[Sonar] The final report (I hope)

[jerome.houston at comcast.net]

Hi Ernie, 

I always knew you had a good heart. Now the doctors are pretty sure of it. I'm certified to do CPR, but would have to use both hands. Therefore, its not allowed during a race. Looking forward to being on board with you. 

Best, 
Jerry Houston 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ernest Brody" <epbrody at earthlink.net> 
To: "Sonar' 'List" <sonar at lists.wyc.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, May 5, 2010 3:39:24 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central 
Subject: [Sonar] The final report (I hope) 




After the fainting spell and trip to the ER on Saturday night, I scheduled a stress echocardiogram for Tuesday morning. During that I had tachycardia (my heart rate shot up but is not life threatening) and the cardiologist was concerned about the wall of my heart. So he wanted an MRI but before that he wanted to see if there was plaque buildup in my heart and in my arteries. So Tuesday noon I had a CT scan and angioCT scan of my heart. One procedure, once without a contrasting dye and one with. They found little or no plaque buildup in my heart. I was to have an MRI immediately afterwards but got bumped so it waited until today, Wednesday. They found that the right side of my heart is a little enlarged which could be related to smoking (I don’t) or sleep apnea (I’ve taken care of that). The left side of my heart is fine. 



So the result is that my heart remains healthy. I don’t have to take prescription drugs. I should drink plenty of water to keep hydrated so I don’t faint. I have been poked, prodded, listened to, blood pressured and IV’d enough to last a long time. 



Thank you all for your concern, e-mails, and good wishes. Thanks again to those who acted quickly to get me immediate medical help. 



Ernest 


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