Stress Test

Duane went in for a stress test and a echo cardiogram a couple of weeks ago. He had his doctor appointment to go over the results Tuesday. It turned out that doctor Pansegrau got called in to the emergency room right before his appointment so he had to see the assistant. She said the results of the tests were inconclusive. She would show the tests to Duane's heart surgeon (Pansegrau) and he would get back to us on the results.

Yesterday she called back and said that the results show that the back of his heart is not contracting as it should when stressed. She said this is usually caused by a lack of blood flow. She said she would also show the test to his regular heart doctor (Dr. Frank) and we will need to set up an appointment. Doctor Frank is out of town until Monday so we have to wait for him to get back to see what he wants to do for sure. She figured he will probably want to do an angiogram to see if there is other blockage or if it is heart damage.

I guess we'll just have to wait for his call. I could say this comes at a bad time because of my job loss, however it is fortunate we know now instead of later. Because at least we have the option of taking out cobra if the doctors think he needs something done. We hadn't planned on taking out the cobra because it is so expensive but it would be cheaper than having to pay the full cost of any heart procedures.

Please keep him in your prayers.