Yesterday I had an echocardiogram. I'm sure the
cardiologist is looking for any number of things in the results, but
mainly I am interested in whether or not my ejection fraction is holding
steady above 50%.
I got the results online and the first thing I noticed is that my online visit summary uses the word cardiomyopathy, which was interesting mainly because I don't recall my doctor actually using that word.
Anyway, I'm relieved that my ejection fraction is now 59%, which to me feels like a marked improvement from last year's 50-55%, though the report says "no significant change". It's still lower than my pre-Herceptin baseline of 63%, but I think it's high enough that I won't worry so much about it anymore.
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