Okay, so, there’s a reason I’ve not been here in a while.
I’ve not been feeling well. First, my back went “out” (where does it go?) and I’ve had to spend a lot of time away from the computer.
Then, last Monday, I spent a day as a dizzy blonde. We wound up going to St. Joseph’s Urgent Care where they found my BP to be 158/106. The short EKG didn’t show anything unusual so, after a brief discussion, they sent me home. The next day, we went to see a doc at MAHEC, the family practice place I go to. The BP was only slightly better (120/98) and I was started on HCTZ, a diuretic. They also scheduled me for a heart stress test.
I had the stress test today. Whoo hoo. Took an hour to get the IV started, even though I drank loads of water several days ahead of time. This test was a “nuclear stress test” and the stress part was done via drugs vs the treadmill. We got there at about 8am and left at about 3 or 4pm. I came home and promptly took a nap.
At 7pm, the doc’s office called. You know it is never good when they call that late.
Good news is that the nuclear part of the test showed no damaged areas to the heart, meaning it was getting blood flow to all its pieces parts.
Bad news is that the heart isn’t getting enough oxygen. This usually means a clogged artery. Tomorrow they’ll schedule me to see a cardiologist who will most likely want to do a heart cath.
I am only 42. Sure, I am overweight. I don’t eat eggs. I do eat veggies, although I only admit to it on occasions such as this. My cholesterol is within normal limits, always has been.
I feel mortal. This has been a wake up call that started last Monday. We’ve been looking at what we eat and the portions. We both feel we eat rather well but, perhaps not as well as we thought. I would love to sit and talk with a nutritionist, one who does more than show me the food pyramid and discuss portions.
At any rate, that is where I have been and where I am going.
Hey there! I was going to e-mail you today to see if you were okay.
I’m glad you’ve seen a specialist and know better what is going on. Once they do the cath they should have a clear picture, and hopefully it will be a quick procedure to fix things. Perhaps the cardiologist can suggest a good set of food, too? It’s worth asking them.
Hang in there. I’m so sorry this is happening, and I hope that both you and Lorna are able to keep each other calm.
Thanks. Yeah, we are doing better today, leaning toward the black humor side of things.
Still waiting to hear about the cardiologist appt.