I AM FINE. It was not a heart attack as feared!
ER trip 3 in under five months! since I went in on 29-Sept-2019, the day before my fifty-first birthday [!] and also last month on 5-Jan-2020, both for another health issue* [see bottom of page].
Am out of hospital and back home, so I just have to wait on seeing my GP, who's free next Wednesday.
Pain caused by one of three possibles, per Dr. Hershey: acid reflux, arthritis, or nerve problems. All of which I already have.
Spent nearly 24 hrs in Sparrow Hospital.
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Yesterday I left home in an ambulance circa 1:16pm, going to ER. Sparrow Hospital checked me in come evening for a stress test -- to confirm it was not my heart.
I'd called 9/11 because I thought I was having a heart attack.
Intense pain at edge of rib cage, then in my back, that would NOT STOP. I have a high pain tolerance, but sharp sudden pain can debilitate me as much as anyone.
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