Re: Husband's Aortic valve stenosis is getting worse, should I get a second opinion?

Posted By CCF CARDIO MD - CRC on April 14, 1999 at 11:53:48

Yes, my husband has been having some symptoms.  On what symptoms I have found to watch for, he has been suffering from a continious headache for three weeks now.  He is having to go to the local doctor for URI's on a monthly basis.  He has been getting tired more easily.  He loves to hunt and the last time he was out he had to walk up a small inbankment and by the time he got to the top he was out of breath and he felt as though his heart was going to pound out of his chest.  His average B/P is 144/84 and I have been taking it on a regular basis and it has been as high as 158/98 the last couple of days, and that is while he is resting in his recliner.  I don't know if crabbiness is a symptom, but he is a lot more irritiable lately.  I can't get to much info out of him on if he is having anymore symptoms then that.  But like I asked in my first pot... would it be wise to get a second opinion?  We have been triing to decide if it would be a good thing to do.




The symptoms you are describing are not usually due to aortic valve problems.  The fatigue could be due to the valve or just deconditioning.  As far as a second opinion it never hurts to have someone else review things.  Be sure to get copies of all his medical records and tests for the doctor to review.  Where do you live? Perhaps I could suggest somewhere for him to go.
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