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Hi, I live in an area of OR covered by only TWO large medical groups. Mine has lost so many physicians over the last year including most of my mine, and my PCP.
I had a scary ER visit a month ago, and the next day rec’d a call from my group that I would no longer be covered by them. However, they graciously have been helping me as best that they can with the short staff that they have which is so appreciative.
But I have a LOT of health issues that require a PCP.
Just two days ago, a previous doctor’s appt by Telehealth (from out of the area) looked at the EKG results from the ER visit and recommended I get another EKG immediately.
So I went to the Urgent Care and, they told me the sinus rhythm was fine but the next day (yesterday) I rec’d an update that said this :
“Normal sinus rhythm Left ventricular hypertrophy Nonspecific ST abnormality Otherwise Normal ECG”
I also was finally assigned to a PCP at the 2nd large medical group but he doesn’t have an opening until August 9th.
It’s our 50th wedding anniversary next weekend and we’re flying to go to the R Stones concert and to visit the R&R Music Museum. How do I know it’s safe to go?

Edit- I forgot to say that the ER visit was diagnosed as TAG ( Transient Global Amnesia), but my potassium was 2.9 and hemolyzed by the lab. However what sent me there was that I couldn’t communicate. I kept saying “I don’t know” when asked a question”. And I couldn’t find anything, like my purse, my phone, or even, a phone number on my phone.

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I'm sorry to see you in such distress. Fortunately, you are receiving critical or urgent care and there is work on you for a diagnosis.

Right ventricle hypertrophy is usually the result of three problems that I know of, but there are surely more: virus leading to some cardiomyopathy, hypertension where the ventricle has to work harder to make more pressure which, in turn, makes it enlarge and stiffen due to the wall thickness, and mitral valve problems like prolapse where it can't pump effectively against a properly closed valve between it and the atrium above when it tries to pressurize blood to get it to rise into the aorta and out to the body. Remember, the heart has to lift blood from the feet, but also get it up to your brain, which uses most of the sugar in your blood and about 20% of the oxygen.
https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-is-right-ventricular-hypertrophy-5235601