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Here We Go
Nov. 12th, 2014 04:06 pmThe good news is that I've paid $500 for someone to tell me there is absolutely nothing wrong with my heart. If I die this evening, it's up for grabs on a donor list as a perfect specimen.
The bad news is that it means I still don't know what's causing these chest pains.
They ran an EKG and a sonogram and found nothing. They were going to schedule for a nuclear stress test, but that would be an additional $500 plus time lost from work just to confirm my heart doesn't explode with exertion, which I can confirm from periodic workouts at home that feel just fine. Since so far all of these episodes seem to occur during times of rest or no more exertion than walking, I don't see the point. So I declined the stress test, which will probably chafe my regular doctor, but I feel comfortable after the sonogram and blood test that it's not my heart that's causing the raucous. (I was mostly assuming that thought before, which was why I've never called for an ambulance or requested to be taken to a hospital.)
My regular doctor did mention that there can be esophagus issues that mimic heart issues, but since heart attack is much more deadly, she wanted to rule that out first before looking at other possibilities. I'm leaning toward esophagus or the possible diaphragm "migraine" idea I had before, but we'll just have to wait and see for now.
The bad news is that it means I still don't know what's causing these chest pains.
They ran an EKG and a sonogram and found nothing. They were going to schedule for a nuclear stress test, but that would be an additional $500 plus time lost from work just to confirm my heart doesn't explode with exertion, which I can confirm from periodic workouts at home that feel just fine. Since so far all of these episodes seem to occur during times of rest or no more exertion than walking, I don't see the point. So I declined the stress test, which will probably chafe my regular doctor, but I feel comfortable after the sonogram and blood test that it's not my heart that's causing the raucous. (I was mostly assuming that thought before, which was why I've never called for an ambulance or requested to be taken to a hospital.)
My regular doctor did mention that there can be esophagus issues that mimic heart issues, but since heart attack is much more deadly, she wanted to rule that out first before looking at other possibilities. I'm leaning toward esophagus or the possible diaphragm "migraine" idea I had before, but we'll just have to wait and see for now.
