Nov 15

Hi Everyone,
Here is an update on the latest health news :)

What: Angiogram
When: Friday Nov 19th at 9am
Where: VGH - Jim Pattison Pavillion, Main Floor - go to Admitting
Other Info:
Time spent @ VGH will range 6-9hours
Will need someone else to drive home
Do not eat or drink after midnight
Bring any medications that you are taking to Angio appt

TO DO BEFORE:
Dad to go for another blood test before then/asap, requisition is being faxed to lab on Lansdowne Dr.

Some info on what an Angiogram is:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/ca/ca_during.html
http://www.medsolution.com/surgery_interventionalcardio-corangiogrph.asp

Handout that Dad will likely get when discharged:
http://vch.eduhealth.ca/PDFs/FD/EC.300.G561.pdf

FYI - when dad got off phone we weren't clear whether it's no eating or no eating/drinking after midnight, I tried to call back to the lab but couldn't get through so I called Karen (Dr Cook's administrator) to clarify and she asked when he is scheduled for and "has made a note of it".

K
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Nov 16,

Another couple of links about angiograms to check out:

http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/General/What-Is-a-Coronary-Angiogram_UCM_3...
http://betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Coronary_angi...

S.
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Yesterday I was for the blood test.
I visited the lab on Lansdown but there were too many people and the "atmosphere" was tense and nervous. So I asked them to give me fax they received from VGH. They gave it to me without any problems.

With the fax I visited a lab on Gordon. They took 3 containers of blood out of my vein :)

I feel good.

o:)