I had my MRI many weeks ago now but it took a while to get the
results. Here they are:
Moderately abnormal left ventricular dilation with moderately abnormal regional/global
systolic function.
No evidence of left ventricular non-compaction.
No evidence of late gadolinium enhancement consistent with absence of
scar/fibrosis.
Moderately abnormal mitral regurgitation.
Those are the words I see when I open my patient report up online. I have mixed feelings. Happy that I do not show any signs of non-compaction. Sad that I have abnormalities. Curious what this all means for me and my
kids, anxious to know the answers….
There are no answers. Not right
now. This will be a lifetime of
checks. MRIs. Echocardiograms. Medications.
Blood work. Doctors. Probably a valve surgery sometime in my
distant future. But that’s all ok with
me. I get to LIVE. I am lucky and get to know about these things
before I am surprised by an ‘incident’.
I get to know BEFORE I need something critically.
Right now my priority is getting my blood pressure under control. I have had high BP since my first pregnancy. High BP is the #1 cause for heart failure
even before we consider in all of my other factors. So for right now we keep mixing medication
cocktails and hope we find one that works.
We found out some great news about my Dad recently. With the right combo of meds and lifestyle
changes, his heart function had increased to 30%. His next test will be the day after
Christmas and we are hoping for another increase. If not, he will have the defibrillator
surgery.
But we both keep living life. I
am anxiously awaiting my sister to begin her testing. I love her as much as I love anyone else in
this world and my worries now lie with her and making sure she will be along
this lifetime ride of testing and blood work and doctors, opposed to something
more serious that requires immediate attention.
We have heart conditions. We are
ok. Modern medicine is amazing. We are working with an amazing team of
doctors and I am confident in our care.
My Dads', mine, my sisters and someday, my children.
Xoxo
Jen
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