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Group: alt.support.arthritis · Group Profile
Author: Jo FireyJo Firey Date: Apr 3, 2008 22:18
> Well, two weeks ago I went for an echo and the results were not good. In
> fact, they were so bad that I was figuring out who was going to get what,
> where Dundee would go, and what kind of funeral I wanted. My doctor told
> me that there was something wrong as he listened to my heart and said it
> was beating stronger. So today I went for a nuclear test called a MUGA.
> They take blood out of you, add some radioactive stuff to it, then put it
> back in you and take pictures and video. The results were fantastic. My
> ejection fraction had been 25-28, and now the preliminary results showed
> that it's 38! My cardiologist still has to go over the test and I'll
> probably hear from him tomorrow or Monday, but I know I'm going to be
> sleeping a LOT better tonight. And it looks like Dundee will have a home
> for a long, long time :)))
>
> Carole
That's getting back heart strength that normally you just don't ever get
back, am I right?
And 38 isn't going to run marathons, but it might be able to dance?
Way to go good!
This isn't something that would be expected from the weight loss either is
it. Its just good ole impossible healing.
Jo
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