Pasiley has had a rough week. She had an ultrasound, to see if she did in fact have a liver shunt, which came back inconclusive. That was an expensive *shrug*. From there, the doctor wanted to have a transcolonic portal scintigraphy done so we were referred out to a third doctors office to get the procedure done. The next appointment we could get was a week later. My wife and myself had been on an emotional roller coaster for three weeks, so what’s one more week right? All this time Paisley is acting normal, playing with Widget, Ginger and Foo. I don’t think she knows that anything is wrong.

After the next week of waiting, we took Paisley back to LA and had the transcolonic portal scintigraphy procedure and the results came back with a perfectly normal liver. What a relief. But I did read somewhere that the high Alanine Aminotransferase levels could be from the liver reacting to a different organ’s failure. The second doctor gave the OK to get Paisley fixed and said we are pretty much in the clear… just waiting to see if any symptoms for anything else arise.

UPDATED:
Here is the image of the scan that the Dr’s performed:
Pasiley’s scan

Normal shunt ratio is less than 15-20% and Paisley clocked in at 28%, but they said it was a “Normal Study” and she is cleared for fixing. Yes!

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