Results are back. Donor Coordinator called about an hour ago. Hold onto your hats - the tests apparently were inconclusive! So now have to do a new test. The new test is called a Nuclear GFR. Of course the first thing I did was Google the test to see what is involved. Whew! Here is what it said:
GFR Measurement
What is a GFR Measurement?
A Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) measurement is carried out to measure how well your kidneys filter your blood.
What is involved?
A small injection with a special radioactive (Chromium-51) tracer will be injected into a vein, usually in your arm. The injection is no more painful than a blood test.
After a delay of two hours we will take a blood sample from another vein, again in your arm, and after a further two hours we will take a second blood sample.
You may leave the department between each part of the procedure.
But you must attend for the blood samples at the times given to you by the technician or radiographer. You can eat and drink normally. After the second blood sample you will be free to go.
How long will it take?
The whole test takes about four and a half hours, but you are free to leave the department between the different parts of the procedure.
Do I need to do anything before and after the test?
Before the test you may eat and drink normally, but do not consume any alcohol in the previous 24 hours as this can affect the result.
After the test you do not need to take any precautions and can eat and drink normally.
What about my result?
As the blood samples will be analysed at a later time we are unable to tell you the result of the test. The results will be sent to the doctor who requested the test.
Here it gets more interesting because I am in glorious New York City and the Donor Coordinator is at the Medical College of Georgia. Now she has to find a hospital here in NYC that is willing to have their Nuclear Medicine Dept administer the test. I would think that presents a little bit of a billing nightmare but thank heaven this problem will not be mine!
Will let you know. Fingers still crossed! ;-)
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