Monday, November 9, 2009
Ann went for her pre-op check-up last Friday and was told there was a question about her heart. She had two problems that needed to be addressed. 1. Her heart was extremely slow, much like a marathon runner, but not due to extreme exercise. 2. Some of the "peaks" on her EKG were not present, and the doctor wanted to make sure that it was not a major coronary problem.
Today we went for the sonogram of her heart under stress and all was declared to be within the "normal" levels with the exception that one ventricle is remaining at rest too long on the diastolic. That should not cause a problem with the surgery.
Her cyst has grown from 6.7 cm. to 9.3 cm. That is approximately from the size of a baseball to nearly the size of a softball. It APPEARS to be benign with no shadows and thin walls. With the additional growth, Ann decided to go ahead and have it removed.
Lord willing, it will be a laparoscopic procedure with little invasion unless something would be found during surgery, which is not expected. Please continue to pray for her, especially tomorrow morning. I will post an update after surgery as soon as possible, so please check back.
Gary
Today we went for the sonogram of her heart under stress and all was declared to be within the "normal" levels with the exception that one ventricle is remaining at rest too long on the diastolic. That should not cause a problem with the surgery.
Her cyst has grown from 6.7 cm. to 9.3 cm. That is approximately from the size of a baseball to nearly the size of a softball. It APPEARS to be benign with no shadows and thin walls. With the additional growth, Ann decided to go ahead and have it removed.
Lord willing, it will be a laparoscopic procedure with little invasion unless something would be found during surgery, which is not expected. Please continue to pray for her, especially tomorrow morning. I will post an update after surgery as soon as possible, so please check back.
Gary
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