Monday, September 17, 2012

I'm Back Home For Now

Thanks to everyone that commented on my last blog, I did not get a chance to reply to y'all before my trip back to the hospital.

I'm back home with another Stent put in. What I thought was acid reflux these past couple of weeks was another heart attack coming on. Turns out my heart doc knew about this blockage but decided to leave it alone when he put the first Stent in. Does not make a bit of since to me,because this blockage was about 3 inches past the first one, looks like he could have fixed both at the same time but what do I know, I have another Stent and they have another $100,000.00 plus.
 I'm really pissed that he knew about this blockage and didn't say one word to me about it. The last 3 weeks had been hell, I was bent over groaning for 30 minutes at least once every day with chest pains, even going to the emergency room with them and he never said one word about it. This doctor is head of the heart department at the hospital, if he is like this i hate to see how the doctors under him work. It took 3 calls to get in to see him and decide we better go back and have another look. The sad part is he has never told me he knew this, his nurse told me he knew about it when he put the first stent in. I ask her why it was not fixed the first time and her answer was in and emergency they just fix the main problem and see how you do. If you have one blockage that is 99% blocked and one 3 inches from it that is 95% blocked I would think it would be in the persons best interest to fix both problems at the same time.
Well I'm mad now just talking about it and probably not making much since so I better go cool off before I have another attack.

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  1. You answered it, ,,when you said 100,000. Why are you still with this doc????

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    1. Trouble,this was his last try. If something else goes wrong I'll be seeing another Doc and maybe an attorney.

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  2. Back in the old days doctors used to care about their patients, now a days they only think of the money.

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    1. Dizzy, I had a neighbor that a doctor killed, he did stuff to that poor ole lady that no doctor in his right mind would do. You don't do an unnecessary major operation on a 83 year old who is a major alcoholic and a smoker and then find two other operations you need. He did 3 operations on that poor ole lady the same day. In my opinion he killed her.

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  3. Dang Jim! That is some rough stuff. Sounds like you need a trip to Terlingua for some R&R. Hope this fixes you up and you start feeling better soon.

    -Brad

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    1. Brad, I'm heading out Terlingua way the first of Oct. if I'm still kicking.
      Thanks for stopping by.

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  4. I hate most doctors and trust them about as much as I do lawyers!

    Glad you are back home!

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    1. Hermit, I'm with you I don't go unless I have to and in this case I had to. I thought maybe I could trust this one since he was head of the heart department.
      Thanks for stopping by.

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  5. Dang it Jim, sorry you had all this pop up again, give it 10 days, and hope you'll feel like your old self again, take it easy, and don't over do it.

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  6. Jim,

    You need to be taking it easy man. A trip to Terlingua should do you good and make sure you're not stressing yourself while there because it's a long trip to the hospital, even by bird.

    I trust doctors about as far as i can throw them. I've lost a number of family members because of doctors who simply didn't do all they could. I believe in this sue-happy society we live in, the doctors are scared to death to do too much and get sued so instead they do too little. It's a scary situation.

    Anyway... take it easy and hope to see you down in TR soon.

    Chris Miller
    Our180.com - One Family's Journey To Finding True Happiness

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