Friday, July 23, 2010

A night in the Hospital

I went to the ER last night because I was having a weird sensation in my right chest, like a buzzing or a fluttering. I had been having it all day while I was at work and just tried to ignore it. THen, while I was cooking dinner, it got more frequent and I felt a little light headed. I checked my blood pressure and it was 165/97!!!! Whoa! I NEVER run high. My normal bp is 110/60 or the highest is 120/70. I asked Tom to take me to the ER. Boy did the ER take me right away. I guess a 44 year old overweight woman with chest discomfort and high bp is a concern. Anyway after lots of tubes of blood, a chest xray and 2 ekg's and being hooked up to oxygen and a monitor ALL NIGHT, turns out it was just muscle spasms. Guess I've been doing too many push-ups and weights. That' s a relief. I do still have an issue with low heart rate. My alarms kept going off when I would fall asleep because my heart rate dropped to 40. When I'm awake it's 62. That's like an althetes heart rate, but I'm no athlete. I will follow-up with my primary care doctor on August 13.

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