All that worry for nothin'!

[melissajm]

Today I went to see my gastroenterologist, fully expecting to have to get all kinds of tests to get on the liver transplant list and figure out what to do about the hiatal hernia. I figured that would involve all kinds of unpleasantness too.

He didn’t even think I needed the usual blood tests.

For the hernia, I’m just supposed to readjust when I take my meds. For the liver, he prescribed beta-blockers. He said yeah, I’ll need a liver transplant eventually, but he’s guessing not for 5-10 years-maybe even longer. (And he says he has patients doing well 15 years post-transplant.)

I told him he just gypped me out of 2 weeks off of work. ;)

I DO have to get dental surgery Friday. Oh well.

Comments

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Better living through chemicals....

[melissajm.livejournal.com]

Heck, in this case it's CONTINUED living through chemicals.

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Great news!

[melissajm.livejournal.com]

Yeah! Don't get me wrong-I saw the pictures, and they ain't purty (literally!) And suddenly developing high BP isn't good. But the inevitable's been postponed, and in the meantime life is good. ;)

[pbray.livejournal.com]

And it won't interfere with World Fantasy. It's all about the shiny :-)

[melissajm.livejournal.com]

Exactly!
(I actually had a nightmare where I DID go to WFC, but I was in liver failure + jaundiced, etc. Been there, don't wanna do it again any time soon.)

Whew!

[maryrobinette.livejournal.com]

Why do I feel like I should email you every day and congratulate you on being alive?

[melissajm.livejournal.com]

Oh, usually staying alive's no big deal. ;) The liver failure was a LONG time ago. I just got shook up when that spectre raised its head again, and I'm mighty glad it was a false alarm!

[maryrobinette.livejournal.com]

Good. I'm glad to hear it.

[lmarley.livejournal.com]

Oh, happy news! I am SO glad.

[melissajm.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I wonder if my sudden "high blood pressure" will go back to normal now that I'm not worrying about that?

No surgery right before WFC! Hooray! :D