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diastolic dysfunction effects and treatmetn
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@karukgirl
Thanks for your feedback. I I believe my LVEF is mild at this point and am on Jardiance - or HFrEF is probably the proper terminology and I understand the way Jardiance works. I am having lung function testing in a week. I'll be eager to see what that shows. My frustration is that I can still work hard and/or go for a brisk walk but am totally drained afterwards. (I know - I'll be 78 in 2 weeks), but I was a runner, x-c skier, biker....and am frustrated w/my body shutting down to the point where I feel like I can hardly move after exercise.
I do appreciate Mayo Clinic Connect for the opportunity to learn from others and if my lung function tests show nothing significant, I will contact my cardiologist again and ask where to go next....
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@ohallk, I love your attitude!!
I am frustrated with me too!
Why can't I be like I was when I was 30? Or 40. Or even my 50's?
In my head I can still do cartwheels! But reality?...if I tried, somebody would end up calling 9-11! So even if I think I still can...I'm learning I can...but slower and not as much. Or maybe let's try something less teenager and more senior citizen. Not easy to accept. Except the cartwheels. That's a no go.
PS: 78 is young in my opinion!
Your wonderful feedback is part of the reason Mayo Clinic Connect works so well.
We can share with one another our stories and learn from each other.
We can share our frustrations with each other and sympathize with each other.
We were all there once, and could do this, or could do that...and yet not anymore and we are not what we used to be!
Sigh...
So, though we are are not giving medical advice, no, we can't do that, but we can still shed light on places others may not know about. That furthers learning about what we may or may not have, and may or may not know. You never know what you share here on Connect may impact someone in a huge way.
Don't give up! You can persist and keep searching for more information from your doctor. And if you don't feel it connects with you, you can seek a second, third or how ever many opinions you need to come to the place you are certain you know.
My heart was failing, but it was due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. I was able to turn that around after open heart surgery. It's not the same. But I think I can understand what it feels like on some level.
When do you see your cardiologist again? Are you on Jardiance? Or thinking of it?