Monday, October 20, 2025
I have been really looking for my second appointment with the new cardiologist. He really seemed to listen last time (three months ago) and was interested in tackling the weird heart thumping so I could get out and live my life. He changed some medication, which made a minor change to shortness of breath but did not do anything for the heart thumping.
Today he seemed to have completely forgotten everything we talked about – and the notes he left after our last session said I had heart palpitations (nope) and shortness of breath (side effect of thumpiness). I told him neither of those were really the thing and he was so surprised. He was surprised he took me off two blood pressure drugs and then added one after I messaged that my BP soared, but that my roller coaster BP was still roller coaster-ing. I talked about being whipped and unable to really do much many, many of my days. He nodded and asked if I was very active. I said NO, THAT’S THE PROBLEM. (I was kinda loud) He suggested I exercise 30 minutes 5 times/week and come back in 3 months. I asked if my heart felt like it did today – that I knew if I walked up the stairs my heart would thump and I would be dizzy and out of breath and generally feel like crap, if I should try to exercise through that? Yes.
So, I will try. I do wonder if I am just so overweight that this is how I should feel, except when the whole thing started, it started one day. Bam. I was not so overweight at the time.
After I got home, it occurred to me that he did not listen to my heart, even though I told him it was a mid kind of day and I could feel my heart pounding. Walking from the lobby to the exam room elevated my heartrate to 116.
I am disappointed. Darn.
Keith was trimming bushes and mowing up leaves today before it started to rain. I had to wear a sweatshirt outside tonight. Fall is coming!
Soooo frustrating for you. Would it help if Keith went with so he could voice his concerns? I’m sorry you are dealing with this and a crappy Dr.
We talked about him coming along, because previous cardio docs so didn’t listen. I thought this guy heard me, so we decided he didn’t need to go. Whoops
Puzzled why the cardiologist didn’t listen to your heart. As a non-pro, I would think “listening to patient’s heart” should be item #1 on the “to do” list for a heart doctor.
I’m sorry he didn’t listen to you, in the deepest sense of listening. He really didn’t seem to hear you.
I do not have “regular” symptoms and so far all four cardiologists I have seen seem only able to “do what they usually do”