> I thought I had sent a message earlier, but I can't find it in my sent
file
> nor did I receive it myself.
>
> I went to visit two people today....first the cardiologist. He examined
me
> and has scheduled me for a catherization next Wednesday. He also
indicated
> he wanted to do a right heart cath (without my saying a word) and I told
him
> I would like it to be an exercise cath...he said they don't have the setup
> for anything but doing the weights. It kind of concerns me that he said
he
> wanted to do the right heart cath after he examined me. I hadn't even
> discussed phenfen at that point. I don't know if he detected a problem or
> not. I guess I worry too much, but it should be a relief because I will
> finally have a definite answer to the ph question.
>
> My second visit was to my pcp. If you all remember he had ordered the
> stress test a few weeks prior to my scheduled surgery. During the test he
> had told me everything looked good. And then I never heard anything and
> went for the surgery. Of course you know the rest, I had cardiac and
> respiratory arrest. When I returned home I saw him that same day and
> learned that there had been problems on the stress test, but noone had
> bothered to tell anyone. After being encouraged to look further into this
> by a number of people I contacted the clinic business manager asking him
> what procedures were regarding test results when they came in. He told me
> he would get back to me. When I went to see my pcp today he totally
> admitted messing up...or letting the ball drop. He really made me feel
> bad....because I feel that I need to take action on this. Even his nurse
> had encourage my doing something so that he would learn a lesson from
this.
>
> I feel that he has really let me down and that my life was in great
> danger......what do I do? I know......I guess I have my own answers...its
just doing it.
>
> Karla
>