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Carol Perkins: Matters of the Heart Previous Column: The Tiller By Carol Perkins Since his heart attack, Guy has had rounds of mild chest pains. That's his version, but if they require a nitroglycerin tablet, they aren't too mild. "You can't fool around with this," I declare. "It'll go away," he answers while I'm finding the nitro pills. "I go to the doctor next week." I sigh. The doctor is his cardiologist in Louisville. There is not much I can do with a grown man who refuses to make another trip to the ER, has had dozens of tests, and was told to see his cardiologist where he had even more tests within the last two months. Once in front of the Louisville doctor, Guy played down his "mild" chest pains. I knew I had to give the doctor the lowdown on his "spells" and the nitro pills he has taken, and the need, in my opinion, to know more. However, his doctor didn't seem overly concerned and gave him another medicine (his daily pill box is overflowing) to curtail the pain. "This isn't uncommon," he said, "with someone who has a fib, too." Guy took the new meds and, within a week, had another spell. I called the doctor, who returned my call two days later, assuring me that every test was clear and this occurrence was normal. I wasn't reassured. Then he had another episode, and I pushed him toward ER, but he kept repeating his doctor. I, in turn, repeated the names of those who died unexpectedly while under a doctor's care. He said, "When did you get your medical degree?" I replied, "The same time you got your degree in denial." We went back and forth but his feet were planted. I finally used my last card. "God gave you the sense to take care of yourself, so you need to use it." He said, "Tell you what, you and God figure it out and let me know. Right now, I think He's saying for you to back off." Ouch! Most men do not make good patients. You can only move a stubborn man so far, so I keep the nitro handy. My dad died in 1977 when he was sixty-two, two days before he was scheduled for the dye test. Maybe I'm paranoid. You can contact Carol at carolperkins06@gmail.com. This story was posted on 2024-05-15 09:29:33
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