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Tom Hanratty's avatar

This was another important piece from you, Nita. Tomorrow, I'm scheduled for a treadmill stress echocardiogram, due to Covid damage to the lining of my blood vessels. Although my EKG appears nearly normal (nonspecific ST abnormality), and my only symptom is some chest discomfort with moderate exercise, I'm curious to see what is revealed. My treatment plan will be discussed. Doctors often "stovepipe" a patient's symptoms, not seeking other physicians' input. And Confirmation Bias is real.

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Nita Jain's avatar

Hope your stress test provides some valuable information, Tom. I'm also scheduled for one in March to help electrophysiology distinguish between cardiac and neurological etiologies in regards to chest pain and palpitations, but medicine's provincial way of examining problems hasn't borne any good fruit for me yet.

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