Andy came home this afternoon ... and that's a big deal because...? Oh, I guess that I neglected to mention that he was in the hospital the last couple of days. On Wednesday he had a severe chest pain, unlike anything he'd ever experienced before, followed by such a dizzy rush to his head that he thought he would pass out. He really thought he was having a stroke or a heart attack (and this is Andy, a very non-hypochondriacal sort of person, unlike his wife). The chest pain passed as quickly as it had come, but he had a couple more attacks of lightheadedness. By Thursday he was getting very anxious about it (and I was leaning on him to get checked out), so he went to the ER around noon.
He learned that if you walk into an ER and say "chest pain," you get attention–and fast! They drew blood, did an EKG, injected him with a dye and did a CAT scan—none of which revealed evidence of a cardiac event of any kind. But they preferred to keep him overnight on a heart monitor (and with a roommate on suicide watch, lovely...). Today he had a stress test, after which he asked whether he should make a follow-up appointment with a cardiologist, and the doctor said, "With an EKG like this, you should make an appointment with a football coach!"
So they sent him packing, and although "nothing" officially happened, we are feeling very much like we got a gift.
Wow! So happy it was 'nothing', glad he's on the mend.
Posted by: jo | January 26, 2008 at 08:34 AM
Glad he passed everything with flying colors! But they never figured out what caused all of that? If he wasn't seen by a cardiologist in the hospital, I think he should go touch base with one anyway. I've been misdiagnosed enough times by non-specialists who seemed to know what they were talking about.
Posted by: Elena | January 26, 2008 at 12:34 PM
Yes, he did -- it was a cardiologist who said he had the heart of a football player. :-)
Posted by: Karen | January 26, 2008 at 12:41 PM
I'm glad Andy is fine, but I'm with Elena that I'd still be a bit nervous that they didn't get to the bottom of it. Of course, I am a worry wart.
Posted by: Susan | January 26, 2008 at 07:59 PM
I wasn't aware that football players had hearts.
Smirk smirk.
I'm glad Andy is ok & at home.
Posted by: Naomi | January 26, 2008 at 08:30 PM
He's going to make a doctor's appointment, but at least they've determined that he didn't have a heart attack or stroke this week.
Posted by: Karen | January 26, 2008 at 08:33 PM
Whew! Glad to hear he has a healthy heart. That's really great news.
I've actually had acute chest pains from G.I. reflux which were particularly and surprisingly painful.
When Andy gets a more general checkup, I bet the rest of him is as healthy as his heart. But it is important to follow up.
Posted by: James | January 27, 2008 at 11:04 AM
Very glad to hear everything ended up fine. Phew.
Posted by: Tammy | January 27, 2008 at 09:08 PM
Late to reply, but a hardy "Huzzah!" to Andy's recovery from what must have been quite the scare for all!
Posted by: Joel | February 04, 2008 at 12:38 AM