Abnormal EKG

The last thing I was worried about was my heart and the EKG UCLA ordered. I’ve done several EKGs, echocardiograms, ultrasounds, CT scans, you name it. After the ablation and fluid removal for pleural effusion, I didn’t think there would be a problem, especially since I met with UCLA’s cardiologist and he reviewed both my echocardiograms. Anyway, the results came in for the EKG on Monday and there were a lot of notations:

• Sinus bradycardia
• Left atrial abnormality
• Left ventricular hypertrophy
• Abnormal electrocardiogram

My heartbeat was at 57 bpm, which technically is bradycardia since it’s <60. I think that’s okay though, and my Apple Watch says my 7-day resting heart rate is 63.

For the next two items, I thought they were addressed in my heart stress test and echocardiogram results. I dug up the notes from my cardiologist on the last echo and within a long list of findings, it said:

• Moderate asymmetric left ventricular hypertrophy
• Severely dilated left atrium

So, did UCLA’s cardiologist, who wanted two echocardiograms done, review my results? They said he gave his clearance for transplant. Maybe these findings are another “no big deal.”

I wish someone would call me to let me know what is happening. If I need more tests, or the transplant needs to be delayed, so be it. But it’s agonizing watching all these tests results trickle in with out-of-range or non-normal readings and wondering if that’s the one which blows up the schedule.