The strangest thing about this whole scenario was that I had a very uneventful pregnancy. I carried the girls 40 weeks (pretty much unheard of for a twin pregnancy) and had to be induced. I ended up with an emergency c-section due to placental abruption. The girls weighed 7 lbs, 8 oz. and 6 lbs, 2oz. They were BIG for twins!
So, after being diagnosed, the cardiologist thought that my heart would return to normal after a couple of months. It did not. So, I would go for an appointment every 3 months for a while, then every 6 months, and finally every 12 months where I would have an echocardiogram (ultrasound of the heart) and meet with the cardiologist for results & discussion. He also told me that I absolutely should avoid future pregnancies because my heart most likely would not be able to handle it and I would be in danger.
My annual appointment was Friday. I went in a bit nervous, like always, wondering how my heart was doing...would my ejection fraction have decreased further (last year it had dropped 5%)? I had my echocardiogram and went into the room to wait for my cardiologist to arrive. They took my blood pressure, which was "perfect", and my pulse was the lowest it has EVER been (73)! Then, the doctor came in, looked at me and said "everything looks perfect"! My echocardiogram was NORMAL for the first time in 4.5 years!!!! He told me that everything looked so good that he would not need to see me again unless I start having symptoms or if I end up needing some massive medications or something unusual.
I walked out of that office so happy! I BEAT Cardiomyopathy and will do everything I can to keep my heart healthy!
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