Should I see a doctor??

[Ockie]

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not!

I WIL BLIKSEM YOU STUKKEND!!!!!

 

[D3x!]

I WIL BLIKSEM YOU STUKKEND!!!!!

Lol

 

[Nicko]

So you had chest pain, difficulty breathing and the ECG picked up a "defect" and the doc still sent you home!!! :wtf:

I'd get that checked with another doc ASAP.



Do you also get tachycardia?

I donno the doctor did seem like he knew what he was talking about and he was indian! It is disconcerting though that my heart still sore and i get these odd sensations (hard to discribe, but it sometimes feels like gas bubbles passing through it), and there is still the occasional pain in my shoulder.

I was thinking that if it still hasn't gone away in a couple of days, I will get a second opinion.

 

[Lycanthrope]

I donno the doctor did seem like he knew what he was talking about and he was indian. It is disconcerting though that my heart still feels odd (hard to discribe, but it kinda feels like gas bubbles passing through it), and there is still the occasional pain in my shoulder.

I was thinking that if it still hasn't gone away in a couple of days, I will get a second opinion.

Yeah, if nothing else, I'd say go to your normal GP, talk to him about it all and see what he has to say. Alternatively, just make an appointment with a cardiologist (your GP would be able to recommend one and would also want you to forward the cardiologist's findings to him so that he can keep it all on file) who will put you through the same stuff I was (echocardiogram, stress ECG, etc). Frankly, I'd trust a cardiologist's opinion above all since they obviously specialise in heart problems, they have the equipment to diagnose you and would best be able to advise you. Again, it's about 30-45-minutes out of your day for your health and you have medical aid so there's really no reason why you shouldn't.

It's also a concern that you still have pain. I won't even dare to speculate on your bubbling sensation

 

[Alan]

Fortunately not

You do?

yebo

I donno the doctor did seem like he knew what he was talking about and he was indian! It is disconcerting though that my heart still sore and i get these odd sensations (hard to discribe, but it sometimes feels like gas bubbles passing through it), and there is still the occasional pain in my shoulder.

I was thinking that if it still hasn't gone away in a couple of days, I will get a second opinion.

Seriously you taking that risk because the doctor "seemed to know what he was talking about" and he's Indian. Last time I went to hospital an Indian doctor who "seemed to know" what he was talking about until he couldn't even put in a drip and had to get a nurse over to do it for him.

Tomorrow you phone the doc for another ECG and get an appointment with a cardiologist.

 

[Lycanthrope]

yebo.

How come? Damage to your heart or just always been that way?

Details! (If you don't mind talking about it, that is )

 

[Nicko]

Yeah, if nothing else, I'd say go to your normal GP, talk to him about it all and see what he has to say. Alternatively, just make an appointment with a cardiologist (your GP would be able to recommend one and would also want you to forward the cardiologist's findings to him so that he can keep it all on file) who will put you through the same stuff I was (echocardiogram, stress ECG, etc). Frankly, I'd trust a cardiologist's opinion above all since they obviously specialise in heart problems, they have the equipment to diagnose you and would best be able to advise you. Again, it's about 30-45-minutes out of your day for your health and you have medical aid so there's really no reason why you shouldn't.

It's also a concern that you still have pain. I won't even dare to speculate on your bubbling sensation

Haha when you put it like that it makes it sound very weird. Maybe thats not the best description.

yebo



Seriously you taking that risk because the doctor "seemed to know what he was talking about" and he's Indian. Last time I went to hospital an Indian doctor who "seemed to know" what he was talking about until he couldn't even put in a drip and had to get a nurse over to do it for him.

Tomorrow you phone the doc for another ECG and get an appointment with a cardiologist.

I guess so, but Im going to j-burg tomorrow so it will have to wait until i get there.

 

[Alan]

I'm no doc but if there is a defect with a valve then you would get strange sensations one would think

How come? Damage to your heart or just always been that way?

Details! (If you don't mind talking about it, that is )

Heart is structurally fine and hand plenty of ECGs which have picked up nothing so they don't know why.

 

[Lycanthrope]

Haha when you put it like that it makes it sound very weird. Maybe thats not the best description.

Well, I want to say that the bubbling sensation is probably just your imagination, or a wind in your oesophagus or something but I don't want to dismiss it as something casual either if it could be something major. The thing is it could just be your being "aware" of something because you're suspicious of something being wrong with your heart, so you attribute normal oddities to it. I turn pretty much hypochondriac when I think there's something wrong with me

I also don't know if maybe it's something with your lungs/pulmonary system. I really have no clue whatsoever which is why I think it's important that you find a way to get an accurate diagnosis and find out as much about it as you can.

From my experience, a doctor will only do so much for you and that's basically what fits his job description. It's up to you to know your health, your options and decide what's best accordingly. It's not every doctor who calls YOU to make an appointment to look into YOUR concerns. Sometimes you have to push to find out more and to get some certainty.

I guess so, but Im going to j-burg tomorrow so it will have to wait until i get there.

As long as you get it done. Although, frankly, I'm probably making a big deal out of this--it's your health, your life, your body. Only you can really decide what to do. I'm just putting myself in your shoes and saying what would be going through my mind or what my choices would be. If you were my other half you wouldn't even be allowed to leave the hospital before we know what's up with you for certain (Heard too many horror stories of people being cleared at the hospital without being monitored overnight, getting home and dying).

I'm no doc but if there is a defect with a valve then you would get strange sensations one would think

With my dad (atrial fibrillation) he was light-headed, he'd get tachycardia and felt nauseous. So I think that if there was a valvular issue there'd be a lot more symptoms, yeah. Although you really never know :/

Heart is structurally fine and hand plenty of ECGs which have picked up nothing so they don't know why.

I've responded to your PM, but I think you've noticed this by now