I am feeling pretty good about my whole heart situation now. I feel like I am finally being taken care of. As soon as I met Dr. Ahktar on Oct. 31, I had a feeling that he would take care of me. He was very friendly, but truthful. I felt like I could trust him.
And I was right.
He really got things moving and the fact that he contacted the pediatric cardiologists personally, that same day, and called me personally...that meant a lot to me. He could have easily let it filter through the office to his secretary, and it would have taken a lot longer to get moving.
A big thank you to Dr. Ahktar!!!
After I met with Dr. Ahktar that morning, I decided that I no longer wanted to be a patient of Dr. Stein. A Dr. can't "steal" another Dr.'s patient, but a patient can decide to switch doctors. So, I called Dr. Ahktar's office to ask how I could go about switching over to him. His secretary said that Dr. Ahktar had given her my file, and that he wanted to take me on as his patient, and that he was possibly going to dictate a letter to Dr. Stein to do this. Wow! I found out later that Dr. Ahktar isn't accepting new patients right now, so Wow! again!
It's not that I didn't like Dr. Stein. He is a very nice, gentle, caring man. But to not have done anything further to look into all of this, after all these years... However, when I met with Dr. Ahktar, he said that he had read my echo years ago. And I know other cardiologists did to. So, what happened? Did other cardiologists offer their opinions to Dr. Stein, and since I was his patient, it was ultimately up to him what was done, and he did nothing?? Or did all the doctors that saw my echos decide that it wasn't worth looking into? And if that's the case...why is it such a big deal now?? Sigh...I don't know if I will ever know all that happened.
But what I do know is that I am being very well cared for now...and I am so thankful!!
Even though the thought of surgery is scary, I would way rather face it now when I'm young and healthy, rather than wait and face it if something ever goes wrong. So, everything is good. I'm prepared to deal with whatever decision the surgeons come to. I will still be nervous for sure, but I know it will be the best thing for me. Then I will be done with all this once and for all.
Over the years, in the back of my mind, I have wondered on and off about my heart. What was going on...is it really nothing to worry about...and I going to keel over from a heart attack one day? Dr. Kakadekar told me that I was very lucky to never had any problems, lucky that there was no damage at all to my heart. Especially being active and going through 2 pregnancies with no problems! I think of all I have done in my life, especially during pregnancy (bike riding, major day hikes)...and I feel very blessed to be fine. My guardian angel must be working overtime protecting me!!
Well, I think that's enough ramblings for now...
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