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I had an ekg done in which i was told it showed i had a pacemaker. I do not have one. While in the hospital, i was given blood thinners and put on a cardiac diet just to be told it was all a mistake with no record of the ekg and im so confused how this happened.
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deb97936 heather65269
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Don't let them dismiss this. They have F'd up, obviously. Also you can write a Letter of Complaint to the Hospitals Head honch.. AND your Medical Ombudsmen, who ever that maybe.
The Hospital may just send a letter and say they looked your case file and blah blah, OR they may say yes, they F'd up, and they are very sorry, and that will be that.
BUT you need to bring it to the attention of Both Ombudsmen and the Complaints section of the Hospital so your situation goes on record. Audit's are serious investigations. The behaviours and mess ups of medical institutions and employees must be recorded. They are responsible for the public health/the individuals under their care.
We had a huge Audit done in our Hospitals and it bought up very serious poor processes and procedures by A & E depts. Emploees being 'slack'. People were dying, and sent home untreated etc etc in various A & E depts. In some hospitals no issues, but boy oh boy it certainly highligted some very serious concerns for immediate attention to those A & E depts that were in default and quilty.
All those 'complaints laid' over a certain time period of several years were justified. All those complaints lead to Audits, all those complaints lead to justify the much needed 'improvements, retraining etc' that HAD TO BE instigated for the health and well being of all future public (the stakeholders), who incidently PAY the Medical practitioners SALARIES!!... Via the Taxation system. Of course you know this but just want to 'stress this'...
Lay your complaints.. You will be shocked at the lazy mistakes that get hidden or fobbed off. It's unacceptable.
DawnDedee heather65269
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Shocking to say the least! Thank God it was not a surgery! Make noise and a lot of it! Report to everyone, every group, every board you can. And that doctor? Make sure you spread this by word of mouth and if there is any avenue on line to rate that doctor, make sure you tell your story for others to read.
Take care,
Dawn, USA
lyn1951 heather65269
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I then demanded to see a cardiologist, GP told me at that point I ws wasting my time, and money $800.00, I told him I no uncertain terms it was my money to waste.
The letter to the cardio left alot to me desired it basically reads, wife of patient unhappy, please have a look at this patient, no comments about ECG, no comments about Left Branch Bundle Blockage, whic we were told was nothing to worry about, could have had it his entire life, no comments about blood pressure.
Cardio ordered up a echocardiogram, and the results were a shock to even her, I think, he had a major heart problem, normal blood pressure, left branch bundle blockage, and dialated cardiomyopathy. Ejection fraction of 23%, into the very low range, to be walking around, and appearing to be normal, if breathless.
24 hours later he collapsed with Congestive heart failure.
8 days later in Major Heart Hospital, and they stablised him, got him on the right medication, found out he had little or no plaque in his arteries, which probably saved his life.
Discharge letter to GP from same hospital, tells our GP, that he was not expected to live more than 30 days, and NOT to sign his death certificate, that came as a shock to me when I saw that letter.
Five years later, and very stable husband, his Ejection Fraction is falling again, it did improve with the medication, and they are now saying he is going to have a Cardiac Regulator Device installed, similar to a pacemaker.
This will stop his left Branch Bundle blockage, and make both sides of his heart beat together, apparently it should give him a much better quality of life, and may even reverse some of the damage to his heart muscle, but they are making no promises, we just have to hope it helps.
From what I read on the internet, cardiologist words "look it up on google", I nearly fell off my chair, to hear a senior cardio say that, it works quiet well for a percentage of patients, all you can do is try it.