Hi Sqad

[gness]

I had the ultrasound today. The arteries in my legs are not bad, the right better than the left. The test on my tummy shows a problem but not clear enough to diagnose...or tell me.
Is it possible the artery is not blocked inside but squashed from various operations and adheshions or am I clutching at straws?
I'm being sent another appointment.
Thanks....Gx

p.s. Holiday weight gain pressing on the artery is not an issue. ;-)

[Sqad]

Hi! gness.

That is not a bad start, so we are basically now foccusing our attention on the iliac ( pelvic) arteries.

In may well need angiograms on the ilio-femoral arteries to answer the most important question............are they blocked and if so how badly?

No,I don't think that you are "clutching at straws" as there is a possibility that adhesions are causing the problem, but we need to wait and see.

All seems to be panning out nicely so far and it may well be that if you watch your diet, take your statins and exercise, that we will keep you away from the surgeon's knife.

Keep me informed.

[gness]

Thank you Sqad. Diet? It's quite good I think but maybe tweaking a bit somehow. Exercise......suppose a bit more "dedicated" exercise won't hurt.
Statins I'm taking.
Sounds not too bad...thank you. Gx

[gness]

Morning Sqad......the appointment to investigate the tummy problem has arrived! Whoopedoo......21st May 2013.

Lordy...this is hard work! Gx

[Sqad]

Hi! gness.........stick at it..........;-)

[gness]

Hi Sqad....Two conversations with G.P. yesterday. One to tell me to ignore the letter they posted to me that morning....should have been sent in October and is now irrelevant. Oh well.
I'm to ignore the May appointment also. It's a follow up consultation at a one stop clinic to discuss the results of the CT scan...I haven't had a CT scan. Oh well.
The surgery has received no feed back from the hospital about the tests I had three weeks ago. Oh well.
The G.P. with the beautiful voice said enough is enough...contacted the hospital for results......does look like a femoral artery in the tummy so he has written to the consultant and phoned his secretary with a three week deadline for action. Don't you just love forceful men? ;-) Gx

[Sqad]

LOL...Healthcare at it's best eh?
Keep me informed gness.

[gness]

Keeping you informed Sqad, could lead to a long, long relationship at this rate. You up for that? Gx

[tonyav]

Morning gness & sqad.
Is this good news then gness ?.

[gness]

Morning Tony. Good news? God knows. I'm losing the plot. Sib was missing you yesterday...you well?

[Sqad]

\\\You up for that? Gx\\

Too bloody right I am.

Morning tony.

[tonyav]

Yeah I'm ok thanks. Had broadband probs again yesterday, BT engineer had to fix our telephone line Wednesday and apparently according to BT tec dept it can take up to three days for the broadband to get back to normal speed again, although it does seem ok this morning fingers crossed.
Also I am back at work now as well !.

[tonyav]

He's always up for it, you should know that gness lol.

[gness]

Glad you're back at work...keeps you out of mischief. x

[tonyav]

Not bad this week gness, work three days and the get two days off weekend.