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To update on the above, I had an MRI scan in December - this took an hour and had the clinician tapping me firmly on the leg and telling me “you need to relax” (which, amazingly, did not relax me). Outcome can be summarised as “patient did not relax so no reliable readings”. Hmm.
I also had an angiogram which was reassuring, the cardiologist said “no blockages, just what I was hoping to see”.
I also had a series of cardiac nurse led appointments focusing on diet and exercise; reassuringly I was on the right track for both so no significant adjustments to be made. One thing that was a concern was being asked to list all my medication including dosage (there were 7 different ones). I did ask whether that was a record that was already held and was told “the systems don’t link up but it’s your responsibility to manage your medication and know what it’s for”. This worried me - I like to think I’m reasonably on it but thought it was a bit much to expect me to know the purpose of each medication (I later checked this out with a junior doctor friend who said “that’s not right, you can’t expect patients to know exactly why they are prescribed what”) although I do know which the blood thinner is as that’s important for dentist, possible accident or, as I discovered, when a nurse takes a blood sample and refers to “ooh, this is very juicy” as my life drips from my finger tips 😀).
Fast forward, another ECG and a follow up with the cardiologist. It was the same one who did the angiogram and he was really positive saying that heart function was now “borderline normal” from “severely impaired”. Medication has obviously done it’s job (as well as exercise and diet), indeed I was able to discontinue one.
Tl;Dr There is light at the end of (my) tunnel and cycling/exercise definitely has a part to play