Had a better meeting with my internist. . .

[Guest guest]

Helen,

I'm sorry to hear your new specialist has so little

respect for your wisdom about your health conditions.

You know your health better than anyone else! I

commend you for acting on your knowledge. That is

true wisdom.

An update on my visit to my internist this morning:

When he came into the room, he immediately launched

into a description of Dr. X's (my eminent heart

failure specialist's) reluctance to accept my home

readings. I responded vigorously to this opening

gambit.

He started on a tack, " Now I'm not going to get in the

middle of something between you and Dr. X. . . " I

responded, " Oh yes, you are! You're my internist " .

He conceded.

Although at first he seemed reluctant to face the

dragon (heart failure specialist) on my behalf, I

managed to appeal to the white knight in him. I had

made up a chart of readings taken at various doctors'

offices, and I showed it to him, also describing

recent symptoms of low blood pressure and my

nephologist's fears that I would have a head injury

from a fall. As a result, he has agreed to call my

heart failure specialist and chat with her about the

fact that my higher blood pressure readings taken in

her office are out of line with readings taken in

other doctors' offices, and at my home. He also gave

me a lower prescription for Diovan.

I also had him nail down on my current status--my

hypertension is now considered benign, not malignant

as my cardiologist had observed before the

Spironolactone kicked in. So that is another thing I

can use to counter my heart failure specialist's

concerns about higher readings in her office.

So far, so good. . . Friday I see the endocrinologist,

and then next week, enter the dragon!

Warmly,

Pam

=====

" I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing, than to teach ten thousand stars

how not to dance. "

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Pam,

Bravo! Way to go, pushing your internist to get on your side about

this issue, he should be! Bravo!

Jim

> Helen,

>

> I'm sorry to hear your new specialist has so little

> respect for your wisdom about your health conditions.

> You know your health better than anyone else! I

> commend you for acting on your knowledge. That is

> true wisdom.

>

> An update on my visit to my internist this morning:

>

> When he came into the room, he immediately launched

> into a description of Dr. X's (my eminent heart

> failure specialist's) reluctance to accept my home

> readings. I responded vigorously to this opening

> gambit.

>

> He started on a tack, " Now I'm not going to get in the

> middle of something between you and Dr. X. . . " I

> responded, " Oh yes, you are! You're my internist " .

> He conceded.

>

> Although at first he seemed reluctant to face the

> dragon (heart failure specialist) on my behalf, I

> managed to appeal to the white knight in him. I had

> made up a chart of readings taken at various doctors'

> offices, and I showed it to him, also describing

> recent symptoms of low blood pressure and my

> nephologist's fears that I would have a head injury

> from a fall. As a result, he has agreed to call my

> heart failure specialist and chat with her about the

> fact that my higher blood pressure readings taken in

> her office are out of line with readings taken in

> other doctors' offices, and at my home. He also gave

> me a lower prescription for Diovan.

>

> I also had him nail down on my current status--my

> hypertension is now considered benign, not malignant

> as my cardiologist had observed before the

> Spironolactone kicked in. So that is another thing I

> can use to counter my heart failure specialist's

> concerns about higher readings in her office.

>

> So far, so good. . . Friday I see the endocrinologist,

> and then next week, enter the dragon!

>

> Warmly,

>

> Pam

>

> =====

> " I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing, than to teach ten

thousand stars how not to dance. "

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Keep up the good work.

Dont forget about the book we think about writing on my other group (bloodpressureline ): How to teach your Dr. how to take care of your high blood pressure.

May your pressure be low!

Clarence E. Grim, BS, MS, MD, FACP, FACC

Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology

Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Hypertension

Focusing on difficult to control high blood pressure and high cholesterol especially in the African Diaspora

“Of all the forms of injustice, inequality in health is the most shocking and inhumanâ€:

Dr. Luther King, Jr.

[Guest guest]

Thanks a lot, Jim and Dr. Grim!

If not for the encouragement of knowledgeable people

on this list, I would be so much the worse off!

Thanks for giving me the guts to stand up to the

internist.

Warmly,

Pam

--- Royden Forsythe <rjf_at_fts@...>

wrote:

> Pam,

>

> Bravo! Way to go, pushing your internist to get on

> your side about

> this issue, he should be! Bravo!

>

> Jim

>

>

> > Helen,

> >

> > I'm sorry to hear your new specialist has so

> little

> > respect for your wisdom about your health

> conditions.

> > You know your health better than anyone else! I

> > commend you for acting on your knowledge. That is

> > true wisdom.

> >

> > An update on my visit to my internist this

> morning:

> >

> > When he came into the room, he immediately

> launched

> > into a description of Dr. X's (my eminent heart

> > failure specialist's) reluctance to accept my home

> > readings. I responded vigorously to this opening

> > gambit.

> >

> > He started on a tack, " Now I'm not going to get in

> the

> > middle of something between you and Dr. X. . . " I

> > responded, " Oh yes, you are! You're my

> internist " .

> > He conceded.

> >

> > Although at first he seemed reluctant to face the

> > dragon (heart failure specialist) on my behalf, I

> > managed to appeal to the white knight in him. I

> had

> > made up a chart of readings taken at various

> doctors'

> > offices, and I showed it to him, also describing

> > recent symptoms of low blood pressure and my

> > nephologist's fears that I would have a head

> injury

> > from a fall. As a result, he has agreed to call

> my

> > heart failure specialist and chat with her about

> the

> > fact that my higher blood pressure readings taken

> in

> > her office are out of line with readings taken in

> > other doctors' offices, and at my home. He also

> gave

> > me a lower prescription for Diovan.

> >

> > I also had him nail down on my current status--my

> > hypertension is now considered benign, not

> malignant

> > as my cardiologist had observed before the

> > Spironolactone kicked in. So that is another

> thing I

> > can use to counter my heart failure specialist's

> > concerns about higher readings in her office.

> >

> > So far, so good. . . Friday I see the

> endocrinologist,

> > and then next week, enter the dragon!

> >

> > Warmly,

> >

> > Pam

> >

> > =====

> > " I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing, than

> to teach ten

> thousand stars how not to dance. "

> >

> > __________________________________________________

> >

[Guest guest]

Great news, Pam. Glad to hear you're getting the support you need.

Had a better meeting with my internist. . .

Helen, I'm sorry to hear your new specialist has so littlerespect for your wisdom about your health conditions. You know your health better than anyone else! Icommend you for acting on your knowledge. That istrue wisdom. An update on my visit to my internist this morning: When he came into the room, he immediately launchedinto a description of Dr. X's (my eminent heartfailure specialist's) reluctance to accept my homereadings. I responded vigorously to this openinggambit.He started on a tack, "Now I'm not going to get in themiddle of something between you and Dr. X. . ." Iresponded, "Oh yes, you are! You're my internist". He conceded.Although at first he seemed reluctant to face thedragon (heart failure specialist) on my behalf, Imanaged to appeal to the white knight in him. I hadmade up a chart of readings taken at various doctors'offices, and I showed it to him, also describingrecent symptoms of low blood pressure and mynephologist's fears that I would have a head injuryfrom a fall. As a result, he has agreed to call myheart failure specialist and chat with her about thefact that my higher blood pressure readings taken inher office are out of line with readings taken inother doctors' offices, and at my home. He also gaveme a lower prescription for Diovan. I also had him nail down on my current status--myhypertension is now considered benign, not malignantas my cardiologist had observed before theSpironolactone kicked in. So that is another thing Ican use to counter my heart failure specialist'sconcerns about higher readings in her office.So far, so good. . . Friday I see the endocrinologist,and then next week, enter the dragon!Warmly,Pam====="I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing, than to teach ten thousand stars how not to dance."__________________________________________________