I sat in the waiting area and a nurse came to get me when
the procedure was complete. That was
about 20 minutes. Most of that time is
spent preparing the patient. Maria
explained the procedure to me just like the doctor explained it to her. I guess they start with numbing your stomach
area then taking a foot long needle and numbing your actual liver. That sounds awful. They also give you an IV to help with
identifying the liver via the ultrasound.
On the ultrasound, the doctor said her liver looked good.
So once her stomach and liver where all numb they took the
foot long needle and extracted a very microscopic piece of her liver. This little piece was sent to the lab for
further analysis. They told us we should
have the results maybe by Friday of this week but it could take up to a
week.
Maria was being observed for the next 3 hours. She handled it very well. In fact, I know she did a lot better than I
would have. So now we sit and wait for
hopefully Friday to hear what the lab was able to find. Again, I am hoping
Maria fits into the category where she just has slightly elevated liver enzymes.
Thanks again for keeping this family in
your thoughts over these next few days.
I will give an update as soon as we hear from the doctor!
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