Oops... Small Mistake...

Hello Hello!

So does everyone remember the "growing clot" I had in my chest?
Because of that little stinker, I've been taking blood thinners for the past three weeks.

Well, last week my doctor wanted to do an echocardiogram (Ultrasound of the heart) so we could get a clearer picture on the clot and make it easier to track it as time goes on. Well, when they did the echo, they didn't see anything! Nothing at all!!

Hmm...
So now they took my original CT scan (where they thought they saw the growing clot) and brought it to another radiologist. He looks at and determines that there was never a clot to begin with!

So in one corner we have a radiologist saying there is a clot and in the other corner, a radiologist saying there isn't a clot!

Now what?
The tiebreaker is now a TEE. A Transesophageal Echocardiogram. When you get an echo, they place the probe on your chest and move it around. However because the ultrasound has to travel through your chest wall and muscles and all that, you can only get a certain level of clarity... which is usually enough.

In a TEE, they actually place the probe down your throat and look at your heart from the opposite direction. This provides them a clearer picture of certain areas of the heart.


A cardiologist performed the TEE yesterday. I was put under anesthesia, so I didn't feel a thing.
The procedure took about 30 minutes and when we were all done...

drum roll please...

NO CLOT!
There was nothing there! Everything looked normal and I am able to stop taking the blood thinners! Thank God!!!

So I guess an "Oops" is in order for that original radiologist. But really, it's better to be safe then sorry. What if the second guy was wrong? So now we can be sure I am clot free and continue the road to recovery...


Sneak Preview...
T-Cell Count next week, I should have results by the 7th!