Hi all, I need some input so please bare with me...
I saw my cardio the other day-was in his office for about 5-10mins. I told him about the feeling faintish, weak, lightheaded, all the many different arrythmias and heart symptoms I have been getting these past 8 months.
He did some in-office tests(stand up/bear down/BP, pulse check etc etc. He did not feel it was neccessary to do an ekg, echo or anything else.
He said my BP does not drop with stress, and rises when I stand(normal I guess).
He said he would do an echo along with a new test?? next yr(July 05).
He said the amyl nitrate they used (several times) was in place of the exercise stress test. (still not convinced of this one.)
He doesn't think the lightheadedness and weakness is heart related. (althought the lightheadedness could be from the Atenolol).
He said everything sounded great and told me if I raised my Atenolol, the arrythmias and palps would probably lessen and possibly go away.
One thing he said to me haunts me still. He said, "your enlargement is minor."....which I have learned means very little as far as risk goes.
Does this one comment mean he knows less than I had expected he knew? Does this mean I am being treated by someone who isn't 'up' on HCM. I am so worried about this. I wish he never said that.
OK
I am trying NOT to judge him too harshly, he has been good to me and has been my cardio since '99.
I don't know what to think right now, I am sooo confused. After that comment I was so flustered I couldn't think straight, I just kept dwelling on that one sentence. So of course I never got to request a refferal to see a specialist.
On the plus side...
Since I raised the Atenolol to 75mg/day I have been feeling better- although I am still REALLY bothered by the heat and chest tightness(when climbing stairs), and the occassional thump...ugh.
Yowza...I wrote a book here. My apologies.
Thanks for reading if you made it way down here.
I hope everyone is well and taking care of themselves.
Pam
I saw my cardio the other day-was in his office for about 5-10mins. I told him about the feeling faintish, weak, lightheaded, all the many different arrythmias and heart symptoms I have been getting these past 8 months.
He did some in-office tests(stand up/bear down/BP, pulse check etc etc. He did not feel it was neccessary to do an ekg, echo or anything else.
He said my BP does not drop with stress, and rises when I stand(normal I guess).
He said he would do an echo along with a new test?? next yr(July 05).
He said the amyl nitrate they used (several times) was in place of the exercise stress test. (still not convinced of this one.)
He doesn't think the lightheadedness and weakness is heart related. (althought the lightheadedness could be from the Atenolol).
He said everything sounded great and told me if I raised my Atenolol, the arrythmias and palps would probably lessen and possibly go away.
One thing he said to me haunts me still. He said, "your enlargement is minor."....which I have learned means very little as far as risk goes.
Does this one comment mean he knows less than I had expected he knew? Does this mean I am being treated by someone who isn't 'up' on HCM. I am so worried about this. I wish he never said that.
OK
I am trying NOT to judge him too harshly, he has been good to me and has been my cardio since '99.
I don't know what to think right now, I am sooo confused. After that comment I was so flustered I couldn't think straight, I just kept dwelling on that one sentence. So of course I never got to request a refferal to see a specialist.
On the plus side...
Since I raised the Atenolol to 75mg/day I have been feeling better- although I am still REALLY bothered by the heat and chest tightness(when climbing stairs), and the occassional thump...ugh.
Yowza...I wrote a book here. My apologies.
Thanks for reading if you made it way down here.

Pam
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