I don't think you are wasting your money. We need to do whatever we can to maintain our health. You already have it scheduled right?

Let us know what the outcome is.

GO! That will give the doctors just one more piece to your puzzle to possibly help you. It will also go in your records for reference.

A couple of years ago I joined a research group for COPD. One of the main reasons was to be able to have tests that they required for the research they were doing for COPD. I wanted my doctors to have access to these test and I knew they would not run them otherwise. An echocardigram was one of those tests. It is very interesting. Try to see the screen while you are taking the test. You will see you heart pumping.

Yes, tell us all about it when your done.

Yes. It helps your doctor to know many things. I have had two. They are painless, and you can watch the screen and learn about your own heart. Best wishes.

The main symptom of pulmonary hypertension is shortness of breath with exertion. The shortness of breath usually starts slowly and gets worse over time. Often, a person notices he or she can't perform the same activity as before without becoming winded.

COPD and heart failure cause the same main symptom: shortness of breath with exertion. People with COPD, heart failure, or both have a limited ability to exercise, climb stairs, or walk long distances. Difficulty breathing occurs for different reasons in COPD and heart failure.

Testing is good idea to determine if it is heart or lungs
Good Luck!

Had the echocardiogram. the tech said if there had been anything real unusual she would have gotten the cardiologist. It will be reviewed then results to my pulmonary doc in about 5 days. I dunno. Guess it's not that one. Good or bad?