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...of what you're describing, except you're better at providing details than I am.
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That sonogram... it's called an electrocardiograph and it gives them a "movie" of
your heart, especially its valves and how well they're functioning. Did they give
you an opportunity to watch the screen as they did the test? I've had several
of those and I'm STILL truly awestruck by the fact that I'm WATCHING my own
heart beating in real time. The first time I had it done. I had my radio show and
I talked the tech into providing me with a tape of my heart sounds (it doesn't
actually go lub-dub lub-dub, it goes swoosh-swoosh swoosh-swoosh as your
blood courses through it) -- I used the tape as background music for Valentine's
Day.
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The procedure they did NOT do was to look at your coronary arteries and see if
there's any blockage due to fatty deposits (Does this procedure make my heart
look fat? If you asked me that, I would run for my life -- there's no safe answer
to give to a woman asking that.) They cut into your upper thigh and thread the
probe through that huge vein all the way to your heart and actually into each
of your coronary arteries one at a time. They inject a dye through the probe and
look for any blockage there that MAY be responsible for making your heart work
too hard. thus enlarging it like any muscle given hard workouts -- problem is that
your heart muscle doesn't get stronger like most other muscles... it gets weaker.
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I opted for general anesthesia because, well... because I'm a guy and anytime
you're gonna be cutting on or even NEAR my groin, you're gonna have to knock
me the fuck out, Jack.
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Even for just a total manscaping, I'm gonna need two bottles of tequila and a
full surgical team standing by. (MFM yelling at his surgical team, "Hey... hey...
HEY!!! That tequila is for ME, folks!!!)
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Chances are it'll be negative -- most are, but they gotta rule it out for your
safety. They'll just treat you symptomatically with a water pill (to help you
pee out excess fluids) and a cardio diet -- LOW sodium and less drinking of
fluids. Believe it or not,, FOLLOWING those guidelines will almost certainly
prevent a recurrence of what you just went through AND will keep your
heart damage from getting worse.
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Yada-yada-yada-blah-blah-blah.
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PM me if you EVER have any questions/concerns. You know me and heart
problems/procedures. Been there - done that - been there - done that, etc.
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Glad to hear it wasn't as bad as I'm sure many of us were worried about.
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Welcome home.
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