So yes - I had my nuclear stress test yesterday and just got off the phone with the cardiologist. It appears that "Everything's under control. Situation: normal." as Han would say... (I don't know why I'm in a Star Wars mood - maybe because I know that I'll be doing nothing but watching movies for a few days after my surgery??)
He says that I'm cleared for the surgery and that I should go about life as if everything is normal - he does want to see me in another year or so to make sure that the thickness in my heart is in fact caused by being athletic and in good shape. If it continues to thicken it would be cause for concern:
concentric hypertrophy
n.
Hypertrophic growth of a hollow organ without overall enlargement, in which the walls of the organ are thickened and its capacity or volume is diminished.
So, it appears that this round of trips to the cardiologist will be the Basis point from which all is measured in the future. Not a bad thing to have done.
The wedding this weekend was a blast. It was a beautiful service with much celebration. After this weekend I should probably be having my liver examined... sheesh.
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