You may have a better directory than I can find, But here's a short directory of Cardiologists in Wellington.

The Wakefield Heart Centre looks promising.
Their phone number is (04) 381 8115

Please call them now.

Holy crap; thanks for the support and the peer pressure. I'm making an appointment to see my GP for a referral today.
I told my partner last night. She looked... shocked. Stunned. A little frightened.
Neither of us have slept much. :/

are you taking aspirin?

goooooood.

Keep us posted. we're watching :eyeball:

No, no asprin at the moment.

And the peer pressure in this case is good peer pressure... rather than the 'hey there, take this awesome crack', it's the good stuff instead.

And I will.

thanks!

GOOD. Also, take the aspirin. It cannot hurt you, and it may help in the meantime.

Not as shocked as she'd be if you keeled over dead one day. Many heart problems are very treatable, putting your head in the sand is the last thing she'd want you to do. I'm very glad you told her, and I'm sure she's grateful to know as well.

*Thumbs up* ElBandidto.

The biggest hurdle I find is getting over the Kiwi attitude of 'she'll be right, mate' (I think the Aussies have something similar). It's something of a National Identity and part of a measure of 'manliness' here. Akin to Kiwi ingenuity (No. 8 wire and all that).
And it leads to kiwi guys like me just 'putting up and shutting up' with ills and ailments.

I've called. Got an appointment in two hours. :thumb

Stay strong, Bandito. It's amazing what the combination of a statin, aspirin and a beta blocker can do to reduce your risks. I've been on the first two drugs for about seven years -- my maternal uncle died of a MI at age 32 (exactly my age now!)

Just want to add...if you take aspirin, don't take too much. It can be very bad for your stomach.

I have recently started taking one enteric coated ASA q other day. Most recommend a single baby ASA daily.

*grins*


Hey, ElBandito, well done mate. Let us know how you get on :)

good decision ELB, now you can get on the road to recovery from whatever ails you:)

*drops over dead of a heart attack*

sorry, i just heven't broken your bal....box over the asterisks in a while.