medication

hi guys,on amlodipine,aspirin,ramipril,and bisop to treat, moderate leaky aorta valve with thoracic aneurysm, can anyone explain why they won’t repair it yet,ever time I meet with my cardiologist they don’t say much and i often get different doctors, and kinda being on the quiet side …. Still feeling like crap breatless , chest pain ect, was supposed to get it repaired this year but not looking looking likely now,any advice on people with the same experience would be appreciated

[JulianM]

Hi Hidden - I can't answer your question, impossible to guess from what you've said.

It's possible you are on the wrong medication and possible they haven't taken full account of your symptoms in assessing your need for surgery, but I am not a doctor and can't tell.

However, it does seem to me that you are having real problems with your relationship with the medical team and there may be help available to sort that out: the hospital PALS team might be a good place to start; there's also a BHF Helpline which could be extremely useful to you. It's only once you've got the basic relationship sorted out properly that the other problems can really be dealt with.

The best advice I was given - by another patient - when I found out about my oversize ascending aorta, was to find a specialist doctor who I can respect and trust, and to be prepared to work on my relationship with them. I was told that it takes at least two clinics to get to a point where both I and my doctor would understand and trust each other well enough for things to work as they should. That can't happen if you're seeing different doctors every visit, and you shouldn't accept being treated in a service where that happens.

[BeHealthy2day]

Often they won't repair intil critical due to it being an operation of delicate work so the medications will stabilise until ot gets to a point where it is critical You can always go for a second opinion ..but..you must speak up about your health its your life Talk to the Dr who can put your concerns in a letter.

Ramipril is a good medication check you have the right strength to help your heart condition it can bectoo strong or too weak getbit checked out