Grandad's photos

Here's the pics from my angiogram. You can see the heart arteries are all in good shape. As my ECG had shown up LBBB (left branch bundle block) they were expecting to find artery problems feeding blood to that part of the heart. It's an easy procedure for the patient, a valium tablet and a tube poked in the arm (or the groin) artery. There's no sensation of the tube going up to the heart where they inject an x-ray opaque dye, giving the pictures above instantly.

The valium made me a bit sleepy afterwards and I fell asleep reading 'Scientific American' for a while. I will be back for a discussion with the specialist about it in a week's time and look forward to getting my race licence back. I'm very impressed with the team at Ascot, I must say.




Here's a pic of what they don't want to see (from someone else!) of an artery restriction.

Te Onepu Hillclimb



On another subject, I bought some prints from the Hawkes Bay Te Onepu hillclimb, from www.racepics.co.nz This one appealed to me. I wonder why three wheelers never caught on?