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Misdiagnosis & impact having an unnecessary pacemaker.
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@walkinggirl Linda, I am no longer the runner that I was. I had to stop when I developed atrial fibrillation. It is the OP who is still running. 🙂
My questions were designed to help him to situate his next visit with a cardiologist who would be keenly interested in the conflicts between glaucoma treatment and the outfall, changing blood pressure, and his own work for his patient's cardiac circumstances. Patients soon learn, as you would know only too well, probably, that they often have to tend those fields themselves. Just today I had to call my ophthalmologist's office who did my vitrectomy 11 days ago and ask that they forward a requisition for the 'two-week checkup' to my local ophthalmologist who normally sees me. The local hadn't received it when I called to set up that appointment. It's not the same thing as not being up to date with meds, but it is a typical example of how actively involved and vigilant, and informed, a patient must be these days.
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@gloaming Yes! You, me and everyone else needs to be a very squeaky wheel advocate for themselves. After I had a phone appointment leading up to a septal myectomy, I was told by Dr E that I would SOON receive a phone call to set the surgery date. What does soon mean in Minnesota? I know a NY minute. A week went by. I called. No action. Another week goes by, I wrote on the patient portal about the absence of that phone call. Next day, the scheduling department called and the rest is history. If the patient cannot be involved and vigilant, they need to have an advocate with those traits. Even if you are no longer the runner you used to be, it's OK to be the runner or walker you can be now.