Having an Echo, get the LVEF percentage!

Hi, just to share what happened to me so you're all aware you need an LVEF number if you have an echo instead of a MUGA.

Had an echo/stress two weeks ago (every three months for Herceptin) and when cardiologist called she said EF was normal but couldn't give me a number.

Even if it's still above 50% I need to know if it's gone down from 60%, my most recent number. Phone just rang and I'm on phone with tech right now. She has a number but says she can't give it to me, so we're playing the bread basket game: is it higher than 50%, yes; is it higher than 55%; yes; is it 60% (my last Mugua was 60%)--I can't tell you that. So now I have to wait for my doctor to call with exact number.

So point of this post, if you get an echo rather than a Muga, make sure they know that you have to know the exact number, not just whether it's above normal, as oncologist wants to know the actual percentage that it has dropped--that is, if it has dropped. Hopefully, in my case, not.

So now I wait!