Angie & Jim

Another updateby Jim

We haven’t heard the results from the CT scan, but Angie’s been back for several hours.  In the meantime, we’ve been visited by a dietician here at Stanford to help us understand how to help Angie gain some weight over the next few months.  Her name was Johanna and she was very nice and very helpful.  The bottom line is that Angie needs more calories.  The doctor actually told her things like butter, ice cream, and cheese sauce are great for dense calories.  Not often does a doctor tell you to more eat cheese sauce.  The catch is that she also has to be on low sodium to help keep the fluid from building up.

I’m really glad we asked to talk to the dietician because it helped to clarify some things and get a better understanding of what we’ve got in store for us in the coming months.  She also mentioned that there is a dietician that works in the heart clinic that Angie goes to, so we will probably arrange to have a few visits while Angie comes in the future.  That should really help keep an eye on things and get her back to normal.

Bring on the cheese sauce!