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Re: ABLATIONS: doctor thinks I had a past heart attack -- dr called he was wrong
From: d (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:34:25 -0600 (CST)
I just got off of the phone with my doctor, cardiologist said he read it
wrong. He doesn't see evedence of a heart attack.
that's good news
Diane
At Fri, 28 Dec 2007, mjak wrote:
>
>I have no idea if the doctor would be willing to do an office procedure
>without anastegia on you. However, as a patient I personally would not
>want any procedrue unless it was life saving done on me if their was a
>question about my heart function. I understand the fear and fustration
>you are feeling. I have been sick for almost a year now with an illness
>that the doctors can not figure out the cause of. My friends tell me
>they do not understand how I keep functioning and stay positive. My
>response is that this medical mess is not something I can control but my
>attitude is in my control. Lfe is a gift and I choose to spend every
>second of it that I have being as positive and embracing of life as I
>can. I too get very fustrated and really scared but I try not to make
>decisions regarding my health situation based on fear and fustration. As
>I believe those emotions can be very distortive. Take care and stay
>strong for our reality is not dictated by circumstance but by personal
>interpertation.
>
>--
>mjak
>
> At Thu, 27 Dec 2007, d wrote:
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>>Thanks for your response, I shouldn't have worded it the way I did, I
>>guess I'm just scared & frustrated that the last several months seem to
>>be for nothing.
>>
>>my obgyn's office called to say, he's not doing it, the surgery is
>>called off, I didn't ask him but would it have made a difference if he
>>only did the ablation as an office procedure rather than putting me out?
>>
>>--
>>D
>>
>>At Thu, 27 Dec 2007, mjak wrote:
>>>
>>>I am not a medical professonal but I do have a lot of experience as a
>>>pateint with surgeries. Your heart is essential to you being alive. It
>>>can not be in your best intrest to go ahead with any surgical procedure
>>>if there is suspicion you might have a heart problem. This is why pre
>>>admission testing is done in the first place. To make sure the pateint
>>>is medically okay for surgery. Yes, it is fustrating and upsetting to
>>>have more delays in your ultimate goal of getting well but this delay
>>>iMO is one you should be greatful for. As it would be much much worse
>>>to have anastegia and be operated on with a heart that is not working
>>>proberly. I hope my response does not upset you.
>>>
>>>--
>>>mjak
>>>
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