Lots of water under the bridge since my last post. In summary, after a Doppler Scan and an MRI, I’m scheduled for implantation of a SAS after getting checked out by a neurologist. In the next couple of blogs, I intend to fill in the blanks for readers.
First, the Doppler scan I had was from the groin down on both legs. Its purpose was to ascertain whether I have any blockage. I have embedded two pages of the report below.
A couple of items to note in the above Doppler reports. The increase in velocity through my vascular system suggests a blockage, as exemplified by the fluid dynamics described in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernoulli%27s_principle. This is confirmed in the last sentence, which states that there is plaque present.
Plaque results in PAD, or Peripheral Artery Disease, a ramification of which is numbness in one’s legs, which is what I am experiencing.
Tomorrow we will cover the second aspect of my disabilities, that of lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, and results of the MRI of which I had two, one lower and one upper.
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