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How did you wean off Metoprolol?
Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Feb 21 1:08pm | Replies (543)Comment receiving replies
Have you considered contacting the nearest university medical school and hospital system? They may have a clinic that can see you.
It is very common in most parts of the US to have to wait and travel for specialty medical appointments. When I needed to see a cardiologist last year, my wait for a call back was 9 days, then another 6 weeks to be seen. For nephrology in our major metro area the wait time is at least 3 months except for emergencies. I am writing this as we are spending our day waiting in a specialty practice for my husband. Yesterday the wait plus visit was 3.5 hours. Really hoping for a shorter time today. Unfortunately it takes years and many dollars to train and equip doctors and their clinics and support staff. As we age, and add the burden of post-Covid patients, I predict this will be a long term thing.
Do you have a university medical school near you?
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After being turned down as a patient by 3 cardiologists in Redding, CA, I called all of them to find out why. The last one's response per the office was "cannot assist, refer to Davis. So I am waiting for an appt at UC Davis in Sacramento, which is about 130 miles. I am also waiting for a call from a Cardiac Rehab center in Redding as recommended by the hospital where I just spent 5 days after going to the ER with sob, chest pains, and extreme weakness. They put me on Digoxen, which is helping. I am still on Metoprolol and the insomnia seems to have gone away - even in the hospital. I've lost more weight though. I am now 98 pounds. I was 127 in Oct. I have so many questions about my condition. I wish I could find a cardiologist I can see regularly, but we'll see how Davis and the rehab goes. Thank you for your support, Sue.