So I had a transcranial Doppler yesterday. It has shown that there is some sort of defect between my left and right atria. Doc didn't tell me if it was an ASD or a PFO, just that there was something, he wants me off my pills, off to see a neurologist for an MRI, and to have the stress echo and the echo done.
Sounds like best case, I'm on low dose ASA for stroke prevention. Worst case, I have to have a closure done. Right now, he's not sure if this is what's causing my irregular heartbeats (but I'm inclined to think that it is. The discussion of structure problems has come up in all three appointments, more than anything else, including "it's nothing to be concerned about")
I've made my echo appointments, so hopefully they'll give me all the answers that I need. I'm mostly really irritated that I got the off BC notice right before a holiday weekend. I have to wait until Tuesday to call my PCP to see if she can do an IUD insertion, or if I need to find a gyno. Until then, it's the end of the pack, and I've been on the pill for 13 years without a hitch. I can sitck it out another 3 days
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