Venting frustration/ISO advice
The frustration:
It has been two months since my triple bi-pass, and the chest pains are still there. Supposed to start PT this week, had to delay as the won't let me participate unless I bring my glucometer and test before exercising. Mg/Dl has to be below 300 per their rules. I am out of test strips and am having a hard time getting a new prescription for them as my PCP is on vacation and no one else seems to want to make the decision to just write it out without seeing me first. The prescription is there in my file, just expired for renewals and needs them to either just OK the re-fill with Walgreens, or write a new one with X number of refills.
I won't see the Cardiologist for another month, and when calling over they say wait or go to the emergency room. I do not think I need to go to the ER, and wasn't the surgery supposed to end this problem? At the time they thought I might need a quadruple but settled on a triple, maybe they should have done the quadruple.
One group of Dr's says just wait it out, it will get better. The other says I should have another angiogram done to check on additional blockages. Until they agree, I am stuck in the middle again like I was before the surgery. I would rather not have another heart attack while waiting on them to decide on a course of action (which is what happened last time.
The Advice:
I always tell DW Clients are Clients and not friends, never mix the two. But, one couple has become just that. Great people, had us over for a dinner party going on 3 years ago when we completed their first garden.
One is an antique dealer, the other is of all things a Heart Surgean/Cardiologist and a darn good one. One of his hospitals he works with is Loyola. A very good hospital.
He knows what is going on thru DW, and wants me to leave a list of my meds with him for review. He also wants me to drop the cardiologist at my hospital and go to Loyola. My heart surgeon is there, and he wants to work with him to take a closer look and get a decision made, plan in place, etc. He says it is possible to have a heart attack even after a triple, and they cant get all the blockages at once plus some just plain get more blocked up after the surgery and they have no choice but to operate again. He definetely seems more action orientated and knowledgable as he has done a much better job of explaining possible causes and courses of treatment.
I certainly appreciate the offer, but am worried about mixing business and personal.
What would you do?