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[PuppyLoverBob666]

I called my doctor today about some troublesome symptoms I've had latey. Her assistant said she'd let her know right away (this was around noon) but she was seeing patients at the moment and I got the impression she didn't want to be disturbed.

I couldn't help thinking, what am I?--french fries? I remembered to ask, do you have any clue when I'll hear back--before midnight?

I'd had a "challenging" week--slipped and fell down a flight of stairs, tripped and fell a few times plus waking up feeling like a heavy rock on my chest and pain in my jaw, etc.

Toward the end of the day the assistant called me back and informed me that the doctor would "have to think this over"and will call me tomorrow.

I think my doctor is not taking good care of me. I know some people will scold me for not calling 911 right away and I've learned my lesson: time to change doctors because this one doesn't seem vvery concerned. And this isn't the first time she's "treated" me like this.

[Sooner]

@PuppyLoverBob666 Honestly?  I'd never expect my dr. to get back to me that day.  His assistant always gives me the answer in a phone call.  If it's serious it's either see him next day or advises me to go to an emergency clinic (theirs are excellent at least) or an appointment with the PA.

My doc is punctual to the 10 minutes, rarely 15, so I'm fine with this.  

[Kachina624]

@PuppyLoverBob666    Considering the things that have happened the past few days, I think you should have taken yourself to the emergency room long before now.  I think you're not taking very good care of yourself.  You could be having or have had a heart attack.

[spumoni99]

My doctor has a policy of responding within 24 hours however they always say if this is an emergency go to the ER.  I am surprised she didn't have her assistant advise you to go to the ER.  I would always think patients there in person that have appointments would take priority to a call.

[spumoni99]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

@PuppyLoverBob666    Considering the things that have happened the past few days, I think you should have taken yourself to the emergency room long before now.  I think you're not taking very good care of yourself.  You could be having it had a heart attack.

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I agree the weight on your chest and pain in the jaw are both classic symptoms of a heart attack, please go to the ER or call 911!  

[RedTop]

@PuppyLoverBob666 

I totally agree that heaviness in the chest, along with pain (and tightness) in the jaw are classic heart attack symptoms.  Did you experience weakness and sweating, as they are the other symptoms often experienced in an MI?

Your doctor is not the one to blame in this situation; you should have gone to the ER with those symptoms.  

[Jk9]

Seems to me that you should have asked to be seen or gone to the urgent or emergency care.  I don't think your issues are appropriate telephone discussions.  

[CAcableGirl2]

@PuppyLoverBob666   Please take care of yourself.  I think the pain will always go away and just suffer through it, but sometimes you never know and it's better to error on the side of caution.

We are concerned for you so don't wait, please go to urgent care or the emergency room and have them check it out.  They can take blood soon after and determine if you had a heart attack or not.

I suffered for weeks with a muscle strain thinking it would just magically go away, and finally discovered all I needed was some ice and some ibupropen, so I dealt with that pain for weeks for nothing. 

There is always time to find a new doctor if you decide to go that route.

[Katcat1]

@PuppyLoverBob666   Change doctors.  If you are that unhappy you need to find someone new.  Usually, the nurse will talk to the doctor and the nurse will call you back or that is how it works with my doctor.  In fact, that happened to me the other day.

[moonandthestars]

@PuppyLoverBob666I'm sorry to hear all these things have been happening to you. If you told the assitant some of the details you mentioned here, then I think the dr. should have told the assiistant that she wanted you to get checked out at a walk in place or er, you know at the very least show the concern that people here have shown to you.  It would have been much better if she would have made time to talk to you herself.  I'd switch dr's at the earliest convenience.  Def. get checked out somewhere just to make sure there's nothing you need to know about now. & take care of yourself!