Faye Fox
Well-known member
The last year has been a ride. I doubt Cody will consider it a rodeo, but staying in the saddle has been a real discipline.
Heart Attack ... I was having trouble breathing, so I called my PCP. She thought I was having a heart attack and sent me to the emergency room. No time was wasted getting me in and installing two IV's where I was slammed with Toprol and other such drugs.
Blood test were taken every two hours. My blood test indicated a severe attack although I felt no chest pain. I kept telling them I felt fine and had just experienced shortness of breath. I was told, I was in denial. This had been going on for months and I finally decided it was getting worse and needed checked. After 12 hours, I was life transported a large state of the art heart center.
After overnight and continual heart monitoring, I finally got all the specialty test, including special C-scan, completed. Luckily, it didn't indicate a cath up the artery, was necessary. Another two hours and a Cardiologist review found no heart attack and minimal build up in one artery that was very good for my age. No clue why I have shortness of breath more than I did a year ago. Old age, I guess.
Cancer ... We finally got a GYN that specializes in cancer. She comes a few days every other month. She believes I have a low level slow grow cancer from her exam and years of experience knowing what early signs to look for. The cancer MRI showed no aggressive cancer, but didn't rule out a small slow grow one. I was put on a 6 month testing schedule. She will be looking to see what changes occur. Surgery is out unless an aggressive cancer appears. No spread was noted, so she feels confident that she will catch any advancement before it can spread.
All in all, I am doing good and enjoying life. Great to see all of you from previous SOC years. I hope all of you are doing great.
Heart Attack ... I was having trouble breathing, so I called my PCP. She thought I was having a heart attack and sent me to the emergency room. No time was wasted getting me in and installing two IV's where I was slammed with Toprol and other such drugs.
Blood test were taken every two hours. My blood test indicated a severe attack although I felt no chest pain. I kept telling them I felt fine and had just experienced shortness of breath. I was told, I was in denial. This had been going on for months and I finally decided it was getting worse and needed checked. After 12 hours, I was life transported a large state of the art heart center.
After overnight and continual heart monitoring, I finally got all the specialty test, including special C-scan, completed. Luckily, it didn't indicate a cath up the artery, was necessary. Another two hours and a Cardiologist review found no heart attack and minimal build up in one artery that was very good for my age. No clue why I have shortness of breath more than I did a year ago. Old age, I guess.
Cancer ... We finally got a GYN that specializes in cancer. She comes a few days every other month. She believes I have a low level slow grow cancer from her exam and years of experience knowing what early signs to look for. The cancer MRI showed no aggressive cancer, but didn't rule out a small slow grow one. I was put on a 6 month testing schedule. She will be looking to see what changes occur. Surgery is out unless an aggressive cancer appears. No spread was noted, so she feels confident that she will catch any advancement before it can spread.
All in all, I am doing good and enjoying life. Great to see all of you from previous SOC years. I hope all of you are doing great.
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