[Loch-Ruadh] Dana's story...
Christine Huse
casadevaca at sbcglobal.net
Sun Apr 3 09:06:18 PDT 2005
Glad to hear you are well and and that you are home, Dana.
Maria
Dana wrote:
> I was shanghaied to the doctor on Tuesday and held prisoner until
> Wednesday night for a trip to the Emergency room that was only
> "supposed" to last about 3 hours. Pookie took very good care of me but
> after numerous blood tests and EKG's it was decided that I needed to
> be admitted for further testing. I am one large pin cushion!! Spent
> over 6 hours taking a nuclear stress test that should only have taken
> maybe 2 hours total!! NO COFFEE until after 1 in the afternoon and it
> was decaf!! Sent Aingeal down stairs for a real cup of coffee. She
> brought me shaved ham & turkey and a dish of bread pudding along with
> the coffee because I missed lunch. Got that eaten and savored my cup
> of coffee when I'm told nothing more for the rest of the day so that
> can do an angiogram that evening, all because I failed the nuclear
> stress test. And damn I thought I had passed it with flying colors. We
> won't even go into the problems with the doctors Aingeal was dealing
> with, but as you all know she got her way. Thank God she's on my
> side!! All has ended well as the put in a stent to clear up the 99%
> blockage they found. And now Caerell and I can compare stress tests,
> cardio rehab and meds and equally pick on or complain about Aingeal!!
> I think they released me earlier than planned because they got tired
> of my complaining!!!
>
> I ain't gonna do this again so the healthy instructions and medicines
> will be followed to the letter. This was not a fun or enjoyable
> experience!!
>
> Dana
>
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