Recent content by WalkidianNY

Good morning! So I was able to speak to my cardiologist about and he said its no problem to have an MRI apparently I have a Medtronic hall valve (1986) he said they are able to tell through echos, and I've had many of those! So yes.. I'm getting an MRI on Thursday of next week! Wish me luck please.

Yes the worst part is the spray indeed.. And you will feel a bit uncomfortable but it will be over in no time! Relax.. Wish you all the best!!

As always.... Thanks for your responses, I'm getting my monthly pt check tomorrow and will certainly talk to my cardiologist about it! I guess I just wanted to see if there was a straight answer to this.

Hello fellow valver's Have a quick question, saw the neurologist for some dizziness that I have been having lately. He wants an MRI w/contrast to rule out any bad situation in there! However I've never had one and asked my cardiologist and said its ok to have an MRI, the problem is.. We don't...

Hi patrian, Just out of curiosity, how long did it take them to give u a diagnosis? I'm asking because I was being cultured for 1 month with everything being negative (blood cultures, tee) I wish luck with ur surgery!!!

Hello guys!!! Yet another update... It's been 4 weeks since I had fever. Everything has come up negative ( blood cultures, tee) Docs think my fever was due to something else and they are ruling out endocarditis which by the way makes me really happy!!! I feel good and I've felt this way since...

Yes indeed!!! the update is up there, basically it was negative my own cardiologist did it he said he only saw pannus around my mitral valve!

UPDATE*** Ok so here I am, still waiting... infectious decease doc repeated the tests on monday! which was 5 days ago! and still nothing... Im so desperate I can't think straight. Before the initial blood culture i had 3 doses (3 pills) of augmenting (antibiotic) b/c my PCP thought it was a...

And the wait continues.... I went to infectious deceases today where they did another bout of blood cultures, will see what this brings now. Im so nervous..

Triff what do you mean by infection makers?

Yes is a tilting one!! could that be mistaken with vegetation!?!?

Ok, preliminary report: They found no vegetation, however dr said he found a lot of 'gunk' (that's the word he used) in my mechanical mitral valve, he thinks its because of the age of it (26 years). He explained but I don't remember much because of the anesthesia. Im going to see him on tuesday...

Hello everybody, I would've liked to find this forum before so that my introduction wouldn't of been like this, Im 33 years old. Im a mom of two young boys and happily married. we live in suburb new york. In 1987 I had OHS to replace my mitral valve,on 5mg coumadin since then, in 2002 my aortic...