Cardiologist Visit in Krivoy Rog

Back in Krivoy Rog, my body continued to worsen. My legs were huge and just ached from having the skin stretched. And please do not touch them. I kept in contact with my doctor in Kiev, and he was adamant about waiting for the biopsy results before moving forward at all. Earlier massage had been a good therapy for me. At this point, I tried to get a massage and it was just painful. Now what could I do?

Sleep was becoming more and more difficult. I could no longer lie on even my right side. My body was starting to hurt from sitting on the couch morning, noon, and night.

The problem with the linear approach that the doctor was taking is that I was getting worse on a very rapid pace. He finally decided to put me on a weak diuretic, but there was really no noticeable movement of fluid. He also recommended that we see a cardiologist to get my heart checked out, just in case. That was something that made sense to us.

Sveta to the rescue again. God blessed us with a friend and family when we started renting her house five years ago, including her extended family. She found a very highly recommended cardiologist and made an appointment for Friday, September 4. I truly was impressed with this doctor - who meticulously wrote out notes by hand for me to report back to my doctor in Kiev.

Of course, they did an EKG, but also did an ultrasound, noticing that my right kidney was slightly enlarged. That seemed a little alarming, but we will need to see what my doctor wants to do about that. She also mentioned lymph nodes (this really had become a common theme, making me realize that this is where the problems were).

My exam was more thorough than I ever expected, and we paid about $30 for everything and left. The cardiologist recommended switching to a stronger diuretic, and after sharing her notes with my doctor in Kiev, we made that switch. After the first day, I thought there was going to be a difference, but there was not.

And then we continued to wait for biopsy results and I continued to get weaker and larger.