While I take the following meds:

anti-hypertensive (3X a day)

anti-hyperthyroidism (3X a day)

anti-thrombotic (once a day)

cholesterol-lowering (once a day)

antibacterial (3X a day for oral; once a month for 12 months for injected)

Can somebody please whisk me away on London rentals vacation, …until such time that everything stabilizes and I’m ready for the surgery. ;) Ha ha ha! Wish ko lang! That while sticking to a heart-healthy, low purine, low carbs diet. (Good luck sa akin!)

Anyways, the culprit really is hyperthyroidism. All my current cardiovascular woes are secondary to it.  Once my heart’s condition stabilizes, then I’m ready for surgery.

It’s not easy arriving at the above prescription. I had to undergo lots of blood tests, urinalysis, x-ray, 2D Echo and ECG.  It’s not easy talking to the cardiologist either as most that comes out of his mouth sounds like bad news. My heart is swollen, left and right atrium dilated and the heart valve is infected with a pneumococcal bacteria. For the later I’m taking both oral and and injected antibiotics.

My heart, my heart. Kawawa naman ang heart ko. How’s that for heart’s month? ;)