Re: Ablation date set

[Guest guest]

Kathleen, hurray! You have a date! You are in our prayers, Sandy & family

> Hello friends,

>

> I spoke with Minerva at The Cleveland Clinic this morning and obtained an

> ablation date of January 26 with Dr. Natale. I have been in a fairly rapid

> decline and many of you have seen my posts about fatigue, depression and

> anxiety related to afib. With the extra time and effort it takes for

> self-care and resting, I have become fearful of my ability to support myself

> since I can only work one or two hours per day. I am ever so grateful that

> I won¹t have to wait for 9 months as many of Dr. Natale¹s patients do.

> --

> Kathleen Stept (Flecainide 100mg bid, Diltiazem 120mg, Coumadin 5mg, baby

> aspirin), , Mississippi

>

[Guest guest]

> I spoke with Minerva at The Cleveland Clinic this morning and

obtained an

> ablation date of January 26 with Dr. Natale.

Did you have to do a consultation with Dr Natale first?

[Guest guest]

> Actually, I don¹t know what history you are referring to, and think

you may

> be confusing me with someone else (I don¹t go by Kat). Also, I

don¹t assume

> that I am the only person who has had a difficult life. At this

moment, I

> consider myself to be very fortunate.

>

> Best wishes,

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Sorry, Kathleen, I was trying to respond to Kat in Ohio.

[Guest guest]

:

I would echo what Sandy said. None of us who have a PVA @ the CC, or will have

one in the future has any control as to how they schedule. You are asking a

question of Kathleen that she can't possibly have the answer. Seems to me the

important thing is that you are scheduled, too ! : = ) February will be here

in no time & you are in good hands !

Thor

Re: Ablation date set

--- In AFIBsupport , Kathleen Stept <kstept@b...> e:

> ,

> I don¹t know what it takes to get an early appointment aside from

asking. I

> can only guess that there was an opening for some reason and that

it was

> easier to schedule someone in it rather than move everyone up. I

was told

> that they were beginning to schedule some Wednesdays whereas that

day has

> been, in practice, kept open for Dr. Natale¹s other duties. I am

extremely

> fortunate. I understand your being perturbed.

>

> I don¹t think my history had anything to do with my appointment. I

made

> many calls over several weeks before I even got to speak with a

person. I

> wrote a letter. And when I finally spoke with Minerva, she

couldn¹t locate

> my records. (I was in tears by that time.) I told her about my

history. I

> told her that I was fearful of my decreasing ability to work. I

will be glad

> to try and fill in my history if you still wish to compare. Just

let me

know.

Kathleen

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Kathleen,It's okay. I think.

I think that the majority of us are fearful of our decreasing

ability to work. I am worried that I might go into permanent afib

while I wait for my ablation in February. I am just trying to

understand what you did or said to the CC to get ahead of me. But I

would also like to know what your symptoms are, as compared to mine.

so that I can understand why you are scheduled ahead of me.

I read the history you provided,and I am very sorry that you have

had such difficulty in life. But you can't assume that you are the

only person who has had a difficult life.

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