So we had another appointment with a cardiologist for Mary Ann.  We were hoping to find someone that would continue the treatment her previous doctor was giving her (The previous fellow moved away).  Instead we were told that the medicines she takes are bad for long term use and there is no other alternative, Mary Ann will have to learn to live with it.  To be blunt, learning to live with it due to lack of medication could easily mean Mary Ann ends up in a wheelchair as opposed to walking freely with the aid of a cane, and is restricted to the house due to her potential to pass out.  This was not at all what we expected or wanted to hear.

We did agree in principle to allow Mary Ann to go off the drug long enough for the new doctor to run some tests, possibly he will find an alternative treatment.  Not completely buying the "It's no longer possible to keep using the old drug" story, I asked the nurse for anything she could give me about the affects of the drug and she kindly obliged.  On page 36 of the packet I found a reference to the long term use of the drug to treat exactly Mary Ann's condition, so I am looking for a new doctor.  In the meantime, I told this guy we can't run the test until the latter part of next month so that Mary Ann can see the several family members we expect to see in the coming weeks.  If we get that far, I can see some merit in the tests being performed at least so we can get new information.  That won't be the final disposition though.  I can't accept that.