Second Heart Attack – Or Is It?
Off-Topic:
It seems the primary focus of my blog, that of Prostate Cancer Treatments, has been taken over of late – so too my my daily activities – by the more immediate heart issues I’m faced with. Issues that have me more than just a little confused at present. But as I am hopeful of getting some definitive answers in the coming week as to my condition, perhaps I’ll then be able to change direction once more and resume where I left off with my prostate cancer update.
Another Heart Scare:
Meanwhile, I must report a second heart scare on the 24th February and a consequential admission to Redcliffe Hospital Emergency Department, where I was again treated promptly and efficiently. After seven hours or so of excellent treatment I was discharged in fairly good order with instructions to make a fairly prompt appointment with a cardiologist. I was also told there was no bed available for a longer stay but as it happens it probably wasn’t necessary anyhow. I’m sure a bed would have been found had my condition warranted it.
Appraised by Cardiologist:
And so yesterday, 4 March, and with my wife, I met with Chris, a Cardiologist. I must say right away that Dorothy and I were most impressed with his caring, diligent and thorough questioning of my medical history, which, many of you will know is both considerable and complex. We were also impressed with his very detailed physical examination of me which included an ECG. Moreover, he very carefully probed a 6 page medical history synopsis I showed him.
The upshot of all this being that he requested copies of my hospital clinical notes, including ECG’s, and I have today arranged with the hospital, under the appropriate Freedom of Information legislation, for him to receive all relevant documents.
Stress Related? I hope so:
I am pleased to say that, on the face of it, he doesn’t believe that I have any major heart issues and that my recent heart flutters may well be stress related. But I’ll know more about that next week
when Chris has reviewed the hospital records.
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