char2mar
Well-known member
Hi guys...
I saw a new cardiologist today at the Adult Congenital Heart Defect clinic. He read over my TEE results and looked at previous echo results I had done. He listen to my chest and ran an EKG. I told him about my symptoms and my family history. He then said that he wants to do an extentsive treadmill stress test to see how my lungs, heart and overall fitness levels are. He also said that he feels my valve is okay for the moment but he will keep tabs on my aorta. I will have to have yearly echos. At the momment he feels that surgery can wait, and that my aorta will probably need to be fixed before my valve gives out. He does not seem too concerned about the arrythmia and fatigue I have been experiencing. He said everyone gets tired. As for my chest pain, he feels that it is caused by something else but not realated to my heart. So basically not to worry about a thing. Then he dismissed himself and left me sitting in the examine room. So there you have it folks. So I guess I will do the stress test, wait a year for another echo and go on with my life, live with the chest pain and fatigue and hope no major permenant damage occurs to my heart function.
Char
I saw a new cardiologist today at the Adult Congenital Heart Defect clinic. He read over my TEE results and looked at previous echo results I had done. He listen to my chest and ran an EKG. I told him about my symptoms and my family history. He then said that he wants to do an extentsive treadmill stress test to see how my lungs, heart and overall fitness levels are. He also said that he feels my valve is okay for the moment but he will keep tabs on my aorta. I will have to have yearly echos. At the momment he feels that surgery can wait, and that my aorta will probably need to be fixed before my valve gives out. He does not seem too concerned about the arrythmia and fatigue I have been experiencing. He said everyone gets tired. As for my chest pain, he feels that it is caused by something else but not realated to my heart. So basically not to worry about a thing. Then he dismissed himself and left me sitting in the examine room. So there you have it folks. So I guess I will do the stress test, wait a year for another echo and go on with my life, live with the chest pain and fatigue and hope no major permenant damage occurs to my heart function.
Char