Well I finally got my labs back from the VA and faxed them to my cardiologist. He wants to see me so I go in the 30th. I already know what he wants to talk to me about. He thinks I have Aquired Hemolytic Anemia caused from the leaks in my Aortic valve. He told me last week that depending on how this Haptoglobin test came out that I might need another valve replacement. I'm just about sure that is what he wants to talk to me about. IDK if I'm ready for that again. It seems that my Aortic Valve that they replaced and has Paravalvular leaks because of the calcification that couldn't be removed are causing my RBC to be sheared and destroyed faster then my bone marrow can produce them. So I'll have to wait and talk to him. I am not even sure if I am a candidate for rereplacement or whether I want to do it. IDK if there are any doctors here that would even consider it but I'll have to wait till I talk to him. I'm pretty sure he'll want to do a procedure called a TEE which will give him a lot better idea of the leak. That stand for Trans Esophageal Echocardiogram where they go
through your throat and get better pictures of your heart without the lungs interfering with it. Well I'll just have to wait and see what he has to say but I figure it is not going to be good. I just faxed the Labs in this AM and they got right back to me to set me up with an appt. Oh well will hope for the best.
