Bloating

[Judiann]

I have severe bloating but the doctors say it isn’t heart related but they are wrong.
I need to know how to get relief because my ribs feel like they are going to explode and I don’t have a general practitioner. I have aortic stenosis.

 

[Chuck C]

I have severe bloating but the doctors say it isn’t heart related but they are wrong.
I need to know how to get relief because my ribs feel like they are going to explode and I don’t have a general practitioner. I have aortic stenosis.

I would go to ER and not delay. Make it crystal clear that you have aortic stenosis and you want to get an echo, no matter how much you need to insist.

When was your last echo or CT scan? What is the level of severity of your stenosis?

 

[Judiann]

Went to ER and they sent me home after waiting for 6 hours!

 

[3mm]

Went to ER and they sent me home after waiting for 6 hours!

I am sorry that this is happening to you. What was their diagnosis?

Your nameplate says you are from Kingston; is that the Kingston in Canada?

 

[Judiann]

I am sorry that this is happening to you. What was their diagnosis?

Your nameplate says you are from Kingston; is that the Kingston in Canada?

Yes Kingston ontario
They did cat scan , X-ray, blood tests, said they didn’t find anything.

 

[carolinemc]

I have severe bloating but the doctors say it isn’t heart related but they are wrong.
I need to know how to get relief because my ribs feel like they are going to explode and I don’t have a general practitioner. I have aortic stenosis.

Doubt it also that it is not heart related, but if you are in sever pain, get to the ER.

 

[dornole]

You said you don't have a primary care physician -- can you prioritize getting one ASAP?

If you have been deemed not in need of emergency care or hospitalization by the ER, and cardiology says your symptoms aren't heart-related, you need a general practitioner to drill down into this and help with a diagnosis and treatment. You need that person on your team regardless.

 

[Judiann]

You said you don't have a primary care physician -- can you prioritize getting one ASAP?

If you have been deemed not in need of emergency care or hospitalization by the ER, and cardiology says your symptoms aren't heart-related, you need a general practitioner to drill down into this and help with a diagnosis and treatment. You need that person on your team regardless.

It is difficult with no family doctor
I am left out in the cold

 

[Gail in Ca]

I asked my cardiologist to recommend a family practice md, and the Dr he recommended is now my GP. Try that, or ask friends if they have a good md to recommend.

 

[Judiann]

There simply are no doctors taking patients here. I don’t know where you live but Ontario is in a health crisis and there is absolutely no way I can get a doctor.
My doctor quit last year and there are no doctors to replace her.
My only hope is continuing To go to emergency depts and hope they refer me to the proper specialist. I live in a city of 133,000 people and thirty thousand have no family doctor.

 

[dornole]

Just did some reading online about the doctor shortage in Ontario. That's terrible!! It sounds like even getting remote or virtual appointments is difficult.

 

[pellicle]

Ontario is in a health crisis and there is absolutely no way I can get a doctor.
My doctor quit last year and there are no doctors to replace her.

this story is repeating around the world. Here in Australia we have fewer and few doctors who are willing to work "regionally" ... oddly the city of Ipswich (which borders the State Capital Brisbane) is classified as "regional" by Department of health. So here (on the other side of the mountain range) in Killarney we just get telehealth lately. Some younger doctors come here once a week to the local nursing home (near to me) so we actually do well by "regional community" standards. I drive to Brisbane (about 2.5 hours) to see anyone who's a specialist. I'm fortunate because I happen to have a long surgical history with the hospital that did my last OHS (in late 2011).

Things are going to get worse as the budget mistakes made during COVID combine with the aging population (less younger doctors and the citification of the younger people) to increase the need without any increase in the available supply.

Looking forward from 2010 I wondered where the peak would be, but looking back from 2024 I see it was somewhere around 2015.

Best Wishes