Well, to follow up, My aunt was seen in a major medical center hospital (read University hospital). They correctly diagnosed her with a very fast heart rate which was causing the loss of consciousness (something I had also determined as a diagnosis myself.) She is now on the correct meds to slow her heart rate and has had no incidences since!
So this is important. I can't even count how many times people tell me their MD, who is a part of the 200 bed local hospital, is "world renowned" in cardiology, or lung disease, or kidneys, or whatever. The way you become world renowned is to work in a large university-affiliated teaching hospital (for years!) and continue to do research and publish the results. Small local hospitals do not require their MDs to read a medical journal let alone do research and let the world know what they found by publishing. So, no that doctor may be world renowned, in their head.
So it pays to be suspicious. You ask why? Well, let's put it simply: if you bought a Ferrari, or a Lexus even, would you bring it to Joe-Bob's car fixing shack for repairs???? I highly doubt it. But yet, we will blindly trust any doctor and not even ask appropriate questions prior to major procedures!!
I tell my clients to ask some simple, direct questions such as "What is the recovery period?" "Will I be active enough after the surgery to return home? Or will I need extended rehab in a nursing home?" What if this doctor's complication rate is off the charts? Do you think they are going to share that info? When was the last time they read a journal citing that this procedure was state-of-the-art and currently evidenced-based? When they cannot answer these questions readily...get another opinion!
Just some food for thought. It's your body, spouse, friend, family member. Are you really looking out after yourself or your loved one? Or are you blindly trusting that this is for sure the honest truth? Yes it might be. Or...maybe NOT! We can help!
