HIV Support Group
HIV (also known as human immunodeficiency virus, and formerly known as HTLV-III and lymphadenopathy-associated virus) is a retrovirus that primarily infects vital components of the human immune system which can lead the syndrome known as AIDS. Many of the problems faced by people infected with HIV result from failure of the immune system to protect from opportunistic...
well need to get this of my chest as im sure it worrying to anyone to find out that they have something wrong with there body, just received a letter from the cardiac dept what states that my 1st MRI Scan of my heart showed a bi-atrial and right ventricular enlargement , ther eis also turbulent flow in the inferior part of the intra atrial septum which is suspicious of an atrial septal defect, I have just phoned the cardiac dept who states that they are awaiting the results of a mri scan i had last week to confirm the A S D and maybe surgery will be required, so not sure whats going to happen but i guess its better to know than not know,, and i am lucky to live in an area what is considered to be excelent for there cardiac centre,
If you've lived this long with that heart, it must be working sort of OK. I hope you get a second opinion, and everything works out well in the end.