Today was not my best day ever doing the things I love - like getting to sew, which was my plan.
I spent most of the afternoon in the emergency room, with chest pain. It wasn't a severe pain, and it didn't travel, but I did get some nausea and a little dizzyness. The tests came out fine, with no indication of a heart attack. The pain went away finally, and they let me come home. I'm glad because I didn't want to stay there. I didn't want to BE there at all.
My mom died of a heart attack because she wouldn't go get checked, even though she was feeling bad. I couldn't do that to my family.
Even so, I had to think about the decision to go. Was what I was feeling really something to worry about? (I called my cousin the nurse for a second opinion) I know that if I feel like there is something serious going on, I can panic and ramp it up, and then it gets worse. Its a hard line for me to toe, and I tend towards determinedly ignoring.
Then, of course, the emergency room isn't free. Our insurance gives us a $100 co-pay, which isn't all that bad in the scheme of things, but when the budget is tight - and ours is - it can be an issue. But I went. And we paid. And tomorrow, I'll go see my regular Dr. and try to find what was really going on.
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You absolutely did the right thing! Good for you! And yeah, we know from tight budgets, but women and hearts are nothing to take for granted, especially when there's a history -- as you well know.
So good for you and keep us posted, and be good to yourself!
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