I saw my sleep doctor first, this morning. I’ve been trying to get with him, but between my schedule, the cath, and his schedule, it didn’t happen until today. He’s order new mask, filters, and new reservoir for the CPAP machine. Since he is a pulmonary specialist, in fact THE guy to go to in town for pulmonary, and since he’s solved the cough thing before — different cough through — I asked him about it. <\/p>\n
He looked at my meds and decided that either or both the Symlin and the benazepril part of the Lotril could be causing the cough. So I’m off the symlin for a month as of today, and as of the afternoon (see more below), off the benazepril. He said if I was still coughing after a month, call and make an appointment and he’ll try to track it down.<\/p>\n
So then I saw the cardiologist this afternoon. The wound from the cath is completely healed with no bruising etc. So I’m cleared for dog agility agility. She repeated that the stress test was a false positive, and that my heart was healthy with no blockages. She did say that I have a valve leakage typical of untreated sleep apnea, but it shouldn’t be a problem.<\/p>\n
She took me off the Diltiazem (Cardizem) that they put me on when they told me about the abnormal stress test, and switched me to ExForge. I apologized for talking with the pulmonary specialist but she said no problem, I’d seen him longer — and that the cardioloist had already suggested that I see a pulmonary specialist for the cough.<\/p>\n
All in all a good visit, and I will let her live…. though I did mention to her that they really had me and my family stressed out over the false positive. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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