I'm assuming they are going to schedule you for a TEE to verify a pfo or asd. I work in a cardiac cath lab. If you have any questions I'd be happy to try to answer them
Done and ongoing.prayers would be appreciated.
Prayers for a positive outcome.A couple of weeks ago I had an incident where I need to go to the ER because I had a sudden onset of double vision. The ER performed some tests and they came back clear and I was discharged. Since then I had appointments with an ophthalmologist, and neurologist both of who were unable to locate any issues however my neurologist did schedule another MRI to be performed this past Monday. Wednesday evening around 7pm I got a call from none other than my neurologist stating that the new MRI showed indications of me having a stroke at some point between last September and this past Monday. He stated that it did not look to be recent but that the evidence was there.
Last week I got a call from one of my brothers explain that he had seen a cardiologist for symptoms that he experienced while he was scuba diving in Mexico. His diagnosis was that he has what is known as a PFO, which in layman’s terms is essentially a condition during development in the womb resulting in a hole between the upper chambers of the heart. This is fairly common and most of the time people live full lives without ever knowing that they have it but in some cases people with a PFO experience migraine (aura headaches) and PFO’s can cause strokes in “younger” individuals.
I've got appointments on Monday with both Neuro and Cardio to find out what we need to do if anything. We'll see what happens, prayers would be appreciated, as well as comments from anybody else who has gone through this.
best wishesA couple of weeks ago I had an incident where I need to go to the ER because I had a sudden onset of double vision. The ER performed some tests and they came back clear and I was discharged. Since then I had appointments with an ophthalmologist, and neurologist both of who were unable to locate any issues however my neurologist did schedule another MRI to be performed this past Monday. Wednesday evening around 7pm I got a call from none other than my neurologist stating that the new MRI showed indications of me having a stroke at some point between last September and this past Monday. He stated that it did not look to be recent but that the evidence was there.
Last week I got a call from one of my brothers explain that he had seen a cardiologist for symptoms that he experienced while he was scuba diving in Mexico. His diagnosis was that he has what is known as a PFO, which in layman’s terms is essentially a condition during development in the womb resulting in a hole between the upper chambers of the heart. This is fairly common and most of the time people live full lives without ever knowing that they have it but in some cases people with a PFO experience migraine (aura headaches) and PFO’s can cause strokes in “younger” individuals.
I've got appointments on Monday with both Neuro and Cardio to find out what we need to do if anything. We'll see what happens, prayers would be appreciated, as well as comments from anybody else who has gone through this.
Today's update...
Evidently my LDL is more than double what it should be so I now have lipitor. I have a bubble test scheduled for next Tuesday to check for a PFO and I have a fancy heart monitor that I'm now wearing for a month.
Bubbles in a syringe going to a vein aren't a big deal usually. Unless it's a large amount of air. Air in artery can be no bueno.Bubble study seems odd, considering one is supposed to make sure there are no bubbles in a syringe.
Yes, it gets drilled into you during SCUBA training: bubbles in the blood stream are bad and can cause an embolism.Bubble study seems odd, considering one is supposed to make sure there are no bubbles in a syringe.