Finding it hard to believe that after being diagnosed with bc 5 weeks ago I am now hit with the fact that I have a heart murmur, my op can still go ahead but I will have to be referred by my gp to have an echocardiogram in a few weeks time. Anyone else have a heart murmur or been diagnosed with one during bc treatment??
More character building???
Hi sarn
I was diagnosised with a faulty left heart valve after my original diagnosis.
If it hadn’t have been for me going on the herceptin trial I would have been none the wiser! ( now can’t go in altho will still have herceptin)
Had to have echo, ultrasound and had an Mir scan on my heart on Wednesday.
I’ve seen a cardiologist who referred me - she said as it hasn’t affected me all this time ( I’m 38) if it wasn’t for me having breast cancer she wouldn’t need have any concerns and would have seen me in 12 months to check everything okay.
They’re wanting to check it out as some chemo can effect the heart function - I’ve come to the conclusion I just can’t do anything by halves! X