Re: tuesday
Posted by Hilary on January 23, 2024, 1:14 pm, in reply to "
tuesday"
So the cardiologist is not taking the bouts of arrhythmias my mom had the other night seriously so in turn her primary care doc isn't either. It was just a couple of weeks ago they were considering giving her a pacemaker and now it's all being brushed off. I've asked for another cardiologist to be brought in for a second opinion. I sat there with my mom in the ER the other night while she dealt with these arrhythmias and could see her distress. Now I had Lyme carditis back when I was in my mid 20s and had a lot of arrhythmia and irregular heart rate problems back then so I know exactly what it's like. My sister from VA has long Covid and it's effected her heart so she has arrhythmia problems that can land her in the ER from time to time as well. So it's very frustrating out mom's situation is being brushed off. Unfortunately there is still a lot of sexism when it comes to women's healthcare and their health conditions not being taken seriously. The fact that her white cell count went up and the antibiotics she was sent home with obviously weren't working is also being brushed off. The healthcare system is such a mess.
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