my dad has congestive heart failure but his family dr. wont give him a referral to see a specialist?

Your dad needs to ask his doctor for a referral to a cardiologist and if he is denied this, he needs to ask why. He can call the insurance company and file a complaint, but he could also call a cardiologist used by the insurance company and ask to set up an appointment and give the insurance information to the doctors office and let them know that he needs a referral, but the regular MD will not give one. My cardiologist is great about getting this information himself. I need referrals from my primary care doctor, but since I have been seeing the cardiologist, he handles the referral process himself.

Unfortunately some doctors offices are offered incentives by the insurance company if they do NOT refer to specialists, and that may be the problem here.

See a different doctor, maybe even go by an urgent care clinic just so he can be seen without an appointment and possibly have one of the doctors there set up an appointment with a specialist. Also, try calling or going by the office of a specialist. It's his money, so he has a right to be heard and seen. If all else fails, you can go directly to the ER and have someone take a look there. They have to see you there; it's illegal for them to deny anyone medical treatment and someone could refer him to a specialist.

I realize this can be a debilitating condition, I pray to GOD for you and your family. What I will tell you is that your heart condition has deteriorated. But. I will tell you what you can do to help alleviate symptoms.

D ribose is the only thing KNOWN to improve diastolic dysfunction. (just thought i'd add that)

and EECP IS PROVEN after 50 yrs of clinical trials to INCREASE the Ejection fraction.

Google the following..

Dr Stephen Sinatra "Metabolic Cardiology" or any other books by him, he is a cardiologist (cardiac surgeon)with over 30 years of experience, and made his own protocol.

he says something liek this in his book, but I suggest yuor read it/google it.

D-Ribose: 15 Grams per day cost is like ~ $30 for 8oz

Coenzyme Q10: 400mg (atleast 1 to 2 times per day) $50 for 60 capsules

L-Carnitine (1.5 to 3 grams per day) get the powdered form its alot cheaper. ~ $30 if not you can buy the tablets $45. (500mg each)

Magnesium Supplements (atleast 400mg per day) $10

Taurine: (atleast 1 gram per day, up to 4 grams maybe more i don't remember the top bracket of it) $13 for 300 tablets 500 mg each. about a few months supply.

and check the following treatments, he likely has CHF or congestive heart failure he needs this treatment called EECP (35 treatments where they put blood pressure cuffs on the patients legs and abdoment to pump blood back to the heart for 1 hr a day for 35 days to make it stronger, (increased ejection fraction). It makes new blood vessels to that they can get blood to the damaged tissue and save it. It has been shown to IMPROVE heart function. It was just approved after 50 years of research.

all the above is if you had a heart attack, even if you didn't the above will still help greatly. If you have cardiomyopathy look into stem cells, they can be found in thailand, mexico, the carribean and india. some are cheaper than others.

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i had the same problem go to a well known hospital . to the e.r. they run some tests and will see a cardiologist for treatment .

Change doctors.