Women in A-Fib

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In a message dated 5/19/2005 8:39:55 AM Pacific Standard Time,

BABlocker@... writes:

I am a Registered Nurse and long term healthcare provider for the past 23

years, and am a challenging patient at best, with many questions and

challenges for my Drs. This has a tendency to earn me a label of " anxious "

or " difficult " rather than " informed " . I have witnessed this as frustrating

for some. Also, when a physician cannot readily fix a situation, they go for

the worst case scenario, and their option is certainly one of several to

consider, but often the suggestion is a drastic one.

I hate to bring up the " W " word, but we WOMEN are far too often relegated to

this position of " hysterical, " and " nervous, " and " anxious " and particularly

where our hearts are concerned, if we are not compliant and dutiful we run head

first into the God complex so many cardiologists have. It is a difficult

road, especially for women, and I too am a challenging patient. It is my heart

and

my body, I have the owners' manual and one size does NOT fit all. So, YOU GO

GIRL!!!

Lil