Good news from the cardiologist

We had an EKG, echocardiogram and chest x-ray today followed by a visit with the cardiologist. Riley did great with the echo and the x-ray but was pretty unhappy with the EKG (as normal). He is really getting comfortable with Doug, the echo tech. Dr. Tarnoff said everything looks good - there is no sign of fluid or chylous, which means Riley can stay on the regular diet. Yippee!

He also lowered Riley's diuretics - reduced his lasix by 1/3rd, reduced his aldactone by 1/3rd and his diuril by half. Furthermore, we'll be discontinuing the diuril completely in a week. That should make for a more comfortable night's sleep and dry sheets (Riley is completely potty trained now during the day but often wakes up wet in the middle of the night asking to use the potty). We'll be seeing Dr. Tarnoff again in two months.