Chain Reaction: Getting to the Heart of It

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Getting to the Heart of It

For the past 1 month or so I've been having heart palpitations off and on. After 3 visits to the doctor and one just yesterday she's changed my high blood pressure med and immediately did an EKG and scheduled me for an ECHO today as well as halter monitor I need to wear for 48 hours. None of this is fun and knowing my luck, nothing will occur in the next 48 hours. Alas, I will be around and type something more interesting soon. Right now I have a bunch of wires and a monitor attached to me - it is small though thank goodness! :-)

Talk to you all in the Chat Friday if you're there!

2 comments:

Jen said...: See you Friday, Lanette--holter monitor and all!

Here's a virtual (((HUG))); April 02, 2009
Diane J Standiford said...: Oh shoot! I forgot that dang chat again! Lanette, feel better soon, the heart is a funny creature---most things are benign. Sending (()) as well.; April 04, 2009

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