I was recently diagnosed with a Long Q Rhythm. I'm wondering if there is anyone else out there with this problem.
My Dr. recommends Beta Blocker and no more racing. He also commented that I've had this condition all my life so I'll probably be ok.
I would like to PM with anyone out there who is swimming with a similar situation. I am feeling very conflicted and would like to talk to someone in the same boat.
I read the paragraph about the sisters who swam in Nationals with a Long Q diagnosis, in fact that article motivated me to go to the electrophysicist (sp) and get this checked out by a specialist.
Didn't mean to antagonize. It just seems very easy to sit on the outside of a situation with dispassionate and clinical opinions. It's a whole different animal when you are going through it.
Like you said, it's a matter of personality and priorities. I have just found medical people to be very dismissive of the real personal struggle this situation causes when evaluating what should be done. The cut-and-dried easy answers seem dismissive, anyway. Apologies if I offended.
I think this may be part of the problem. Doctors are there to be knowledgeable, skilled, impartial observers and advisors who can give reasoned opinions that are not colored by the unfairness of the facts.
That being said, I do wonder sometimes if a doctor would be more inclined to discuss options with Michael Phelps than he would with me. I would guess that the same opinion would be given, but there would be a more elaborate explanation of the risk so that Michael could weigh the risk/reward factors – given the fact that his livelihood is tied to his swimming.
I think most of our exposure to “cut-and-dried easy answers” from doctors is related to not so serious matters. When your shoulder hurts when you swim and the doctor tells you “well, then, don’t swim” it can be frustrating. But, in the end, I think we all want our doctors to be able to give us their impartial, reasoned opinions so that we can make our own informed decisions regarding our health.
Didn't mean to antagonize. It just seems very easy to sit on the outside of a situation with dispassionate and clinical opinions. It's a whole different animal when you are going through it.
Like you said, it's a matter of personality and priorities. I have just found medical people to be very dismissive of the real personal struggle this situation causes when evaluating what should be done. The cut-and-dried easy answers seem dismissive, anyway. Apologies if I offended.
I think this may be part of the problem. Doctors are there to be knowledgeable, skilled, impartial observers and advisors who can give reasoned opinions that are not colored by the unfairness of the facts.
That being said, I do wonder sometimes if a doctor would be more inclined to discuss options with Michael Phelps than he would with me. I would guess that the same opinion would be given, but there would be a more elaborate explanation of the risk so that Michael could weigh the risk/reward factors – given the fact that his livelihood is tied to his swimming.
I think most of our exposure to “cut-and-dried easy answers” from doctors is related to not so serious matters. When your shoulder hurts when you swim and the doctor tells you “well, then, don’t swim” it can be frustrating. But, in the end, I think we all want our doctors to be able to give us their impartial, reasoned opinions so that we can make our own informed decisions regarding our health.
