Since my last update, I had a follow-up with my primary care provider, Dr. Rees. All systems are normal and nothing out of the ordinary to report. Yay!
Since I had my follow-up CT scan after my EVR (aneurysm repair), I did receive notification through my portal that the results indicated a hiatus hernia and a dissented gall bladder with no stones. I've been concerned as to what that really meant and if I needed to do anything (or not do anything) proactively.
When asked of Dr. Rees, he smiled and said, "When I do tests and results come back, I will indicate the seriousness of the findings. You don't need to be concerned with the findings unless you are having symptoms". I asked what symptoms I should be aware of. He said, "Both conditions if symptomatic, would result in chest pain or discomfort. Have you experienced that"? I said, no. He said, "Then don't worry."
I expressed concern over re-starting my daily exercises (sit-ups, stretching and bends). When allowed to resume in April, I experienced a painful abdomen. So I stopped. Dr. Rees said, " It's OK to resume, but take it slowly. It's possible that your pain was caused by the normal course of exercising a muscle. Nothing to be concerned with and no correlation to those two conditions."
So I'm resuming my exercises in addition to my continuance of my daily walks averaging about 30 miles a week.
Continued side effects
- Charlie horse - unfortunately these continue but mostly when I'm sleeping. A very rude awakening (literally) when I have to address these.
- Hot Flashes - although they have abated, I still get them from time to time.
- Neuropathy - conditions haven't worsened for my feet, but I do have spells where my feet feel like they are burning, especially after a very long walk. I'm still experiencing numbness in my finger and thumb, but there is still no rhyme or reason how and when this happens.
