A little worried...EKG says I may have an enlarged heart

Oct 01, 2011

Before I start, let me say that, aside from being morbidly obese (303lbs) & having sleep apnea, I am in surprisingly good health.  All of my vital stats are within the normal range, I've recently lost about 60lbs., & I exercise daily.  I've been on the 2-week all-liquid liver reduction diet for 6 days & am scheduled to have open gastric bypass surgery on Oct. 10th.  (The protein shakes pretty much take care of the hunger, but the cravings are terrible; I'd kill for a taco right now!  LOL!)
Here's the problem... 
I went for my pre-surgical screening earlier in the week (blood tests, EKG, chest X-ray.) Then I had an appt. with my primary Dr. yesterday for the final surgical clearance. Only, I was told the results of my EKG indicate that I may have an enlarged heart, even though I don't have any of the typical symptoms. So I had to go running back over the the hospital for an echocardiogram. I'm sincerely hoping it's a false positive (which the Dr. says is the case the majority of the time) or that it's something that can be easily corrected. I'd hate to postpone this surgery -- & I REALLY don't want to have to cancel it altogether. Anyway, I won't know anything until I go back to the Dr. on Tues. (Waiting is the worst!)
Has this happened to anyone else?  Does anyone have any information on this sort of thing?  If it does turn out to be an enlarged heart is it likely that I'll have to put off surgery?  My doctor wouldn't give me any definitive answers (I understand that she wants to see the ECG results first) but she doesn't think I should panic just yet.  Still, I can't help but worry...

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