A-Fib Patients’ Best Advice #2: Should You Dump Your Doctor?
‘Don’t be afraid to fire your doctor’.
Sheri Weber, from Boyce, VA: “I wish I had realized that the first doctor you see is not necessarily the right one for you. I fooled around way too long, believing what my cardio doctor said. I should have been thinking outside the box. Run―don’t walk―to the best specialist you can find in your area.”
Michele Straube, Salt Lake City, UT: “My experiences with cardiologists were hit and miss. Some told me the best they could do was medicate me so I could walk from the bed to the window and back. …I changed doctors.”
To be cured of your A-Fib: You may need to ‘fire’ your current doctor. Seek a heart rhythm specialist, an electrophysiologist (EP), who will partner with you to create a treatment plan—a path to finding your cure or best outcome. To make this happen, see Finding the Right Doctor for You and Your A-Fib.
The first doctor you see is not necessarily the right one for you.
‘The Top 10 List of A-Fib Patients’ Best Advice” is a consensus of valuable advice from fellow patients who are now free from the burden of Atrial Fibrillation. From Chapter 12, Beat Your A-Fib: The Essential Guide to Finding Your Cure by Steve S. Ryan, PhD.