Hi all,
My mother, 64 years old, was diagnosed with HCM over 10 years ago. She recently developed some serious symptoms (water retention, shortness of breath, fainted a few times).
My mother lives in Cairo, Egypt. She was checked in at a Cardio center there and after extensive tests the doctor recommended she performs alcohol septal ablation. She was sent back home for two weeks. She is currently taking lasix (diuretic) to reduce the water in her body.
My research on the net shows that both surgery and catheter ablation have associated risks. We are not sure if she should perform the ablation or not.
Does any one here has any experience with doctors/hospitals in Egypt. Can you make recommendations on what to do or where to go?
My mother is also diabetec (type II I think, just takes pills). Should that be considered as a factor in her treatment?
After doing some research on HCM, I realized that it is a genetic disease that can be passed from generation to generation. Is there a recommended screening test that her siblings/sons/grandsons should perform?
Thanks,
Mohamed
My mother, 64 years old, was diagnosed with HCM over 10 years ago. She recently developed some serious symptoms (water retention, shortness of breath, fainted a few times).
My mother lives in Cairo, Egypt. She was checked in at a Cardio center there and after extensive tests the doctor recommended she performs alcohol septal ablation. She was sent back home for two weeks. She is currently taking lasix (diuretic) to reduce the water in her body.
My research on the net shows that both surgery and catheter ablation have associated risks. We are not sure if she should perform the ablation or not.
Does any one here has any experience with doctors/hospitals in Egypt. Can you make recommendations on what to do or where to go?
My mother is also diabetec (type II I think, just takes pills). Should that be considered as a factor in her treatment?
After doing some research on HCM, I realized that it is a genetic disease that can be passed from generation to generation. Is there a recommended screening test that her siblings/sons/grandsons should perform?
Thanks,
Mohamed
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