Follow up:

October 2012, my heart ElectroPhysiologist told me that I needed a heart transplant. He referred me to the heart transplant team. The transplant doctor told me I do not qualify for heart transplant because I weigh too much.

I had lapband surgery and have lost 33 pounds so far. I need to get down to 180 pounds.

Today: I have just returned from seeing my general cardiologist. I wanted to ask him more questions about criteria for heart transplant and/or Ventricular Assist Devices since my heart ElectroPhysiologist told me I need a heart transplant.

Today, my general cardiologist
wouldn't answer my questions about criteria. He said, "You don't want a heart transplant." I'm like, I know, I don't, but the specialist said I did. He looked on his computer and showed me the specialist's most recent note. He pointed out that the specialist didn't mention heart transplant at all. Of course, he couldn't find the note from October, 2012 when the specialist first mentioned heart transplant to me.

I don't know if the general cardiologist (who I saw today) doesn't believe the specialist told me I needed a heart transplant....or if he thinks I misheard the specialist ( I didn't hear him wrong!)..... Or if the general cardiologist thinks I am fishing for a surgery....or if the general cardiologist does believe my specialist said this to me but disagrees with him?

I don't know if the general cardiologist thinks I'm crazy?

I don't know if the issue is lack of communication between the specialist cardiologist and the general cardiologist?

I don't know if the specialist told me I needed a heart transplant....but is wrong?
Does he realize what he has put me through...and my family through? Imagine how you would feel if your doctor told you you needed a heart transplant.

I don't know whether to fire either set of doctors...or all of them.

If I am well enough to not need a heart transplant...I am happy about that, of course. But, as it is, I don't know who to believe.

I wish the general cardiologist would have at least answered my questions about criteria. But it seemed he was so intent on making his point that he wasn't listening to me.