questions
I've been reading the various e-mails with much interest. I was diagnosed last
fall with PH--probably primary--no know complicating factors. So far, I've had
two echoes and a chemical stress test, no clogged arteries. But the only
medication I'm taking from cardiology is Altace, which gives me a hacky dry
cough--known side effect. I take a diuretic and another BP medication. I see my
cardiologist again in a week or so. Nothing has been said about a PH specialist
(the closest ones are in Kansas City, at a hospital I refuse to go to). Do I
need to have some questions for either my internist or cardiologist next time I
visit? I see that many of you went on powerful meds within a month of your
diagnosis, and am wondering if I need to be more proactive (or aggressive).