Tuesday morning, I was not feeling well. There was a little discomfort in my chest that I have associated in the past with my usual GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease) but this time I also felt something unspecific my left arm and that was a bit weird. That was not a nice combo of signals and I am heard way too many times the “It did not think it was a heart attack” only to be proven wrong later on by a lights and sirens trip to the ER or a silent one to the morgue.
So I chewed on an aspirin was taken to the ER by the not-very-happy missus and placed myself in the hands of the medical community. That is something that scares me somewhat, but what can be done?
Good news: After one full day of tests and going through imagining devices plus an overnight of observation with a bunch of cables attached to what looked like a first generation Walkman, I was pronounced clear from my initial fears. Cardiac enzymes indicated no heart attack, and cat scans with iodine crap also failed to find anything of importance and so did the echo sonogram.
Basically I ended up having what will be billed a very expensive Cardiology check up. Don’t mind me much, I am very much happy I will still remain among all of you and bothering you on a regular basis.
Think of your trip to the ER as helping out the economy and taking care of yourself.
Glad to hear yall ok. Hang tuff
Thanks for taking it seriously and not throwing the dice. Glad you’re okay
Had a few of those myself, I understand the concern.
Expensive, but better safe than sorry!
As you noted, too many people ignore symptoms and end up with a ride in a hospital owned vehicle.
Glad you got it checked out, and glad you are OK. Keep safe!
Dude! Glad to hear you’re ok. Take care of yourself. But just think, all of those tests will be great for your next cardiology doctor to look over. He won’t have to order them, just review them. Keep up the good work!
Congratulations on passing the test(s).
I sincerely hope you do not ever require stents & anticoagulants. While considerably better than the alternatives, not, on their own, desirable past times.
Ask me how I know this….
Had one of those myself about 25 years ago. Went so far as to have a stress test scheduled. Like you, everything acme back A-OK abnd the Docs said it was a good ‘baseline’ to work off of for the future.
I’m glad that it was just a scare, not a bad thing!
Glad that you’re doing OK. I hate hospitals
Now There’s yer Problem ~~ Yer air filter’s clogged-up! What? Oh, it’s a beard??? OK then, never mind. Hope you’re feeling better.