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| I went to see my doctor on Wednesday this week. She said I needed to have an EKG. That was standard for those in Medicare. So after that she came in and said something else then said I will the cardiologist. That got me. I left without asking what she meant, silly of me. But it was a while before I digested that something could be wrong with my EKG. So I emailed her my question. Yesterday the clinic called and left a message. I spent all afternoon trying to call them back and each time except the last I got no response. When finally I talked to the nurse, she told me the sad news. That I had a septal infarct. That's damaged tissue in the heart that happened sometime in the past during a heart attack. The heart attack was a silent one because I didn't feel anything. Now I need to wrap my head around this. I'm walking around having had a heart attack. I'm one of the lucky ones, I guess. Now I need to prepare myself to see the cardiologist. I hope he has no wish to invade my body to see this septal infarct. As far as the doctor is concerned it's dead tissue. Why would anyone want to do an invasive procedure to detect a septal infarct? I'm trying to put on a good face on this. The silence of the house surrounds me. I told my Dad about this and he was surprised. We both have had heart attacks in the past. His was decades ago. Mine was probably more recent. I only hope the clinic finds a good cardiologist to see me. Someone who's understanding and good. |
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