Wednesday evening greetings! Would anyone be surprised to learn that I spent last night and all day today at Miami Valley Hospital?
One of the things my cardiologist had told me to watch for was shoulder pain and Monday evening my left shoulder began to hurt. I finally talked to the cardio's nurse late yesterday afternoon. She thought it might not be a bad idea to have it checked, so Richard and I drove to Miami Valley. If I'd been having the symptoms I had Aug. 3, we'd have called 9-1-1 and gone to our local hospital, but this didn't seem so urgent and I really wanted to be treated by my doctor and his colleagues. They pretty much determined in the ER that I was not having a heart attack, but kept me overnight and did the stress test today that had been scheduled for March 14. I passed that with flying colors and am really glad to have it behind me. Seven minutes on the treadmill, top speed 3.4 mph, max heart rate 180. Got home about 6:30 tonight.
You don't suppose there might be some stress residing in my shoulder, do you?