Jurdoc, I read your email and will show it to Dave, too. I don't know if he knows your docs, but in answer to your Q, he's an interventional cardiologist, so he's dealing mostly with procedures and medical approaches to people with pipe clogs, the basic arteriosclerotic plumbing problems that the majority of cardiology patients have. He also deals with simple arrhythmic issues that result from those plumbing clogs. You and I are the types of patients who interact first with his type and then have to move into the realm of cardio-electro-physiologists, who treat us offbeat atrio-ventricular types, the smaller minority. I'm lean and long and healthy and fit, with the cleanest pipes and lowest blood lipid levels you could ever want to see, so it doesn't seem fair at all to be labeled as a heart disease patient. But I am one. I wish rhythm patients got equal billing, but I feel they don't. Except by heart electricians, that is.

I have to go spend some time with my own medical books now and won't be able to write you back till later or tomorrow, but I promise I'll show your message to my husband. He'll encourage you to go ahead and tell your doc you're considering cannabis when the time comes that you can. I promise, docs aren't cops, and they need to be told, not only so they can know the full scope of what their patients are into but also so they can begin to get the true picture of how medically significant cannabis is. They are not surprised or shocked when patients tell them they smoke or use or plan to use cannabis. They expect it. They especially expect it in your neck of the woods, I assure you!
birdgirl73 Reviewed by birdgirl73 on . vaporizer and heart/cardiac issues Ok, so here goes. I have a heart condition, a fairly serious one, for which I have an implanted cardiac defibrillator. in the past, on two or three separate occasions, after smoking cannabis, I have suffered attack-like symptoms, including loss of consciousness (after a 3 foot bong session lasting an hour or so) and had arrythmia (irregular heartbeat) and basically symptoms of my condition. i have begrudgingly come to the conclusion that i cannot safely smoke cannabis. however, my suspicion is Rating: 5