I went to see my internist yesterday for my annual check-in and routine meds-rx writing. Among the things I told him was how I am sort-of training my cardiologist as I go along. (She, a petite and sweet young blonde woman, is famous for saying "uh huh...hmmmm...ahhh" instead of answering a question.)
I told him how she (through her RN) told me to keep taking Lovenox along with the Coumadin for two days after my hip injection. I told him how people on this forum warned me against taking the two together because of the risk of "bleeding to death". I told him how I laughed but ended up bleeding through my clothes onto the bed during the night after a day of taking both.
I told him how my present cardiologist has quit screening me for aneurysms further down my aorta, etc., since my heart surgery, which I was going to tell her soon is "wrong".
My internist repeatedly warned me to get rid of this cardiologist ASAP. We talked about how I could ask for a different Cariologist in that same practice, which I found awkward, to say the least. We talked about getting with another set of cardios outside that practice. My internist said, at last: "I'm not kidding...you need another cardiologist".
So, here I am, looking for another cardio. I feel rather foolish now, having carried this woman so long with my own medical knowledge.
I told him how she (through her RN) told me to keep taking Lovenox along with the Coumadin for two days after my hip injection. I told him how people on this forum warned me against taking the two together because of the risk of "bleeding to death". I told him how I laughed but ended up bleeding through my clothes onto the bed during the night after a day of taking both.
I told him how my present cardiologist has quit screening me for aneurysms further down my aorta, etc., since my heart surgery, which I was going to tell her soon is "wrong".
My internist repeatedly warned me to get rid of this cardiologist ASAP. We talked about how I could ask for a different Cariologist in that same practice, which I found awkward, to say the least. We talked about getting with another set of cardios outside that practice. My internist said, at last: "I'm not kidding...you need another cardiologist".
So, here I am, looking for another cardio. I feel rather foolish now, having carried this woman so long with my own medical knowledge.
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