Mitral Valve Prolapse since childhood.
Mitral Valve Regurgitation.
Grade II Diastolic Dysfunction.
Mildly thickened Mitral Valve.
Mildly calcified 'other' valves.
Mild regurgitation in 'other' valves.
I finally received the results of the Cath I had last week, and it shows the Mitral Valve regurgitation to be moderate-severe now. Two years ago it was mild-to moderate. One year ago it was roughly at moderate.
So far I'm told that they will continue watching to see if it remains steady, or if it worsens further. Further worsening could mean valve replacement.
All other issues remain as-is, including the Grade II Diastolic Dysfunction. This will be watched with yearly echoes.
What does this mean in lieu of the ongoing symptoms? I don't know just yet. With today being the day before Thanksgiving, I will most likely hear about follow ups next week. My guess is that it will be a watch and wait situation as it's been for years now. In terms of symptoms, I still don't know my CT results, what my pulmonary doc wants to do (if anything) about the mild COPD, nor do I have my liver biopsy results back and what, if anything, the results could mean.
All is up in the air, and I've no idea why getting results back is taking so long. My GI specialist has had my biopsy results back, but they've not discussed them with me. I called the other day and the person on the phone knew exactly who I was when I asked for my results. They have them, but they've not contacted me about them. Ugh. I really just want to hurry up and cross stuff off the list of things to keep dealing with.
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