Since our son had BAV, AS, AI, etc... everyone in our family has had an echocardiogram except for my husband. His MD refuses to order it-- or take him seriously. On top of our son's condition my husband has been having "episodes" of chest pain and palpitations followed by dizziness and then tiredness. She says he is too young to have heart issues. He is 32, slightly over-weight, borderline fasting glucose (110- not quite diabetic), his cholesterol is good but his triglycerides are high and his HDL is low at 29.
After two visits and a very persistant *wife* advocating for care, my husband had an ekg. It is a borderline ecg with borderline t-wave abnormalities (that's what the paper said as it printed out). The doctor didn't find his issues important enough to look at it and evaluate the ekg in conjunction with his symptoms.
I am so frustrated. Why can't she just rule out the BAV/Connective tissue disorder and go on from there? Why the big obstacle? --I think we are going to change doctors but still-- this just drags the whole thing out.
Any suggestions? (I was already kind of a bi!ch on the last appt after she summarily dismissed us)
After two visits and a very persistant *wife* advocating for care, my husband had an ekg. It is a borderline ecg with borderline t-wave abnormalities (that's what the paper said as it printed out). The doctor didn't find his issues important enough to look at it and evaluate the ekg in conjunction with his symptoms.
I am so frustrated. Why can't she just rule out the BAV/Connective tissue disorder and go on from there? Why the big obstacle? --I think we are going to change doctors but still-- this just drags the whole thing out.
Any suggestions? (I was already kind of a bi!ch on the last appt after she summarily dismissed us)