I don't know if it was me, my computer, or the interwebs in general, but I have had a hell of a time logging into this site to do an update!! Sheeesh! If this continues, I may move to World Press!
During the weekend,last weekend to be exact, I decided to email the hospital to see if there was any news, on Tuesday they replied with three new appointments.
Monday August 10/09
1:00 PM General Meeting
2:00 PM CT Cholangiogram
3:15 PM Pulmonary Function Tests
Not a big fan of the CT scans. It's not a painful process but they pump this dye into you and it just makes you feel weird! Anyways, this test involves a different 'contrast medium' that will highlight the biliary anatomy for the surgeons to assess more closely. Apparently these tests are hard to schedule...hence the delay in my appointment schedule. Truth be known, I kind of like the airy gowns they give ya to wear while in the machine itself! Very comfortable and breezy. Ummm, perhaps I've said too much.
I'm thinking the pulmonary function tests is to gauge lung capacity and how well said lungs move oxygen. A google search revealed "forced breathing and rapid breathing may produce light-headedness during and after the test". Nice!
That's the update for now, I'll post more Monday night or Tuesday.
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A diary of sorts documenting my journey as a Multiple Organ Donor. I become an anonymous living liver donor on September 14th, 2009, and donated my left kidney anonymously on November 19th, 2010
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- Chandler
- I have two blogs, one details my experiences as a living liver, and kidney donor, the other deals with random stuff I find interesting. Both blogs may contain colorful language and/or some questionable content...click my 'About Me' thing for a link to my other blog.
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Did You Know......
The lung transplant team at Toronto General Hospital performed 102 lung transplants in 2009 setting a new record for lung transplants at TGH in a single year!
As a result of a surgical technique refined at TGH last year, the one-year survival rate for liver transplant patients has increased to 95 percent.
Several firsts were developed at the TGH, including:
-Canada's largest HIV/AIDS clinic, the Immunodeficiency Clinic - 1994
-World's first successful double lung transplant - 1986
-Clinical use of the anticoagulant Heparin - 1935
-World's first successful single lung transplant - 1983
-First external heart pacemaker used in open heart resuscitation - 1950
-The development and first clinical use of insulin in the treatment of diabetes - 1922
As a result of a surgical technique refined at TGH last year, the one-year survival rate for liver transplant patients has increased to 95 percent.
Several firsts were developed at the TGH, including:
-Canada's largest HIV/AIDS clinic, the Immunodeficiency Clinic - 1994
-World's first successful double lung transplant - 1986
-Clinical use of the anticoagulant Heparin - 1935
-World's first successful single lung transplant - 1983
-First external heart pacemaker used in open heart resuscitation - 1950
-The development and first clinical use of insulin in the treatment of diabetes - 1922
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