Mom has very bad nausea.

Hello,

my mom is a very healthy 57 year old woman until recently. She started having bouts of nausea, fainting, etc. then she got a pacemaker. But she is still having these bouts of nausea and pain in her chest. The doctors tell her "nothing is wrong" but I can't believe that my mom, a former pro athlete, would just be "ok" and be feeling this way. What questions do I ask! How can I advocate for her to get better care? I'm angry at her doctors and worried for my mom. She is 57 for crying out loud. She should be healthy and ok with this issue fixed. She has always had super low blood pressure but now has a machine to check it. We are together at a conference and I don't know if I should try to get her to a better doctor out here right now or advocate for her once she's home. I'm scared. If anyone has any questions or advice for us please let me know. I believe my mom has Hashimoto's disease also and definitely has always had low blood pressure. Thank you in advance for any advice or help. 

2 Comments

Hello

by betelayne - 2017-04-22 21:07:55

Has everything else been checked out that could be causing her problems?I'm sure she needed the pm but it might be something else.I had those problems 40 years ago with gallbladder attacks.It might be a good idea to see another DR.Good Luck.

Another opinion

by Bearclaw - 2017-04-23 09:41:50

I totally agree, she needs another opinion, start there.

When I was told that I needed an ICD because of Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, I had it confirmed with 2 Centres of Excellence in Apical HCM, and now I am confident I have done everything I could have to make sure I am proceeding in the best way possible.

Don't stop until you get the answers for your mom, they are out there.

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