cardiologist

i ahve an appt on thursday at the cardiologist. been to one? what to expect?

 

At a minimum an initial consult will involve the Dr. reviewing your history, examining you and looking at any evaluations you may have already had.
Where it goes from there is highly variable.
Good luck.

 

Never seen a cardiologist in the context of an appointment, but there's a cardiologist at the hospital where I work who's a very chummy, chatty and at times flirtatious wiseass. I imagine appointments with him are interesting, to say the least.

 

To make a long stort short I had real bad chest pains and tingly arms about 3 or 4 weeks ago, and wver since i just havent felt right. if that makes since. and i finally told my wife (after she kept asking me what was wrong). needless to say she wasnt a happy camper.

 

Sounds like you are doing the right thing. Good on you and your wife.

Are you aware of the research that shows that married men live on average years longer than unmarried men?
Now do you understand why?

 

Good call ralphie, get it checked out.

Good luck.

 

thanks.
as dumb as it sounds. im kinda scared a little..

 

Not dumb at all. Fear of the unknown is real.

I don't think you have anything to fear about the appointment itself; they won't hurt you. What you fear is what they may tell you.

 

this is very true.

 

And once they tell you, all the millions of possibilities will be narrowed down. Even getting bad news will probably be better than whatever you fear they will tell you. And once you know, you can make plans and take action.

/cue Tom Petty - "The Waiting"

 

Getting the news allows you to stop it now, whatever it is. That's positive.

 

atleast im still aloive. whatever it is...

 

well, in 5 hours ill be there. wish me luck

 

Deep breaths. You can do this.

 

seems that im getting more nercous as the day slowly drags on.

 

thanks, ill try that in a few.

 

ralphie, most likely you won't hear anything today. Your cardiologist will set you up for some tests. Pretty much like Baraka_Guru experienced, I had the same happen to me. No reason to get all nervous for this visit.