Snails - Response on Threads Part 7

[SilverBear]

Good morning, Dale and HoneyBear....

@SilverBear , they couldn't find your AORTA? The biggest artery in the human body??? Fascinating. Can't wait to hear what they say today!!!

Hello, my Glittery Angel Katmar!

Yeah... this tech said a lung was in the way and echo "cannot see through air". She
had me turn this way and that way, and exhale until there was nothing left to exhale
a number of times. Maybe she was being kind and SHOULD have said that "echo
cannot see through tarred and scarred masses" (lung).

I am totally asymptomatic (ie: NOTHING consciously noticeable) for ANYTHING, heart
(or lungs), so not stressing this at all. MD always has me do a lung function test, always
pass it.

OK... NOW I am outta here.

 

[CES]

Good morning y'all

Hope the appt goes well Bear.

more stuff to do before work (including beasties walk) - later y'all

enjoy leap day

 

[Katmar]

Good morning, CES.......Don't work TOO hard!!

 

[oldbikeguy]

Good morning everyone

 

[Katmar]

Good morning, OBG...

 

[daleron]

Good morning CES & OBG

Good luck Bear!!

 

[tiburonfirst]

morning, obg and ces!

 

[MadOzodi]

G'mornin, snails!

Hope you all had as beautiful a weekend (weather-wise) as I. Not sure I'll take off the snow-tire wheels just yet, though...I don't care what mr. groundhog says!

 

[daleron]

Good morning MadO

Our weekend was rather gloomy looking, guess you stole our sun!

 

[Katmar]

Morning MadO....we had a really nice weekend, too, but looking gloomy today....

 

[tiburonfirst]

morning, mad!

 

[AttyPops]

No dissing groundhogs allowed! I'm counting on that early Spring!

Good morning snails.

 

[tiburonfirst]

good morning, sunshine! we all are!

 

[daleron]

No dissing groundhogs allowed! I'm counting on that early Spring!

Good morning snails.

Good morning Atty

Shoot! Our morning started out with beautiful sunshine, now it's clouding up again!

 

[Katmar]

Good morning, Atty. Phil is never wrong....

 

[SilverBear]

Guess I'll be living a bit longer. Cardiologist said no need to do another
echo until about a year from now, but using "Definity" contrast to be sure
of a good picture. And it's only to monitor progression, if there IS any at
all. No immediate need for a stress test, either.

However, between him and my MD visit on the 17th and both harping on
the smoking, I'll be starting Wellbutrin soon. I plan to pair it up with a
renewed interest in vaping. PERSONALLY, if it helps me cut "analogs" in
half, I'll consider it a victory. THEY may not see it that way.

AND YES: I know successful cessation "could/may" only be achieved with a
sincere WANT of quitting. But I'm kind of hoping a combination of the med
and vaping will help things along. Remains to be seen.

Soooooo... I'll need to get my vape stuff out of storage and give it another
go. I am SURE I'll be asking questions and/or making comments and/or
soliciting suggestions. But until then... let me get reacquainted with what
I have, and what I like/dislike about the equipment I already own.

 

[Katmar]

Guess I'll be living a bit longer. Cardiologist said no need to do another
echo until about a year from now, but using "Definity" contrast to be sure
of a good picture. And it's only to monitor progression, if there IS any at
all. No immediate need for a stress test, either.

However, between him and my MD visit on the 17th and both harping on
the smoking, I'll be starting Wellbutrin soon. I plan to pair it up with a
renewed interest in vaping. PERSONALLY, if it helps me cut "analogs" in
half, I'll consider it a victory. THEY may not see it that way.

AND YES: I know successful cessation "could/may" only be achieved with a
sincere WANT of quitting. But I'm kind of hoping a combination of the med
and vaping will help things along. Remains to be seen.

Soooooo... I'll need to get my vape stuff out of storage and give it another
go. I am SURE I'll be asking questions and/or making comments and/or
soliciting suggestions. But until then... let me get reacquainted with what
I have, and what I like/dislike about the equipment I already own.

Progression of what, Bear?
Wellbutrin really helped me to cut down on smokes, so hopefully, between the 2, you will do well!!

 

[SilverBear]

Progression of what, Bear?

Progression of aorta distension. At high-midpoint of "normal" at this time. Have
quite a way to go before anything becomes "critical". And even before then, there
are plenty of non-surgical approaches. Apparently it's a way for them to pull in
patients and insurance $ and keep them in a job. That's how *I* view things.

 

[SilverBear]

^ furthermore...

...it could be that what they see is my NORMAL aorta width to begin with.
Thus: "progression". Could be totally nothing.

ANYTHING to sound the sirens and klaxxon horns.

 

[daleron]

Guess I'll be living a bit longer.

Good!!

Happy to hear it!