New Posts For Thread: More bad news from my wonderful family....https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30957437/more-bad-news-from-my-wonderful-familyFive years ago, my son in law had a kind of "fluttering" in his heart.Went to the doctors who listened to his heart for twenty seconds and was told he was fine.A few weeks ago, he had a sensation that his heart kept missing a beat, so this time he waWhy you so certain his condition existed 5 years ago?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30957437/more-bad-news-from-my-wonderful-family?post_id=553039753#553039753Why you so certain his condition existed 5 years ago?Tue, 31 Oct 2017 15:11:16 -0500I'm afraid I don't share people's confident in doctors. They're not all equal by any means. I've seen cases the other way around, where the consultant has been at fault and the GP has solved the problem.I saw one recently where the GP cleared up a prhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30957437/more-bad-news-from-my-wonderful-family?post_id=553037935#553037935I'm afraid I don't share people's confident in doctors. They're not all equal by any means. I've seen cases the other way around, where the consultant has been at fault and the GP has solved the problem.I saw one recently where the GP cleared up a prTue, 31 Oct 2017 07:19:19 -0500Why should Doctors be more competent at their job than anyone else is in this Country. Havent you noticed that virtually everyone is useless.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30957437/more-bad-news-from-my-wonderful-family?post_id=553037917#553037917Why should Doctors be more competent at their job than anyone else is in this Country. Havent you noticed that virtually everyone is useless.Tue, 31 Oct 2017 07:11:56 -0500What makes you sure they've got it right now?Because this isn't the opinion of a GP, but a Cardiologist.....https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30957437/more-bad-news-from-my-wonderful-family?post_id=553037835#553037835What makes you sure they've got it right now?Because this isn't the opinion of a GP, but a Cardiologist.....Tue, 31 Oct 2017 06:38:07 -0500Why, and how, do doctors get it wrong so oftenWhat makes you sure they've got it right now?supraventricular tachycardia is a fast resting pulse rate, usually over 100 beats per minute.You can take your pulse one day and it can be fast, and the next dhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30957437/more-bad-news-from-my-wonderful-family?post_id=553037735#553037735Why, and how, do doctors get it wrong so oftenWhat makes you sure they've got it right now?supraventricular tachycardia is a fast resting pulse rate, usually over 100 beats per minute.You can take your pulse one day and it can be fast, and the next dTue, 31 Oct 2017 05:55:01 -0500Walking down the street about a year ago my heart started going like the clappers I felt faint and clung on to a lamp post. Nothing since, I really can't be arsed to go to the Doctor.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30957437/more-bad-news-from-my-wonderful-family?post_id=553037695#553037695Walking down the street about a year ago my heart started going like the clappers I felt faint and clung on to a lamp post. Nothing since, I really can't be arsed to go to the Doctor.Tue, 31 Oct 2017 05:34:18 -0500now of course you may have to go to a specialist to get it fixed , but it shouldn't be too much to expect that the GP would be able to see that there is something wrong with something as basic as that.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30957437/more-bad-news-from-my-wonderful-family?post_id=553037689#553037689now of course you may have to go to a specialist to get it fixed , but it shouldn't be too much to expect that the GP would be able to see that there is something wrong with something as basic as that.Tue, 31 Oct 2017 05:31:01 -0500I've had similar symptoms to your son in law. Missing heartbeats, strange sensations, I've been awoken at night with serious palpitations. I've been hooked up to ecg machines and listened through a stethoscope, blood pressure taken and they can findhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30957437/more-bad-news-from-my-wonderful-family?post_id=553037681#553037681I've had similar symptoms to your son in law. Missing heartbeats, strange sensations, I've been awoken at night with serious palpitations. I've been hooked up to ecg machines and listened through a stethoscope, blood pressure taken and they can findTue, 31 Oct 2017 05:28:16 -0500Ah, how knowledgable does a doctor have to be to understand if someone has a faulty heart ?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30957437/more-bad-news-from-my-wonderful-family?post_id=553037679#553037679Ah, how knowledgable does a doctor have to be to understand if someone has a faulty heart ?Tue, 31 Oct 2017 05:27:53 -0500A GP is, in the main, a doctor who knows a bit about a lot. In general with big problems they direct you to the place to get treatment. It's not surprising they get lots wrong really.The alterative is seeing a heart specialist right away when you havhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30957437/more-bad-news-from-my-wonderful-family?post_id=553037671#553037671A GP is, in the main, a doctor who knows a bit about a lot. In general with big problems they direct you to the place to get treatment. It's not surprising they get lots wrong really.The alterative is seeing a heart specialist right away when you havTue, 31 Oct 2017 05:21:53 -0500