a medical rant

[vintage_grrl]

i'm starting to get a bit annoyed after thinking about it. and after asking questions and never getting anywhere. the medical field has been almost useless to me in the last month. it's insane to think that the heart doctor doesn't know what's going on with my situation. it's completely and utterly stupid. there has to be a reason for the fluid in

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[galaxie_george]

i had to show april your new layout...she thinks it is crazy crazy crazy mad cool :D & fat with a ph...
btw, exactly what 'relaxtion pills' did he give?

[vintage_grrl]

clonazepam 1mg. i had to stop taking them b/c they made me really dizzy.

dizziness is associated with having fluid around the heart. so i didn't know if it was that or the pills. i've missed two doses of the pills and seem less dizzy.

[galaxie_george]

i used to take clonipin (sp?)...they are essentially the same thing. fall into the benzodiazapam category...anti-anxiety. i always called them "clompers" bc they made me so dizzy i kinda clomped around. the effect seem to wear off after a few days of constant use but really i didn't mind the effect. you can split the pill in half & that might help

[lobolita]

Doctors are often so insensitive. Sometimes one has the feeling they try out different things because they don't really know what to do (like with my asthma - I went to a LUNG clinic and they were too dumb to realise I had simple asthma like about 10% of the population. Instead they tried several strong antibiotics and other crap. Insane!). You really have to insist on that your doctor tells you the details. I hope that you'll get through these hard times and I'm sending you lots of healing thoughts!

[rouge_dawn]

Good luck with the doctors.

[hellokiki]

Would it be possible to see different doctors? I know w/ some insurance plans, you don't really have that option, but it sounds like you're not pleased w/ them, so if it's possible, you should get a second opinion.