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MrMayor
Hi all, I'm new here, found the site a couple days ago. I've been waiting to go see the doctors at Mass General this coming Wednesday (3/19)
I'm 55 and have a BAV (oh, look I've picked up some of the terms - grin), I have a murmur that has been followed for 30 years. I've been seeing my cardiologist every year (Hi, let me listen, how you feeling, see you in a year) Last July I had a echo and when I met my cardiologist after he decided he wanted me to have a CT scan cause he didn't like a number. So I had the CT scan and he called me back and said 'I want to see you in six months instead of a year and I want you to have another CT scan."
At that point I knew something was in the works. So I saw him in January and he scheduled the CT for the beginning of February. I had the CT on a Thursday and when he called on Friday, my first thought was 'Oh ****!' (I've been around long enough to know the longer it takes to hear about the results of a test, the better)
I have an AAA which went from 4.1 cm 18 months ago to 4.7 in July to 5.1 in February and so I've won a trip to Boston to meet with Dr Issalbacher.
My endurance has dropped in the last 6 months even more so in the last couple of weeks, but since I heard about my trip to Mass General, my sleep has also been poor. On recommendations from my GP, I've been using Tylenol PM to help me sleep, so I don't know if the tiredness is sleep or heart related.
One question I have for you all is this: Has anyone had a feeling of pressure under the ribs on the left side of your chest. This started a couple days ago and just wanted to know what people have felt, Other than the tired and this slight pressure, I feel fine. Thanks in advance.
Paul
I'm 55 and have a BAV (oh, look I've picked up some of the terms - grin), I have a murmur that has been followed for 30 years. I've been seeing my cardiologist every year (Hi, let me listen, how you feeling, see you in a year) Last July I had a echo and when I met my cardiologist after he decided he wanted me to have a CT scan cause he didn't like a number. So I had the CT scan and he called me back and said 'I want to see you in six months instead of a year and I want you to have another CT scan."
At that point I knew something was in the works. So I saw him in January and he scheduled the CT for the beginning of February. I had the CT on a Thursday and when he called on Friday, my first thought was 'Oh ****!' (I've been around long enough to know the longer it takes to hear about the results of a test, the better)
I have an AAA which went from 4.1 cm 18 months ago to 4.7 in July to 5.1 in February and so I've won a trip to Boston to meet with Dr Issalbacher.
My endurance has dropped in the last 6 months even more so in the last couple of weeks, but since I heard about my trip to Mass General, my sleep has also been poor. On recommendations from my GP, I've been using Tylenol PM to help me sleep, so I don't know if the tiredness is sleep or heart related.
One question I have for you all is this: Has anyone had a feeling of pressure under the ribs on the left side of your chest. This started a couple days ago and just wanted to know what people have felt, Other than the tired and this slight pressure, I feel fine. Thanks in advance.
Paul