Trans esophageal ultrasound. my doctors can see two recent strokes in my MRI. since I am not in a high-risk category they need to figure out what are causing these. My horse aortic valve has a growth that looks like a guitar pick (although I don't ordinarily eat those). It might be infection which means antibiotics or a clot which means drugs that dissolve clots or it might be atrial fibrillation causing the clots.
Trans esophageal ultrasound starts with three lidocaine gargle then a 2 inch tube down your throat into your esophagus so they can ultrasound your heart. It is as unpleasant as it sounds.
When I was being diagnosed with atrial fibrillation they did a trans-esophageal on me. Mine wasn't unpleasant at all - they shot in some sleepy juice and then it was later.
ReplyDeleteAfter 16 months of drugs not working they finally did a catheter ablation which completely fixed the problem.