HEARTfelt Thanks! (No pun intended)

[Harpoon]

WHOOHOO!!!!!


Glad you got someone who's LISTENING now Lori!!! Feels pretty good eh? =)


Didn't realize you were on then got taken off digoxin... That would go towards explaining some of your symptoms right there...


I feel kinda lousy after just missing one day's dose and that's just one of four different medications I take every morning.


I have noticed through my own experiences that when one doctor knows another in a different specialty and so forth they tend to work together at times to treat some patients. A lof of referals I've had for various things, including having my wisdom teeth removed, came from my cardiologist, not my primary physician.

My primary knew about who I was seeing and for what, but it was my cardiologist who set me up for various things because he knew I'd have "special needs" in regards to my heart that I couldn't have addressed by just going to any physician.

Go ahead and kiss that GI doc of yours, or at least give her a thank you card. She deserves to be recognized for stepping in as an advocate for a patient, even if she was addressing a concern that was not in her specialty.


Who knows how much longer it might have taken for you to get the right help if it hadn't been for her....

 

[Georgia]

LORISUE KICKED BUTT

LORISUE KICKED BUTT

Making the change to being responsible for the quality of care we receive is one of the hardest things we have to do; and women have it harder due to the medical community's traditionally paternalistic attitude and dismissal of symptoms. But most of us writing on this website seem to have fought and won; and how scary is it for those who haven't found this treasure?

If I hadn't found this I'd still be floundering around trying to deal with my coumadin and my old pcp. Lori, you'll find continued strength to get the help you need here. And now YOU'RE one of the shining examples of what can be done with faith in yourself and persistence.

You go, girl. And do take it easy until your appointment. And stay with us - we not only worry, we're nosy.

Oh - and congratulations.