I received a scary diagnosis, pleural effusion. I've freaked out, cried so hard and no one would answer the phone. I ended up calling the crisis line. I finally got ahold of my sister today. I was hoping for some kind words but when I said I looked it up on the internet she exploded about how her husband....blah blah blah.... I finally stopped her and complemented her on her lovely rant and explained in slow clear voice. I have a diagnosis. This is the problem. I looked it up because I didn't know what it was. She calmed down and we discussed questions I need to ask the doctor. I meet with him tomorrow via the phone. She apologized. I decided not to tell anyone else in my family, I am way too fragile at this moment. fast forward two days- I couldn't finish the other night. the doctor said he only had the results from one test- I 've had four. he said he hadn't received the results of the others- it has been weeks. It's his job or his assistants job to get the results prior to our appointment. I was frustrated/pissed. he was useless, kept saying inconclusive until after my echocardiogram. The hospital knows more than my doctor. I am tired....... sad, ...scared....
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Hi RA- sorry to hear about your diagnosis. hope you be strong and continue onward. be well!
Thank you. I wish I had more information so I could understand what to expect.
So sorry to hear this. Sending you good vibes and hope all is well soon. Try not to to over worry. Hugs.
i hope you find a better dr. You deserve it. What will an echo have to do with this? I am confused.
My heart needs to be seen. It may not be strong enough. I have fluid between my lungs and chest wall making it hard for me to breathe. The number cause of pleural effusion is heart failure. Scary. I refuse to go to the worse case scenario. I am not in a hospital or on new medications. I am thankful for that. Those things might happen. As for now I am not supposed to do anything that makes it hard for me to breathe.
Raggedyanne I truly pray that your soul find peace in the middle of this storm.
thank you... thank you
I had a pulmonary embolism from birth control too. Scary sitting in an ER with a bag of blood thinners and people watching to see if I was going to die. My Dad held my shoulder as I called the rest of my family, telling them I love them, thank you and trying to hang up was the worst. I needed to call all of them. The nurse told me I could not use my phone. I told her there's not one rule on earth that applied to me and I continued my calls.
Hope you get the answers you need for proper treatment. Wait until all results are back. Pleural effusion is treatable. Hope you feel better!!
It's so hard waiting for test results. I pray that you get good news and that everything is treatable. God bless you ❤️ 🙏
Hi RA.
Let's look at it this way ur halfway to knowing exactly what is going on. When U next talk to ur quack ask him if he would be as nonchalant if it were a very close & precious member of his family or would he be moving heaven & earth to find out.
Ask for the numbers of the people who did the tests, & slip in a caveat that if it turns out to be something where every second counts. U will make sure where the only place to go for the answers & his lack of concern.
U have every right to change ur dotors too . 3 years doctors have been in hiding & now they treat patients like they're all an inconvenience!!!!! I SAY KICK HIS STETHOSCOPE BACK INTO HIS BODY !!!!
Thank you. I live in a rural area so we meet on the phone. Yes, I am tired of being treated like an inconvenience. I do Zoom with my therapist. She is pretty useless. She surfs the internet during our sessions. We also have group sessions. Last time she was doing a group meditation and I fell asleep.lol.
I hope you're ok . It's very tough when you don't have anyone to talk to especially when tough times come. I hope your ok .I am here if you want to chat
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