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07-13-2007, 02:43 PM

My cardiologist's stand-in, also a cardiologist but a man and I can tell by his voice a young man, finally calls back (mine is away) and wants to know what I want. I said, the EF. (I left four messages that I needed the number.) He say's it's "Normal." I'm ready to explode at this point, but I don't, and I say: "I need the number." He still won't give it to me, and wants to know why I need the number. I have to go through a long explanation when this is the reason I had the echo done in the first place. His response is that the number is so imprecise, that there's no point in giving it out. So let's not do it at all, I should have said. But I didn't!

But he finally gave it to me, and it's 60%, which is what it's is been for most of the previous year, so I will go ahead with herceptin next week.

07-13-2007, 02:43 PM	#4
Grace Guest Posts: n/a	Get this! My cardiologist's stand-in, also a cardiologist but a man and I can tell by his voice a young man, finally calls back (mine is away) and wants to know what I want. I said, the EF. (I left four messages that I needed the number.) He say's it's "Normal." I'm ready to explode at this point, but I don't, and I say: "I need the number." He still won't give it to me, and wants to know why I need the number. I have to go through a long explanation when this is the reason I had the echo done in the first place. His response is that the number is so imprecise, that there's no point in giving it out. So let's not do it at all, I should have said. But I didn't! But he finally gave it to me, and it's 60%, which is what it's is been for most of the previous year, so I will go ahead with herceptin next week.