I also want to clarify w/him when he said some viruses can affect the heart, did he mean Parvo (so if my two newest blood tests rule it out, I am cleared?) or did he mean EBV alone can damage the heart?- b/c in that case, it is too late and I am already screwed as my EBV super high on four different tests!
Several of the infections many of us have
can infect the heart and
might cause some heart irregularities. That doesn't mean we're all going to get heart attacks, have permanent heart damage, or drop dead from cardiac issues in the near future.
The important thing is to clear up those infections, which is in your treatment plan. Naturally your doctor will want to keep an eye on your cardiac situation
just in case a bad situation develops. Keeping an eye out doesn't mean he feels you have a serious cardiac problem right now.
The level of antibodies is not a measure of how seriously your
heart might be infected. Your infections could be in other parts of your body. Nor is the level of antibodies a direct measure of level of infection. It's a measure of the number of antibodies. If your body goes crazy making antibodies, you could have a high antibody titre and NO active infection. If your body isn't good at producing antibodies, you could have low titres, but a massive infection. Indirect measures are not good indicators, but they're the best we've got at the moment, so we make do. So don't take them TOO seriously.
FWIW, daughter and I both have had active infections with HHV6 (much more likely to establish cardiac infections than EBV, iirc), EBV, Parvo and others
for years. Our doctors watch to make sure we don't develop serious cardiac problems, but they're not expecting any major permanent cardiac damage. We've both done CPET testing with the approval of cardiologists and ME/CFS specialists. That isn't to say you can't have a major cardiac problem, especially if you leave the infections untreated, but it's unlikely. Your doctors are watching carefully. They'll see if something starts to go wrong.
You seem to be worrying an awful lot.
Maybe this would be a good time to look into an anti-anxiety agent until you get used to all this information and are not so overwhelmed by it?
Remember, your lab results are not any worse than those of many people here, and better than some. It's startling at first to see everything that's wrong, but you know from reading here at PR that people survive -- and improve -- with all the conditions you're dealing with. Try to keep in mind that it's uphill from here.