Ouch....

by The Squirrell 8. July 2010 07:18

Just got back from QEH.....

(I've been a bit lapse in my updating when I have been up

for checks, but you can sumise that no news is often

good news?!)

 

I had the full MOT today! Bloods, ECG,

operation/Biopsy, Echo, X-Ray and chat

with Doctor etc. Feeling a bit "OUCH" as my neck

etc is sore from the Biopsy....   :-(

Full results in later tonight, or tomorow?

(As I think new building/labs may still be finding thier feet?)

 

Watch this space!

(Below, NEW QEH buildings - Isn't it HUGE!)

 

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08/07/2010 17:16:50 #

Bruce

I think that they should build two buildings and spend the money that they were going to spend on the third building to buy new modern equipment so you don't have to go through what you do every three months. to me it seems barbaric what they make you go through when it can be done so much easier with the right equipment. I don't mean to be the mad American here but this idea of cutting into your neck when it can be done a different way seems to be the way to go. Hope that your visit turns out to be a big positive.

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12/07/2010 22:41:20 #

matt

I see your logic Bruce, but they don't just do transplants! They cater for all types of illness!! My biopsies aren't barbaric. My surgeon has a velvet touch! Smile It only hurts a bit... This is the most effective method to test for rejection. QEH have researched other tests and machines etc, but the data is not 100% reliable so they still use manual biopsy. (It caught my rejection early, so no complaints! I'll live with a few days of discomfort!)

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My name's Matt. I was born with a congenital heart defect which hampered me in my youth, and sadly became a terminal conditon recently, and beyond the (amazing) care of the BRI-Bristol Heart team.

In 2008, my condition deteriorated, to a point I was happy to see Xmas 2008. I had prepared to die.

Then in January 2009, a late night phone call from QEH-Hospital Birmingham changed my world, when they offered me a heart transplant, if I could get there pronto!!

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