Today was the visit to my cardiologist to see about my extra heart beats that appeared during my cardiac rehab. After a brief visit, here is the new game plan:
Tuesday, January 18 - (MAYBE if we can schedule - they will call Tuesday AM) I will be scheduled for a Stress Eco-cardiogram. The results will be sent straight to Dr. Worley.
Wednesday, January 19 - 3:45 - meet again with Dr. Worley & go over results.
Thursday, Janauary 20 - (MAYBE) Back to cardiac rehab
A lot of MAYBES in there, all depends on the results & if they are able to schedule.
Dr. Worley did take me off Zetia(for my chloesterol) and double my Lipitor from 10 to 20 mg.
He was not impressed with results from Zetia.
Found this article on Zetia
"Merck and Schering-Plough, which make the drug, Zetia, and a pill that contains it, Vytorin, said Monday morning that Zetia had failed to benefit patients in a two-year trial that ended in April 2006,� reported in Alex Berenson in the NY Times."
So if you are on Zetia, I would check it out and ask some questions. It looks like the Heart Group are not big fans of the drug! My Family doctors had me on Zetia, but I'm going with the advice of the Heart Group - they are the specialists.
I am glad you are having a stress echo done,
ReplyDeletehopefully tomorrow.
Now again here is another number I want you to learn that I have talked to you about before,
what is your EF (Ejection Fraction)? The ejection fraction measures the amount of blood pumped out of your heart with each heart beat. Before surgery, your EF was 50%. It should improve after surgery.
The normal EF is at least 60%. So, let's see if your EF is higher than your pre op value of 50%.
You are doing a great job Jim!!! Hang in there, you will be back at cardiac rehab real soon!!!
Love ya - Ginny