You’re right. For years I tried telling doctors somethings not right with my heart. I had to pass out in a medical lecture class, at a hospital, Taken to the emergency ward, testing told I have left ventricle hypertrophy. Not to worry about it. And being a woman it’s even harder. I had a male doctor tell me I didn’t know what I was talking about. Well I do know my own body and I will stand up for myself. For the last 15 years or so I see nothing women doctors. The male doctor that did my ASA listen to what I had to say, I did a lot of research read many articles including Dr. Maron. so he knew I was very knowledgeable. Plus it was a center of excellence. My problem started in 1980 and it took till 2016 for someone to say oh, you have HCM. Of course I had gone into a fib, BP dropped, passed out. Thank God it was a trauma hospital associated with a university now a Center of excellence. I have been in hospitals on both coasts.

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