Vanessa's health issues 2

Hello. Well we heard back from the Cardiologist and waiting to see what he wants to do next. As we suspected would be the case, the Echocardiogram she took was inconclusive. In fact, the technician said that in general, they have trouble getting good images sometimes with big people, and that was the case here. Vanessa suggested to the nurse that an angiogram seemed like the next logical step. They are not sure what they want to do next, so we are waiting.

The echo-cardiogram did indicate an enlarged left atrium, a slight thickening of the wall of her left ventricle. There is a murmur which has been described as moderate. The nurse did say very plainly that he wants to keep an eye on her aortic stenosis (that is the reason for the prospective valve replacement mentioned in the first post). but he made no indication of when he wanted to see her next. It is noteworthy that she was diagnosed with the aortic stenosis with it when she was a young child, and was thin as a rail at the time.

One of the reasons we have been considering a 2nd opinion is because in her last visit to the ER, (a little over a month ago) the ER doctor, aside from recommending weight loss, also strongly recommended a stress test. This cardiologist, however, refuses to do one, despite this recommendation. He claims she's too fat (presumably she is too fat to be put on a treadmill).