Is this the proper test to check for possible lyme carditis? I pay out of pocket so I don't want to pay for an expensive test if it is not the correct way to get an answer.
I just really want to know what is causing my dull chest ache every day
I told my doc about my chest aches and she didn't think it was my heart since I have no other symptoms (shortness of breath etc..)
She never recommended I get my heart checked until I brought it up
I specifically asked for an echo because I thought that was the correct test
She wrote out the rx and that was it. I would hope if it was not the correct test, she would have told me
Posted by Limeaid (Member # 22357) on :
An echo is a great test to check for carditis.
But, it is at least a $3000 test. Have you had
any other cardiac testing done?
Posted by lyme in Putnam (Member # 11561) on :
I had mitral valve prolapse until I went on iv. No mitral valve, just had an echo. An echo can tell alot.
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :