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Diagnosis: Murder

Not really, but it sounds snappier than Diagnosis: We Still Don’t Know But You Can Go Home Now. I spent nearly six hours in the Emergency Admissions Unit of Nevill Hall hospital, where the following facts where gleaned:

  • an electro cardiogram was clear, with no heart rhythm problems
  • my blood test results were clear, with no interesting numbers except…
  • I had a high d-dimer result, which is a test that indicates I might have a blood clot somewhere (but a test with false positives, so only might)
  • a second blood test for blood gases (wrist injections hurt!) showed O2 levels in my blood that were low, but not oh-my-god low (95%)

On the basis of the blood gas being not so bad, the doctor was happy to discharge me, after giving me an enoxaparin shot to thin my blood in case I do have a clot. I have a few more of those to be going on with, and Danielle is going to enjoy prodding me with needles I’m sure.

Next stage is an upper-body CT scan to look for signs of blood clots, then after that it depends on what that finds. Probably more scans, concentrating on either my lungs or heart. But for now, I’m just happy to be home.

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  1. amassofhumanity reblogged this from sistacrumpet and added:
    can personally vouch for the blood gases test wherein they draw the blood from the side of your wrist. Holy frickin’...
  2. girl-detective said: I hope everything gets sorted out soon! thinking about you guys…
  3. dig-the-cat said: You realize if there’s undiagnosed “heart” issues, that might just mean you’re in love, right?
  4. frageelay said: I’m glad you’re finding answers, and continuing to pursue them. xoxo
  5. rascouet said: I feel for you, with this needle-fest looming. But happy to know nothing too terrifying is happening. Look after yourself.
  6. sistacrumpet reblogged this from penllawen and added:
    He yelped each time he got...got four shots coming his way. Thank you
  7. lindstifa said: Hugs to you. Hope you get this figured out and feeling better soon.
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