Using Natale and local EP- how does that work? May 23, 2022 01:55PM |
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Re: Using Natale and local EP- how does that work? May 23, 2022 09:20PM |
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Shannon and I have helped dozens and dozens of people get through ablations with Natale and I can only remember 1 or 2 whose local EP objected, and those objections reeked of ego and jealousy (snarky comments about Natale, etc). Mine certainly had no problem with it and fully approved of my decision.
As long as everyone understands that immediately prior to the ablation and throughout the blanking period you are Natale's patient, there should be no issue. There won't be conflicts because the local EP won't be making treatment decisions or even seeing you at all unless a specific need arises, such as a cardioversion. If you needed a cardioversion, you'd have to find an EP who could see you within days, which would be almost impossible if you weren't already their patient. Most likely you'd have to settle for an ER, and ERs aren't always willing to do cardioversions.
Re: Using Natale and local EP- how does that work? May 23, 2022 09:23PM |
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Betty there are some EPs that won't take a person if you have another EP. I had an EP at Novi, affilated with U of M hospital. I called a couple of EPs in my area and they wouldn't even give me an appt. because I had another EP, that was one of the first things they asked. Don't think it is about ego, they said that the protocol that they might give is different from my EPs protocol and they did not want that.
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Re: Using Natale and local EP- how does that work? May 24, 2022 12:09AM |
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So that is exactly my concern. Natale manages it but if you need a cardio version, you would have to go with an established EP that isn't following your case and might not if you chose to not do the procedure with them...
Re: Using Natale and local EP- how does that work? May 24, 2022 12:28AM |
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I have more to add to my recent post. The EP I had for several years performed 2 ablations on me. Both failed and she did not consider my case complicated.
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Re: Using Natale and local EP- how does that work? May 25, 2022 03:09PM |
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Had a Natale ablation in 2011. I live in the Houston area and with assistance from Shannon got the name of an experienced EP cardiologist from Natale. Saw this doctor to establish a point of contract. This was not the same doctor I used prior to my ablation.
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Re: Using Natale and local EP- how does that work? May 25, 2022 06:50PM |
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Re: Using Natale and local EP- how does that work? May 25, 2022 08:35PM |
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I have more to add to my recent post. The EP I had for several years performed 2 ablations on me. Both failed and she did not consider my case complicated.
I find that extremely ironic. That's like saying, "I couldn't solve the two problems I was given but I don't consider the problems complicated." So what is she saying, that she can't solve easy problems?
In my opinion, if you fail two ablations, you are a complicated case, and now you're even more complicated because of the two failed ablations. I wrote almost exactly those words in my 2017 post describing my experiences with multiple ablations.[/quote
Carey, I am sending you a PM.
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Also, they didn't want to treat my flutter unless my heart rate was higher.
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Re: Using Natale and local EP- how does that work? May 27, 2022 05:02AM |
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From personal experience, find your A team first. For me, it's Natale.
Then pick your B team for local, and make sure he/she is genuine in respecting that only the A team does procedures, and is willing to participate in your care, and will communicate with TCAI as needed.
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Re: Using Natale and local EP- how does that work? May 27, 2022 05:17AM |
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Re: Using Natale and local EP- how does that work? May 27, 2022 06:18PM |
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If I’m in tachycardia with symptoms (angina/feeling of fainting/difficult breathing) I just show up at the ER and get ecv or ask for a Cardizem push. I never had to ask any of my doctors for permission to go to the ER to get an ECV. I just show up and ask the er doctor to ecv me. All but one time they were ok with it since I’m on Eliquis and the symptoms are bad and my past history an ECV were successful. I was cardioverted 51 times (record an ER doc told me) until I found that a push-not a drip of Cardizem converts me. I’m burned out getting ecv after ecv and am happy that Cardizem works for me.
You need a new cardiologist that is flexible with your needs of staying in nsr.
Re: Using Natale and local EP- how does that work? May 27, 2022 06:22PM |
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I hung up and then “did my own little trip through google”. It is amazing what I found about AFIB , QT prolongations and Prozac! So,who can give me the best advice about a mental health drug and how it could affect my heart…….a PCP or the staff in Austin? Of course , I would prefer Austin, but is this kind of issue they would help me with? The lines are fuzzy yet for me…..when to use Dr. Natale and when to use local doctors. I want all heart issues taken care of by Natale. Would this kind of med fall into that category? I think it should since it could affect AFIB issues!!
Re: Using Natale and local EP- how does that work? May 27, 2022 06:45PM |
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one other option that I have found helpful is a cardiology focused pharmacist. When I was in the hosptial getting on dofetilide 3 years ago there was one on my case. I took her name, email phone etc.. and have called her maybe a dozen times in the last year. Maybe Team Natale has someone like that. But I totally get what you mean. I had a blood thinner question recently and the card. team at local hospital said call my GP. I'm like- you prescribed it. Anyway maybe team Natale has a pharmacist you could call to circumvent either. Just a thought. (That person has been one of THE most helpful people with me and even has a database of supplements and how they interact with meds and such.)
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