Things are finally happening.
The funding for my sister to donate in Australia has been agreed and I have a new provisional date. We are just waiting for confirmation from the Australian hospital.
I have been back to the hospital several times for lots of tests, these were not hard or painful they just involved lots of waiting around - see details below if you are interested.
The lung function test is all about blowing in a tube with a clip on your nose. It's not difficult but it did make me want to sneeze.
For the chest xray I had to strip to the waist and stick on a very stylish (not) blue gown then stand in front of a panel with my chin resting on the top. This one was so quick I didn't even realise they had done it; it took longer getting undressed!
The ECG involved stripping off again, this time they put lots of tags on me (chest, shoulders and ankles) again it only took a couple of ticks once it was all set up.
The GFR (kidney) was the worst one because of all the waiting around. Here they injected me with something then took blood samples 2, 3 and 4 hours later. Nothing hurt but waiting around and getting back for the 'blood letting' was a complete pain.
The MUGA (heart) involved 2 injections 30 minutes apart. Then they lay you on a bed, put connectors on both sides of your upper chest and on the left side of your lower chest; a large round camera type thing is then placed at an angle over you and you have to remain still for about 10 - 15 minutes while they take pictures using the gamma camera.
I still need a couple more blood tests which will be done next week and the week before I go in. I will also need the central line inserting which again will happen the week before I am admitted.
I have seen the ward now and met the guy with the food trolley so that is me happy!
Will post again when more happens
