Emergency Room

On Monday I wasn't feeling well and I was having some irregular heartbeats along with some discomfort but it didn't seem that bad. By Monday night it was happening on a continuous basis and the pain was getting worse. I decided that I wouldn't go the the ER that night because I would probably need to be seen by a cardiologist and they wouldn't have one in the hospital at that time of day. I talked with my mom who made me promise that if it was still happening when I woke up Tuesday that I would go no matter what. The pain continued throughout the night so once I was finally able to get out of bed I showered and went to the hospital. It was a huge waste of my time and money seeing as how the doctor wouldn't listen to anything I said. They put me on a heart monitor for 3 hours and then told me that I was fine and I could go home. I tried repeatedly to tell them that it's not a problem with the electrical impulses in my heart that it is a problem with the actual structure of the heart, probably the valves. They also took some blood and then told me to stop taking the medications that my specialist has prescribed. As soon as I got out of the hospital I called my doctor's office and they told me to continue with the medication until I could talk with the doctor. I have talked with the nurse again this morning and she said that she would relay all of the information to him and then let me know what he wants to do. I think that I need to see a cardiologist so that I can have an echocardiogram done to actually see my heart. I'll keep you posted on the progress.

I leave you with a picture of me hooked up to the machines.