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It has taken me a week to post about the doctor's findings. I was very happy to hear that they had a diagnosis and some form of a treatment plan. On the other hand, it wasn't quite what I was hoping for...so I have a few issues, that largest of which being that I have a giant sacular aneurysm in my right coronary artery. So it turned out that the bulge they found was indeed an aneurysm. It also happens to just fit in the "giant" category...nice huh! Well the director at Cedars consulted with some other doctors and decided that right now they don't have a procedure in place to fix my current problem, but hopefully in the next 10-20 years I will be able to have surgery to repair it. As a result I will now move to Coumadin, a much stronger blood thinner. This is the part I was least excited about, but I know it will be for the best.
The director was actually going to keep me on my Plavix, but after hearing that I ended back in the hospital a couple of weeks ago and after comparing the EKGs she said that I had bypassed another heart attack. That I had in fact passed another clot...well thankfully it wasn't another heart attack (I don't have the energy or resources to go through that again any time soon).
Then based on my holter monitor tests, they determined that I have some autonomic issues that cause my heart rate to jump rapidly and for no know cause. So this is part of the reason my HR is so high when I train, so I have been put on a beta-blocker metoprolol. This is to suppress my heart rate...it decreases my performance and energy levels. To be honest, I have been so on and off tired I don't notice much of a difference. Then I also have the issue of the angina in my heart while I exercise...she is hoping that with the help of the beta-blocker that my heart can rest enough to repair itself. So we are hoping at least some of that will clear itself up.
I still have the green light for exercise...so I am still teaching spin and trying to go out for runs. They are still difficult and maybe a little more so now, but I am headed to the beach this weekend and I hope the cooler weather will make it easier on me.
There have been a few rough moments looking at few unknown that lie in my future, but all in all this was the best news. The doctor found something and could diagnose it...oh and I forgot to mention that they believe that I had Kawasaki's Disease as a child and that is what has caused this aneurysm...look it up, it really is interesting. Well I am happy to be here with my wonderful husband and have a cute little boy to show for all of it. I truly am blessed. Just another little hurdle!!