Well, my visit with the cardiologist didn't go as well as I would have liked it to...it appears to him that at some time I have probably had a heart attack in the lower part of my heart. I am pretty sure I know exactly when it happened...September 27, 2007. Yes, I know the exact date since that is when I thought I was dying of a heart attack. See, I was in Estes Park Colorado hiking to a waterfall with Terri, Daryl, Brian, Megan, and Tom. We were hiking up hill (ok, it was really a mountain) and the entire time I was having trouble breathing, my chest hurt, my heart was beating a million miles a minute, and I was really weak. Anyhowmany...I know when and where...just not sure of WHY????
The next thing to do in this case is a cardiac cauterization to determine one of 3 things...
1.) My heart was only joking and I didn't have a heart attack - just a bad stress test. 2.) That I have "mud" (as the doctor puts it) in my veins and need to go in on Wednesday for roto rooter to clean out my veins. 3.) The damage from the heart attack and mud is such that I would need open heart surgery. We are praying for option #1. As you all know, I am a jokester and my heart is part of my body - so it would only be fitting for it to play a nasty joke on me.
We will know which of the above options is designed for my on Tuesday. He said that I will know before I leave the office. So, until then - no strenuous activity. This means that my 5K on Saturday is out of the question...and boot camp is still on hold. We will see what happens on Tuesday.
Marie
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So are we talking next Tuesday, a week from today-ergo next Wednsday, a Week from tomorrow?
So are we talking about a week from Today for the Cardiac Cath? Gail
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