piper didn't get to get my hair done

Robyn just what happened today if you what and can say

Robyn oh

piper Spent all day at Deborah (hosp)

Robyn how did that go ?

piper Kim was doing tests for one of the study's

piper (06:50:44 PM) da_geekgirl: BTW, Kim was temporarily booted from the new study...

piper (06:51:48 PM) da_geekgirl: they were having the same problems as with the first one, and need to get clarification weather or not they can administer a drug that will give them a better view, and weather or not they can use Semens instead of GE equipment, because they think the Siemens will work better in this instance.

piper So it's "delayed" till they get clarification.

Robyn *shakes head* burroughcreations

piper huh?

Robyn talking about the protocol admin people and mangled the word

piper The problem is, that her ribs in her ribcage are too tight together. and the GE echo machine gets a shadow on some of the pics they need

piper this is a VERY cutting edge study, and she was going to be their FIRST person on it.

Robyn strange

piper but the siemens machine, they think has a smaller head, and might be able to get the picture where the GE wasn't...

Robyn never heard of anything like ribs too close

piper but since when they applied for the study, they certified on the GE machines, they need to make sure that switching to the siemens machine won't invalidate the results

piper same with the drug, which is "difinity" or something like that... which will give them more definition by pumping a gas like substance into the heart

piper that the echo reacts better with.

Robyn I'd think that any machine with specs as good or better should be ok not just the ONE and I mena ONE system

piper aparently it's more common in patients that have had open heart surgery, from where the ribs were mangled

piper the GE machines are newer, and over all, better/more sate of the art

piper it's just the Siemens machine, has a different head on the part that they stick tween the ribs.

piper there's no garuntee that it will even work.

Robyn oh

Robyn so she might be screwed either way cause of the surgery

Robyn if that's why the ribs are too close

piper the protocol as they read it for the study, basically states, that if you use one brand x to start, they want' you to use brand x for the whole thing

piper as to not get verying result.

piper She hasn't had open heart surgery

piper her chest has never been crackd

piper They said that was where it was more common, but it's just one of those things that varies on diff ppl (rib spacing)

Robyn then it should not be just brand x but the exact same machine for every test

piper I think that might b part of it too

piper but it's something they need to find out.

Robyn otay

piper in the mean time, wed she is having the defibulator implanted

Robyn I will keep hoping for the best

So there you have it...

HUGGS - Piper