Re: RESEARCH - 2 Jenna and board -- cardiology appt.

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Cardiology appt.

I see the discussion about the chest pains and I get flash backs..

I am happy to say my cardiology followup was a good one. He said he didn't

think I was in danger of a heart attack or anything, that sometimes RA can cause

the inflammation and fluid around the heart which can sometimes cause the pain I

experienced recently. A thorough exam with ekg and ultrasound all in one day

was done. He is an excellent cardiologist.. I wish I could say that about most

of my medical experiences here in this state.

I know some others live here and experiences are different, but I can only

speak of my experience and my RA has been treated poorly here and has actually

worsened more here than any other place I've lived.. I have seen 4

rheumatologists in the this state alone. the last one I see now is the most

thorough but waaay too busy for quality care.

I must say Jenna, my experience with the blood clot last year was similar in

that it involved severe chest pains and people standing around doing nothing for

me.. I was in the doctor's office with pain that left me barely able to speak.

they were bringing in more people, trying to read my facial expression, with a

thousand questions,(I am guessing they thought I wanted painkillers), no one

getting an x-ray. I waited an hour to be seen by the doctor and they knew I was

there for severe chest pains I had to be wheeled in --and had been to the ER the

day before. They looked and looked and asked a few more questions several of

them just standing there looking at me. Then finally I started to cry just to

make them do something. I cried on purpose just to make them move. I was

thinking if I don't look more in pain, these people are going to let me die.

When they finally wheeled me back down to ER to be x-rayed, they found a clot

-- a significant sized clot in my left

lung, my heart was compensating for the lung in trouble, pumping harder faster.

My body was in shock which went on to last 36 hours, my blood pressure

dangerously low, all systems began to fail. I guess I didn't look in enough

pain for them to do anything until they saw me crying. A sad shame the kind of

care some of us are exposed to. I am blessed to still be here. They kept

telling me how they saved my life. and why they had to add 20+ pounds of fluid

in 2 days to keep me alive. I was swollen beyond recognition. I went into the

hospital weighing 138 pounds and in 2 days weight close to 170 pounds from the

fluid. It was extremely traumatic psychologically and obviously physically and

something I felt could have been avoided if people would have not behaved so

lethargically because it was a woman in with chest pains. I was totally brushed

off for quite some time.

I read what you said about your mom and could totally picture that happening

unfortunately. It is not shocking to me, but it should be unheard of.

peace and healing,

Ebony

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Ebony,

There is no way that you should have suffered that much in an

emergency room. I think that they focus too much on whether the pt is

drug seeking and too little on what they can do to relieve the pain

and find then cause of it or while they are testing for the cause of

it.. What would have been the harm in giving you something for the

pain while they did their standing around and looking??? Even had you

been a drug seeker...you would have been sober by the time you

left...and they would then " have your number " for next time. Instead

they let a woman suffer needlessly. I bet if you had made a large

comotion about it that would have just clarified in their minds that

you were drug seeking. It is sad shape that our medical community is

in right now! I am so sorry that you had to suffer, but thank God

that you had a happy ending!! One more example folks of how we have

to be proactive and not let them tell us what we are feeling or not

feeling! Ebony could have died had she gone home with a pulmonary

embolism! And the shame is that no one would be the wiser...not the

family or the hospital who were totally negligent in her care! No one

should have to suffer while 20 people stand around and stare at her!

That is also invading your privacy!ANd they wonder why so many nurses

and Dr.s are leaving the profession...it is because of incompetency

like this! Ebony, thank you so much for sharing your story and making

this more real for everyone here!.....jenna.....and I am so glad that

your follow up appt was a good one!! great news!

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> Cardiology appt.

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> I see the discussion about the chest pains and I get flash backs..

>

> I am happy to say my cardiology followup was a good one. He said

he didn't think I was in danger of a heart attack or anything, that

sometimes RA can cause the inflammation and fluid around the heart

which can sometimes cause the pain I experienced recently. A

thorough exam with ekg and ultrasound all in one day was done. He is

an excellent cardiologist.. I wish I could say that about most of my

medical experiences here in this state.

>

> I know some others live here and experiences are different, but I

can only speak of my experience and my RA has been treated poorly

here and has actually worsened more here than any other place I've

lived.. I have seen 4 rheumatologists in the this state alone. the

last one I see now is the most thorough but waaay too busy for

quality care.

>

> I must say Jenna, my experience with the blood clot last year was

similar in that it involved severe chest pains and people standing

around doing nothing for me.. I was in the doctor's office with pain

that left me barely able to speak. they were bringing in more

people, trying to read my facial expression, with a thousand

questions,(I am guessing they thought I wanted painkillers), no one

getting an x-ray. I waited an hour to be seen by the doctor and they

knew I was there for severe chest pains I had to be wheeled in --and

had been to the ER the day before. They looked and looked and asked

a few more questions several of them just standing there looking at

me. Then finally I started to cry just to make them do something. I

cried on purpose just to make them move. I was thinking if I don't

look more in pain, these people are going to let me die. When they

finally wheeled me back down to ER to be x-rayed, they found a

clot -- a significant sized clot in my left

> lung, my heart was compensating for the lung in trouble, pumping

harder faster. My body was in shock which went on to last 36 hours,

my blood pressure dangerously low, all systems began to fail. I

guess I didn't look in enough pain for them to do anything until they

saw me crying. A sad shame the kind of care some of us are exposed

to. I am blessed to still be here. They kept telling me how they

saved my life. and why they had to add 20+ pounds of fluid in 2 days

to keep me alive. I was swollen beyond recognition. I went into the

hospital weighing 138 pounds and in 2 days weight close to 170 pounds

from the fluid. It was extremely traumatic psychologically and

obviously physically and something I felt could have been avoided if

people would have not behaved so lethargically because it was a woman

in with chest pains. I was totally brushed off for quite some time.

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> I read what you said about your mom and could totally picture

that happening unfortunately. It is not shocking to me, but it

should be unheard of.

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> peace and healing,

> Ebony

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