I have an appointment with my heart failure specialist Thursday
and he is planning to do an echocardiogram.
The last tests in the spring showed my EF down to 25 - 30% from the 30 –
35% I have been at the previous year.
Although that higher number is awful, it is still way better
than the 25 – 30%.
It sort of explains why I almost never feel good. For the first few months of this year I felt awful
as my March post says, then it seems I improved a little bit but never really
turned the corner. In April, my
cardiologist was hopeful that the lower number was temporary and so he is
testing me later this week to check his theory.
In the meantime, there is some good news that my wife got a
job last week after looking for nearly a year.
It has been terrible for her and I have felt so bad for her. This is not something I could fix.
I hope I have done okay standing by her emotionally and
financially. She has certainly stood by
me in my health issues over the years.
That is something I can never repay.
So we are in wait mode on my tests. I don’t know what my doctor can do beyond
what he has done already to help my health.
When we last spoke he said I was on optimum treatment. I hope he has something else up his sleeve.
1 comment:
Hi David, you seem a little more positive in yourself and i am very happy that your wife has found employment. Have they tried you on Digoxin? i was on that for a year, it helps to reduce abnormal AF and also builds the heart up and strengthens it. i was taken of it when i had an Ablation and the AF stopped but it certainly used to make my heart beat hard and did me well. maybe you could talk to your consultant on any drugs that help to build up the heart. i guess my drugs are a good combination and keep my heart in good shape. try to stay positive David, i know that when you feel rough it is very hard to stay positive but you have to fight that. as i always say "take each day as if its your last" have an outlook of all the good things you have in life and not at all the things you dont have. i hope all is good for you on your visit on Thursday, try to blog it so i know.
Jonathan
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