Hello, everyone. I can’t tell you how good it is to be back. I just spent 5½ days in the hospital for a medical emergency…that wasn’t.
On a routine visit to the Doctor, I mentioned a few things that I was concerned about. Actually, wondering about would be more accurate. Bad move. Somehow, based on what I said, The Doctor thought that I might have some internal bleeding going on, and sent me directly to the hospital for tests that were supposed to be performed on an out-patient basis.
While I was there, they drew some blood samples that they said showed the presence of chemical markers suggesting that I’d had a recent heart attack. That’s when the shit hit the fan, and I soon found myself flat on my back in ICU. During the next several days, I underwent ultrasounds for this and ultrasounds for that, an endoscopy, a colonoscopy, probably a few other –scopies, and, ultimately, a cardiac catheterization/angiogram.
Bottom line:
They found no internal bleeding. Anywhere.
They found no blocked arteries on the heart. Apparently, not even close. I didn’t have a heart attack.
By yesterday evening, I’d had enough, and told them I wanted to be released. They didn’t argue. From now on, I’m going to be a little more careful about what I say to the family doctor, and a little less willing to go along with everything he suggests.
Thanks to the unplanned interruption in my life, I've now got some other things to catch up with, but I'll still play here on the thread when I can.