@wcuro Thank you for your concern for my welfare! I am in contact with an A-fib Electrophysiologist at The Cleveland Clinic! The relaxed, I don’t care attitude, that I have seen with some providers, who have treated me poorly, where I live, locally, hurts emotionally, because starting 23 years ago, for a number of years, I used to work at the regional hospital, where I live, as a Supervisor, in Security, with the rank of Sergeant! I protected many Doctors, medical staff, and patients, at that hospital, sometimes putting myself in harms way! I took good care of the ER Docs, especially, and they helped me out, and were good to me! I received several civic awards and was recognized, for my bravery, in protecting medical providers, at that hospital. So, now, many years later, in my old age, when I need good care, instead, I get apathy, and ‘I don’t care’ attitudes, from professionals! It’s hard to deal with that, emotionally, because my philosophy in life, has always been, ‘it’s more of a blessing to give, than to receive’. So, my wife had quintuple bypass surgery, for her heart, years ago, at The Cleveland Clinic! They cared, she survived, and is still hanging in there, so to speak, after many years! I trust the professional medical providers at The Cleveland Clinic! Bless you for caring! I will follow your wise advice! 😃
@foundryrat743 - Like you I know how you feel when your "specialist" doctor has the I don't care attitude. Almost the first words out my cardiologist mouth with my first appointment were "you know that people just live with Afib." I was getting better care and information from my primary care provider who is a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP). It didn't take me long to realize that I needed to go out on my own and find better cardio care. Which I did and was treated by doctors and staff who obviously wanted to do what was necessary to provide some level of cure and not just tell me to live with it. After an ablation I am Afib free now for almost a year and am back to doing what I need to do on a daily basis.
I had a Nuclear Stress Test done to look at some plaque build-up issues and it showed some other potential problems with my heart. At the request of my FNP I had another appointment with the cardiologist which was a disaster. Did not have and had not seen the latest test results and asked why I was having some procedures done. Procedures that were done almost a year ago. It was like he was on another planet. Visit lasted about 5 minutes tops, he got up shook my hand and told me to just keep doing what I was doing. That is the last visit with that doctor.