New EP is thorough!

Interesting 1st meeting with my new EP today. This giant clinic was EMPTY! Usually there are dozens upon dozens of patients everywhere on the three floors of services. (They must have stayed home to prepare the turkey) -- In the past, my former EP gave me a cursory 5 min exam, and sent me on my way with the typical "You're fine!" New EP had me grilled and tested for 90 minutes! Included a PM download. He brought up ALL kinds of subjects ----- A-Flutter ----- Placement of the three PM leads 2 1/2 years ago by a previous EP. He will contact that EP (at TCAI) for a full report. He believes a PM/ICD device would be a better choice for me, since my ejection factor has remained steady in the mid- 30's the past 3 years. He doesn't fully approve of wafarin -- wants me to consider alternatives (you listening, Pete? -- I have to re-read your posts re: Pradaxa and the other newer anticoagulants) -- I should have taken a recorder, since he covered so many subjects --- spouse was with, but it was a bit of info overload. The Device Clinic Tech seemed to follow his thoughts closely, and I'll touch base with her later to absorb the full extent of the our meeting.

Happy Thanksgiving!

---Dave---

2 Comments

Glad for you

by Theknotguy - 2014-11-26 09:11:18

Glad you got a thorough exam. Looks like he covered a lot of ground.

They had me on rat poison, er, ah, I mean coumadin/wafarin. The doctor would read his charts, keep testing my blood. When I reached the number he wanted, I'd start to bleed internally. I ended up in the hospital seven times because of the rat poison. Finally got a new doctor.

They put me on elequis (apixiban). No blood tests. I do bleed a little more when cut, but nothing I can't control. No side effects. No problems with digestion. No known side effects. I have heard of some people on this forum who said they can't take elequis but no problems for me.

Hope you get the details you want from the exam.
Hope everything else goes well for you.

Paradaxa

by kmom - 2014-11-27 09:11:50

I've been taking Pradaxa for over a year now. I haven't had any problems with it what so ever. and the interesting this is I have fewer nosebleeds now than I did before the anticoag therapy!

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