Delectably Diabolical

Review of Women of Salt Lake Region

Went to the ER here as I was having an A-Fib episo...

Went to the ER here as I was having an A-Fib episode. The staff was nice enough, but the DR refused to actually lower my heart rate to an average heart rate. When I left, I was still having spikes at around 140, but sitting between 105 and 120 on average.

He gave me some drug that was supposed to reduce stress, said he was totally fine with spikes at 140, and sent me home. Now I'm home, the drug wore off, and my heart is still beating irregularly and much higher than average. I didn't go to the ER because I wanted to come home and deal with the same crap, or potentially go back, spend another 300 in co-pay, then have him give me another 3 hour fix. I was hoping for a solution that would last longer than the hospital visit.

Why they didn't simply use the defibrillators is beyond me. I've had much worse episodes where they took my heart rate from 220 on down to 75, using nothing more than the defibrillators, and the total trip took 1 hour. My heart was then perfect for an entire year.

Needless to say, I'll be going elsewhere for any sort of medical attention. These guys had no clue what they were doing, could have cut the visit down to 1/4 of what it was, and also gave me a long term solution, rather than a 3 hour fix that would require multiple visits to the ER for one simple ailment.