Another health scare for me

[Gord H]

It's totally amazing how a couple of days can turn your world upside down... Sunday night was the Lightfoot concert plus meeting most of the guys from the band and some of the members from here.

Now today I find out my specialist is sending me to the hospital to have a captorpil renogram done on my kidneys as my blood pressure is not responding to medication in order to bring it down.

[Peter Bro10]

Hey Gord,
sorry to hear of your "ills"! I have no idea what a "captorpil renogram" is and don't ask me to pronounce it!!
But seriously, you'll be in my prayers... best wishes for clean bill of health soon.

[charlene]

oh geeze...well while you're having your test you can think of the great night you had...keep us posted and good luck!
char
i'm off to google "captorpil renogram".....

[Auburn Annie]

Beat you to it, lol:


from: St. Cloud Hospital Imaging Services

Patient Instructions - Captopril Renogram

A captopril renogram is a special test that uses a radioactive substance (or tracer) to examine the blood flow to your kidneys.

A captopril renogram is performed to evaluate blood flow to the kidneys to help detect any narrowing or blockage of the renal artery. This may be a possible cause of hypertension or high blood pressure.

Before the examination, you should tell your physician if you are pregnant or nursing. Your physician may take you off certain medications in the captopril family three days prior to the renogram to improve the accuracy of the test. Captopril is a medication usually given for high blood pressure and will be given to you during your renogram. On the evening before the examination, you should not eat after 9:00 p.m. You should increase your fluid consumption to ensure you are well-hydrated for the procedure.
When you arrive for the examination, a technologist will inject a radioactive substance into a vein in your arm. You will not feel any effects from the injection. The radiation you are exposed to with the injected radioactive substance is about the same as a regular x-ray. Your body usually eliminates the tracer within 24 hours. Initial images will be taken for about 30 minutes. You will then be directed to the Outpatient Services department where they will draw your blood and you will receive the oral dose of captopril. The nurses will monitor your blood pressure every 15 minutes for an hour. At that time, another blood sample will be taken from you and you will return to Nuclear Medicine for another 30-minute scan. After completion of the scan, you will return to Outpatient Services for final assessment and release. Length of the entire process is approximately 3-4 hours.

After the test, your captopril renogram pictures will be examined by a radiologist and your physician will receive a report of the findings and discuss the result with you.

[joveski]

hope things turn out well, gord

[Borderstone]

I wish 100% health to you Gord.

[BILLW]

We're praying for you Gord. Hang in there man !

Bill

[Yuri]

Gord H,

I've had my fill of doctors, medical tests and hospitals to last a life time. (Long life time, I hope)...and I even work in a hospital for Doctors!

The aprehension, the stress and endurance of the actual testing, hearing and accepting any negative prognosis then adjusting and enduring. Been there, done that!

We 'Lightheads' are certainly showing our age and with that, accompanying ailments.

Hoping that things are quick, painless and positive in your case.

Good luck, and you've got to know that the thoughts of all Corfidians are with you.

Best of luck, and keep us updated.

Yuri

[Shutup and Deal, I'm Losin']

I know how that can seem with health problems; get one problem solved, and up comes another to take its place.

I wish and pray for you the best of luck.

[Jesse Joe]

Hope everything is OK, Gord H.