countrygirl
26-10-10, 19:04
Re previous post aboutbeing rushed to hospital after wacky heart do and very fast heartbeat twice in a week.
I saw my GP who had the a and e report which said tachycardia - ectopics faintness and chest pain refer to GP - he laughed and said usual in depth report. anyway he said I need to see a cardiologist as the tests I need ie a long ecg monitering either 7 day holter or long term implant! are only available via consultant so he looked on computer for an urgent appt with cardiologist - 4 months for urgent/6 months non urgent!!!!!!!!!!
He then said I am not allowed to say this but can you afford to pay to see a cardiologist quickly and luckily thankfully I can so he is writing to the top man in my area for a private appt - gp said if he can't see me within a couple of weeks then tell him and he will make me a private one with one of the Drs from the cardiology centre about 90 miles away.
My Gp said only way to get to cardiologist is to be admitted to hospital otherwise its the very long wait - I know from other people that they have had to wait months for appt so was not surprised.
Gp inadvertanty did not do me much good as when he asked me if I could pay he said didn't want me to wait 4 months as without the attacks being captured on a moniter no one really knows if they are life threatening or harmless:huh: I thought thanks for that this is what I am already worrying about. He also said again without knowing what is happening it will have a big impact on my life and I said it is I am terrified of being alone in case I keel over and he said he understood.
So fingers crossed I can get a private appt quickly. In the meantime I am on my own every evening this week as husband is out and I haven't the heart (hoho) to ask him to stay in.
Guess I am going to be phoning alot of friends just so I am in contact with someone in case I keel over!
I saw my GP who had the a and e report which said tachycardia - ectopics faintness and chest pain refer to GP - he laughed and said usual in depth report. anyway he said I need to see a cardiologist as the tests I need ie a long ecg monitering either 7 day holter or long term implant! are only available via consultant so he looked on computer for an urgent appt with cardiologist - 4 months for urgent/6 months non urgent!!!!!!!!!!
He then said I am not allowed to say this but can you afford to pay to see a cardiologist quickly and luckily thankfully I can so he is writing to the top man in my area for a private appt - gp said if he can't see me within a couple of weeks then tell him and he will make me a private one with one of the Drs from the cardiology centre about 90 miles away.
My Gp said only way to get to cardiologist is to be admitted to hospital otherwise its the very long wait - I know from other people that they have had to wait months for appt so was not surprised.
Gp inadvertanty did not do me much good as when he asked me if I could pay he said didn't want me to wait 4 months as without the attacks being captured on a moniter no one really knows if they are life threatening or harmless:huh: I thought thanks for that this is what I am already worrying about. He also said again without knowing what is happening it will have a big impact on my life and I said it is I am terrified of being alone in case I keel over and he said he understood.
So fingers crossed I can get a private appt quickly. In the meantime I am on my own every evening this week as husband is out and I haven't the heart (hoho) to ask him to stay in.
Guess I am going to be phoning alot of friends just so I am in contact with someone in case I keel over!