I AM NOT A HAPPY CAMPER IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM . . . I didn't learn anything from the Cardiologist at all, especially since during the supposed exam "We" butted heads right from the start given they way he jump on the one and only issue he thought as the cause of "My" current issue . . . No Physical Exam, No Test Results - Nothing. . . His remarks were only based on what he read from the intake form . . . As though I don't know anything or ever heard that smoking is bad for you - even when I mentioned that I have been using a "E-Cig" and have already cut back half of what I did smoke . . . He kept insisting and harping on over and over again that "My" Heart Problem was only because I was still smoking
(He didn't say anything about using the "E-Cig" at all) . . . Not only that, he was derogatory about almost everything, including the Sleeping pill "My" PCP prescribed as being the worse . . . Then it was that I was taking to many pills, especially the
Supplements I have taken over the past 30+ years - according to him they Don't Work or Do Anything to help . . .Then instead of having a conversation about what else I was doing to improve "My" health . . . It was what I NEEDED to do . . . No Consideration about anything else I was doing already . . . Not that I lowered & was maintaining "My" Diabetic A1c count; Lost over 50 lbs - he said I still needed to lose weight even though I barely was eating anything now; I have lower "My" Cholesterol - which is even better than "My" PCP's, and more importantly, that the recent Lung X-Ray came back with nothing observable . . . Of Course - I did mention those things to him and he finally stopped . . . Then came the hands on exam which took less then 5 minutes (Blood Pressure/Listening to Breathing - nothing else), with the result of changing 2 Scripts I've been taking to higher dosages and scheduling a Ultra-Sound & next month a Nuclear Stress Test, also wants me to have Bllod work done and "MY" PCP to send him the past one . . . SO - Finally I asked what he thought the preliminary diagnosis was - He said that he couldn't say, but it is cause by Smoking . . .
JEEZZ - Alright already - enough . . . Yes - I know, smoking has an effect and has something to do with the issues I am having with "My" Heart, but it cannot be the only reason/s, especially with the Family history I have and the other medical problems I am dealing with . . . It's not what I am smoking it is all about the ones I have stopped smoking -
SO STOP ! ! ! AND - That's how "We" left it for now . . . Can't wait to see what he has to say after all the test, but if he keeps this up I don't know what I will do yet . . . However, I will wait to see what happens next . . . Just Sayin' . . .
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to lil Mr. Boredom!
