I started with one sonographer who was searching for my mass and quickly found it. Then a second sonographer came in and they were discussing if they could find the mass, and which angles they could see it from, etc. They did this for about 15 minutes. Then Dr A came in and took over the echo with the techs still there. He ran the echo for about 30 minutes. He looked at the mass from all different angles. He and the techs were discussing the motion of the mass, how it related to my heart anatomy, etc. Dr A kept saying over and over "what is that? What is that?" He discussed how it could be part of my wall that has an odd thickness and is bulging, how it could be an odd part of my valve, or that it could be a mass. The good news is that he said it's not moving in the direction a myxoma usually moves. But they have no idea what it is.
After 45 minutes of watching my echo and listening to the doctor and techs talking he decided I should be sent for a Cardiac MRI. This has to be done at the hospital. He plans on giving my a medication to slow my heart rate to improve the pics. As far as the size goes, he didn't measure. He said he was more concerned about the location and movement in order to determine if he wants to send me for the MRI.
The hospital should be calling me in the next day or two to schedule the cardiac MRI. Hopefully after this MRI they can finally determine once and for all what the mass DEFINITELY is and what to do about it.
More waiting!!
The Cardiac MRI is scheduled for Tuesday August 30th.
Follow up appointment to review MRI results September 9th.
Follow up appointment to review MRI results September 9th.
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