MRI

We arrived at the hospital early in the morning for Diego’s MRI.  It has been a wild few nights leading up to this appointment as Diego’s anxiety was definitely high.  He hasn’t slept well and yells throughout the night.  In his sleep, he fights the nurses yelling; “leave me alone”, “you are hurting me” and “get away from me!”  I can only imagine how grateful he must feel to be finished with this appointment.

As it turned out, Diego decided the MRI was pretty cool!  He loved the idea that he was able to watch a movie through special glasses.  He also liked the button and earphones that he used to communicate with the technician.  He had no problems remaining still for the MRI.  The only thing that is able to place Diego in a trance is watching a movie.  The world could be crumbling around him, but as long as a movie is playing, he doesn’t move. 

After the MRI, X-ray and EKG were complete; we met with Dr. Marx.  The MRI showed that Diego had mild pulmonary obstruction and trivial (9%) aorta leakage.  The things to look for are heart block and LV failure, but both are unlikely given Diego’s current state.  He even had his stitches removed from the chest tube incision. 

 

 
 
 
And, Dr. Marx was thrilled to receive a Heart Warrior T-shirt from Diego.