My short time in Poland
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:22 am
Hi,
Just to let you all know how it went....
We arrived in Poland on Monday for Dopplers and MRV on Tuesday. I wanted the results to send to my vascular surgeon here in the UK. I returnrd home yesterday.
I'm not going to bore you all with how badly organised it all is. What a nightmare. I waited 4 hrs for my MRV and then ages for the results. However, true to his word Dr Simka arrived at the clinic to perform my Doppler.
At this point I want to mention Hanna and her husband who are from Canada but Polish. Honestly, what wonderful kind people. We couldn't have done it without them, as everything was so confusing. We got to the clinic and nobody knew about me. Thank the Lord for Hanna and her husband, and I mean that.....
Anyway, the good news is that I have valve issues at the junction of the internal jugs with the Brachiocephalic vein. Left side is worse and the flow is restricted on both sides. My partner said he could see the vein first round and then squashed like a pancake!!!.
The Vascular surgeon I know is looking at the images today along with Dr Simkas report. With all the breaking news I hope that it spurs him on to do something here in the UK.
I'm so excited. It's a shame my body is exhausted or I'd be dancing!!
I also met Alby, who is a lovely, inspirational and positive man with his wonderful son.
Claire
Just to let you all know how it went....
We arrived in Poland on Monday for Dopplers and MRV on Tuesday. I wanted the results to send to my vascular surgeon here in the UK. I returnrd home yesterday.
I'm not going to bore you all with how badly organised it all is. What a nightmare. I waited 4 hrs for my MRV and then ages for the results. However, true to his word Dr Simka arrived at the clinic to perform my Doppler.
At this point I want to mention Hanna and her husband who are from Canada but Polish. Honestly, what wonderful kind people. We couldn't have done it without them, as everything was so confusing. We got to the clinic and nobody knew about me. Thank the Lord for Hanna and her husband, and I mean that.....
Anyway, the good news is that I have valve issues at the junction of the internal jugs with the Brachiocephalic vein. Left side is worse and the flow is restricted on both sides. My partner said he could see the vein first round and then squashed like a pancake!!!.
The Vascular surgeon I know is looking at the images today along with Dr Simkas report. With all the breaking news I hope that it spurs him on to do something here in the UK.
I'm so excited. It's a shame my body is exhausted or I'd be dancing!!
I also met Alby, who is a lovely, inspirational and positive man with his wonderful son.
Claire