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Scottie
Hi Folks ....I saw my Congenital Heart Consultant a week ago on that dreadful day ..Tuesday 11th September...will any of us ever forget that day?...It was when my husband and myself were driving home that a news flash came over the radio about the first plane hitting the building....we arrived home and put on the TV ..we were so shocked and appalled all week we have hardly given my consult a thought ...however ....
the good points first ...
although I can't say I'd warm to the Consultant..she was very efficient and I do feel she does know her stuff...and I do trust her opinion ..
the not so good stuff
She feels that my stenosis(sp?) is bad enough to have a closer look ...she wants to do some angioplasy and a cardiac cath test soon...she would not commit to whether this might lead to a new valve ..she wants to wait and see, feeling I'm on the "cusp".
She would not give me any details about how much ,that you folks seems to get from your Drs ..she told me that I didn't need to know that ...
She said she would be reluctant for me to have surgery inless it was desperate as this would be my fourth open heart surgery and because of scarring damage and congenital defects.
The only thing that really concerned me was her dismissal of how I was feeling ...when I told her how fatigued I was feeling all the time she said that this would not be from my heart ..I was confused about this but she was quite dismissive about my ever increasing tiredness ..she told me I was getting older (I'm 41).
When she asked about physical exercise and I told her how breathless I felt when doing any and so I was walking less she said she would need a measure .eg. on the treadmill before she would take any breathlessness into account ..I was a bit taken aback about her attitude to how I was feeling ...anyone got any input into this ?
Sorry to take up so much time...I felt last week was not the time to bother anyone ...
Cindy I'm so glad your Dad is recovering well and Peter well done on your recovery !
Take care all ..I read your posts often and have been praying for you all .
Scottie
the good points first ...
although I can't say I'd warm to the Consultant..she was very efficient and I do feel she does know her stuff...and I do trust her opinion ..
the not so good stuff
She feels that my stenosis(sp?) is bad enough to have a closer look ...she wants to do some angioplasy and a cardiac cath test soon...she would not commit to whether this might lead to a new valve ..she wants to wait and see, feeling I'm on the "cusp".
She would not give me any details about how much ,that you folks seems to get from your Drs ..she told me that I didn't need to know that ...
She said she would be reluctant for me to have surgery inless it was desperate as this would be my fourth open heart surgery and because of scarring damage and congenital defects.
The only thing that really concerned me was her dismissal of how I was feeling ...when I told her how fatigued I was feeling all the time she said that this would not be from my heart ..I was confused about this but she was quite dismissive about my ever increasing tiredness ..she told me I was getting older (I'm 41).
When she asked about physical exercise and I told her how breathless I felt when doing any and so I was walking less she said she would need a measure .eg. on the treadmill before she would take any breathlessness into account ..I was a bit taken aback about her attitude to how I was feeling ...anyone got any input into this ?
Sorry to take up so much time...I felt last week was not the time to bother anyone ...
Cindy I'm so glad your Dad is recovering well and Peter well done on your recovery !
Take care all ..I read your posts often and have been praying for you all .
Scottie