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Originally Posted by Busty2
A few sleepless days later i went to a cardiologist who's assistant gave me yet another ECG and then the Ultra Sound test. They push the sensor into you stomach and point it up to your heart then they place it at the base of your throat and aim it down to the heart. Its uncomfortable and you are covered in KY jelly but only took about 30 minutes in all. Then they ask you to go get something to eat and come back in 2 hours for the results. This is when you meet the actual cardiologist, who gives you the news.
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That sounds not that bad. He said I?d be on the table and I asked how I?d get there. (No Hoyer). Then he said it would be done while I sit in my chair. I?m scheduled for 1:30pm so after lunch. I?ll leave and come back the next day as I may not be able to sit up for two more hours plus the thirty minute ride back.
If I?m still kicking after ten years, I think I?m okay. If I survived the endocarditis and the coma with a 15% chance of survival, I?m okay. But in retrospect, if the damage I had was anything to be concerned about, wouldn?t the hospital have suggested cardiologist appointments after nearly five months of hospitalization? And no heart meds given?
I see a neurologist every three months, PCP every eight weeks, but this is my second visit with a cardiologist in ten years. I know I?m trying to justify why I shouldn?t worry .., Y?all have helped, thank you. Stories i got were horrifying yet everyone, mostly, says one minute is normal.
I haven?t Googled this and won?t as my situation differs since most people don?t end up paralyzed at first. A nurse practitioner told me the lump on my finger was indicative of a heart blockage. When I told her it wasn?t under the tip but near the bottom, as she saw, she said heart blockage Google told me it wasn?t and I checked ten medical sites. All stated AT THE TIP only yet the ?professional? diagnosis differed. My doctor said she was an embarrassment to the profession.
You read so many medical errors that it?s scary. Prostate to lumps, doctors don?t know it all. They told my mom I?d never move a limb again. I type that with my hand while moving my legs and moving my toes (but it hurts). Medicine has come so far yet has a long way to go.
Thanks again. Sorry so many have heart issues. At least we can compare notes! One minute EKG is normal 😋