I finally scanned the diagram that the Vascular Surgeon gave to me that shows my updated Artificial Loop Graft in my R arm. Here it is:
On this diagram is a piece of information I have been wondering about ever since the Artificial Loop Graft was installed...which is, what does that that 1,700+ (now 2,000+) number actually mean?
Well, down in the bottom L corner, at the very end of the notes, you see three numbers that add up to 2,009. Directly after that number is cc/min, which means Cubic Centimeters per minute. So, my flow rate is 2,009 cc/minutes or, just over two full liters of bloodflow through the graft every minute.
THAT is a whole lot of blood!
Anyhow, I thought you might like to see the above diagram as some of my readers will find it interesting a/o useful.
Good Health to All!
ScottW
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