- She agrees with the neurologists that my admission to the ER was more than likely a complicated migraine. She reminded me that migraines frequently do not involve headaches and that ALL of my symptoms correlate with that of a complicated migraine
- She called me a "Red Herring". She explained that this means although I was admitted to the hospital for one thing (TIA) what they found was even more important--the mass on my heart
- She told me I don't have to continue to follow up with any more neurologists unless I experience any more migraine like symptoms. She said I may never again have these symptoms or they might occur regularly or sporadically
- She told me to stay on Coumadin. She also said once I have a few weeks in a row of good INR readings I can switch to blood draws every 2 weeks, then once a month.
- She suggested that I seek a second opinion from a cardiologist outside of my Doctor's group. She told me that she has a great respect for my cardiologist and feels he's doing a great job, but with something so serious it's excellent to have a second opinion from a different group of doctors. Sounds great to me!!
- She told me that if I am scheduled for heart surgery to seek opinions from at least 2-3 heart surgeons before scheduling
I wanted to find a place to share all of my health information with my family and friends that have been asking. I appreciate all of your support and concern--it means a lot to me. It was getting so difficult to keep everyone updated this seemed like the easiest way to communicate effectively with everyone.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Great appointment with my PCP
I had an excellent appointment with my Primary Care Provider (PCP) today! Here are a few things we discussed:
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