Horrible Cardiologist appointment

I am still oxox · ‎03-09-2010

My life has been stressed over the last few months and I missed my 6 month check up with the cardiologist that I had seen for the last few years. i would not be able to see him until late September and I was not feeling well so I went to some who I have heard of.

Well she was among one of the rudest medical professional I have ever met.

She never examined me, or listened to my heart, all she went by was the blood pressure and my cardiogram. When I said something about my rapid heart her response was well what do you want you are close to 100 lbs overweight (not totally true btw).

She made me feel like a child who did something wrong, I was so upset by her words I totally forgot all my questions.

Tomorrow I will be making an appointment with the doctor I have seen for years.

Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and start being positive what could go right.

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

Boy, all of you having doctor problems ought to get together and form a support group.

New Mexico☀️Land Of Enchantment

MalteseMomma · ‎03-09-2010

@I am still oxox

I am so sorry this happened to you. It is very upsetting.

Do you think there is someplace you can report her?

Sometimes,there is a place online you can post a review and how you were treated.

Once this happened to me with an eye dr that took over my reg eye dr practice when he retired.

He was awful and when I got home I read his reviews that were all bad. I should have read them before I went and not after.

I even caught a bad eye infection from him

I am still oxox · ‎03-09-2010

@MalteseMomma

I just left a review on Vitals, and I will not go back.

Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and start being positive what could go right.

LogoFan · ‎03-11-2010

So sorry for your bad experience. I had a similar one years ago with a surgeon who was equally as rude and still remember it.

blackhole99 · ‎08-22-2013

Doctor's are a dime a dozen in my neck of the woods, even though I am enrolled in an HMO we have plenty of doctors and specialists to choose from. I have cardiac issues myself and the cardiologist they hooked me up with after my first hospitalization was not my cup of tea. He was very hands on, but I could not understand him very well because he had a very heavy accent. I felt he wasn't listening to me and gave me very little support. He did offer to send me to an electrocardiologist, a female in the same office and I love her. She's young, smart and very up front about my options and the consequences of any procedures and meds. I choose. When I ask her what would she do if she were me and facing my problems she actually tells me what she would do. Ultimately it's my decision of course. Also, it seems like cardiac docs do not think you are serious about your cardiac outcomes if you are very much overweight.

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

@I am still oxox@Maltese momma @LOGO FAN @blackhole99 Why do we take this ****** from doctors? Nobody else gets away with treating their customers so shabbily. My parents felt whatever the doctor said was law.... me not so much. They wouldn't think of challenging him.

Why don't we look them in the eye and loudly proclaim him/her to be the rudest person you ever met, dramatically turn on your heel and walk out (get dressed first or you'll lose impact).

New Mexico☀️Land Of Enchantment

bonnielu · ‎03-11-2010

Quick rundown. Fell on cruise square dancing... tumbled over hubby and he over me. Sticky floor. Got up no problem. Tripped in theater, darkly lit with uneven steps. Recovered and no problem. Got home... one month later.. right hip down to my toes in pain beyond words. Went to Chiropractor (friend of my daugher) He applied heat.. worse thing he could have done. Pain intensived. Went to orthopedic practice.. saw nurse practioner... her exact words.. "how can you expect to recover... you are OLD." Cannot make these things up. Left that place and went to physical therapist. Two months later... old or not.. fully recovered.

I will say each extra POUND IS 6 POUNDS OF PRESSURE. I am aware of that and I am working on it for next time around.

elated · ‎06-09-2010

@I am still oxox wrote:
My life has been stressed over the last few months and I missed my 6 month check up with the cardiologist that I had seen for the last few years. i would not be able to see him until late September and I was not feeling well so I went to some who I have heard of.
Well she was among one of the rudest medical professional I have ever met.
She never examined me, or listened to my heart, all she went by was the blood pressure and my cardiogram. When I said something about my rapid heart her response was well what do you want you are close to 100 lbs overweight (not totally true btw).
She made me feel like a child who did something wrong, I was so upset by her words I totally forgot all my questions.
Tomorrow I will be making an appointment with the doctor I have seen for years.

I am sorry for your health problems and your encounter with this doctor. On the one hand, maybe the doctor felt you needed a reality check. She did it in the wrong way but she probably thought you were not getting the message.

You missed you doctor's appointment and now are upset because of your treatment. If you are so concerned about your health, you would have made it a point to get there.

If you are 100 lbs overweight, this is nothing to take lightly especially if you have heart problems. I think you should start working on getting yourself healthy. The weight is a lot of stress on your heart. I would think you would know that by now.

FYI, I have lost over 72 lbs in one year. I am over 70 years old and it was not easy but I was motivated to get healthy.

I am still oxox · ‎03-09-2010

I am the first to admit the weight is a issue, but there is a way to say things, tact is not her strong suit.

Tomorrow I will be making a appointment with the cardiologist that treated me previously.

@elated wrote:
@I am still oxox wrote:
My life has been stressed over the last few months and I missed my 6 month check up with the cardiologist that I had seen for the last few years. i would not be able to see him until late September and I was not feeling well so I went to some who I have heard of.
Well she was among one of the rudest medical professional I have ever met.
She never examined me, or listened to my heart, all she went by was the blood pressure and my cardiogram. When I said something about my rapid heart her response was well what do you want you are close to 100 lbs overweight (not totally true btw).
She made me feel like a child who did something wrong, I was so upset by her words I totally forgot all my questions.
Tomorrow I will be making an appointment with the doctor I have seen for years.

I am sorry for your health problems and your encounter with this doctor. On the one hand, maybe the doctor felt you needed a reality check. She did it in the wrong way but she probably thought you were not getting the message.

You missed you doctor's appointment and now are upset because of your treatment. If you are so concerned about your health, you would have made it a point to get there.

If you are 100 lbs overweight, this is nothing to take lightly especially if you have heart problems. I think you should start working on getting yourself healthy. The weight is a lot of stress on your heart. I would think you would know that by now.

FYI, I have lost over 72 lbs in one year. I am over 70 years old and it was not easy but I was motivated to get healthy.