Re: Is it time for me to find a new cardiologist

You expect the people on this NG to think you honestly don't know (as
everyone else knows) that your PCP is supposed to be contacted in such
situations? You should consult your PCP first because he/she is better
qualified to make medical evaluations than you or a specialist who doesn't
know your history, are. Instead, you decided to bypass your PCP and
diagnose a possible cardiac event yourself, then you're pissed that the
cardiologist, who probably has many demands on his time, didn't treat you
like a cardiac case as you "deserved"?

First you made a mistake, now you whine that things didn't work out the way
you thought you deserved. Do your busy cardiologist a favor and switch to
another provider.



"Javier" <rojasj@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Jeff,

The reason I called them was becuase I felt discomfort in my left arm.
Had I felt discomfort in my right glute or had an ear ache I would have
called my PCP. From my point of view I made the right call. Yet, I
feel as if I had called the fire department because I smell smoke and
then having the FD tell me to call 411 and ask them what I should do.

Javier
Jeff wrote:
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Any of your doctors are paid consultants. If you feel that any one of
them is not producing the services purchased then fire them. Part of
finding a new one is to clarify exactly what services when and how
delevered is to be expected.

Yeah, but is it fair to expect a cardiologist to know and treat arm
problems? Certainly, it was appropriate to call the cardiologist's office
because pain radiating to the arm is a sign of cardiac problems, but it
is
not appropriate to expect him to treat problems that fall into the realm
of
physical therapists, arthropods or primary care docs.

Jeff



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