes, I know lame, but for me that is great. Unfortunately I only lasted a little over 1 minute which really made me upset because I had been feeling so good. The crazy thing was my heart didn't even hurt it was just that I couldn't breathe. Now let me explain they make you get on this treadmill that they hook up all these wires to you and then clamp your nose and make you breathe through this mouth piece. So I am blaming it on that :) stupid mouth piece. Simple appointment and I went home the next morning.