So today I had my new cardiologist appointment - it went pretty well!
First of all, I instantly clicked with this doctor. He was really nice. He was really funny. He answered all my questions, and he just made me feel really safe and knowledgeable about everything that’s going on. The appointment was almost an hour. He answered every single question I had. He took a look at both my scans from 2022 and 2024 and he basically said that my regurgitation isn’t as bad as they thought initially. It’s mild at best which is great! When we went to the aneurysm part, he got a little confused… basically when I got my MRA in 2022 it said I had a dilation of 3.6 which is top normal and that was it. With my scans in 2024 it came back 4.2×4.1, but that was a CT, the echo also showed conflicting reports. When I told him I was here for basically a second opinion because I wasn’t really vibing with my cardiac PA. He said first and foremost, no offense, but as a nurse, you should’ve went right to a doctor - no shade to PA’s but you really need expertise when it comes to organs and things of that nature.
But we got back to the aneurysm part and he is sending me to get a repeat CTA this time. Then he wants me back in the office in three weeks to go over what he saw sees. Basically he’s not convinced that the readings are accurate because I went to three different places and got three different readings on and he wants his own hospital and his own radiologist to read my results. He even brought up my imaging in the office and was trying to measure them, and it just wasn’t adding up, some spots were vastly different sizes than other spots and it was just too unclear. There’s still a chance that my aneurysm grew exponentially and if so, we will cross that bridge when we get there but for now it is a “watchful waiting” until I get the results and I’m just hoping that it’s not as bad as it looks and the results were a bit skewed….
My cardiologist even gave me his cell phone number and said the moment I get the results give him a text so he can look at them immediately because he knows how anxious I am. It was really sweet.
He also said to postpone my cardiac surgery appointment I have next week because if I walk in there with what I have now, they’ll laugh me out of the room! Ha!
Also, I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this, but I have hypertension as well and I’ve been on lisinopril for a few years. He changed me to 25mg of Losartan today and added 25mg of Metoprolol as well. He said anyone with an aortic aneurysm should be on a beta blocker.
Hoping I don’t get too much of side effects from these new meds!! Has anyone had this cocktail before?
Also asked if I could drink coffee and exercise and he said absolutely.
All in all I had a knowledgeable conversation with a great doctor and while I’m still not sure how this will end, I had a good day.
First of all, I instantly clicked with this doctor. He was really nice. He was really funny. He answered all my questions, and he just made me feel really safe and knowledgeable about everything that’s going on. The appointment was almost an hour. He answered every single question I had. He took a look at both my scans from 2022 and 2024 and he basically said that my regurgitation isn’t as bad as they thought initially. It’s mild at best which is great! When we went to the aneurysm part, he got a little confused… basically when I got my MRA in 2022 it said I had a dilation of 3.6 which is top normal and that was it. With my scans in 2024 it came back 4.2×4.1, but that was a CT, the echo also showed conflicting reports. When I told him I was here for basically a second opinion because I wasn’t really vibing with my cardiac PA. He said first and foremost, no offense, but as a nurse, you should’ve went right to a doctor - no shade to PA’s but you really need expertise when it comes to organs and things of that nature.
But we got back to the aneurysm part and he is sending me to get a repeat CTA this time. Then he wants me back in the office in three weeks to go over what he saw sees. Basically he’s not convinced that the readings are accurate because I went to three different places and got three different readings on and he wants his own hospital and his own radiologist to read my results. He even brought up my imaging in the office and was trying to measure them, and it just wasn’t adding up, some spots were vastly different sizes than other spots and it was just too unclear. There’s still a chance that my aneurysm grew exponentially and if so, we will cross that bridge when we get there but for now it is a “watchful waiting” until I get the results and I’m just hoping that it’s not as bad as it looks and the results were a bit skewed….
My cardiologist even gave me his cell phone number and said the moment I get the results give him a text so he can look at them immediately because he knows how anxious I am. It was really sweet.
He also said to postpone my cardiac surgery appointment I have next week because if I walk in there with what I have now, they’ll laugh me out of the room! Ha!
Also, I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this, but I have hypertension as well and I’ve been on lisinopril for a few years. He changed me to 25mg of Losartan today and added 25mg of Metoprolol as well. He said anyone with an aortic aneurysm should be on a beta blocker.
Hoping I don’t get too much of side effects from these new meds!! Has anyone had this cocktail before?
Also asked if I could drink coffee and exercise and he said absolutely.
All in all I had a knowledgeable conversation with a great doctor and while I’m still not sure how this will end, I had a good day.
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