So, I'll start with a reassurance that I am fine. It's been a weird week of not feeling great; heartburn that started on Tuesday night and just wouldn't let up. Today it got much worse and there were some other things so I left work early (thanks, Donna, for finding me a sub on such short notice!) and went to the walk-in clinic, where I waited more than an hour to be seen - lots of sick folks here right now. From then, it progressed rather quickly to an EKG, nitroglycerin spray, baby aspirin, my first (and hopefully, last) ambulance ride, and several hours in the ER with another EKG, chest xray, blood work, answering the same set of questions several times (the answers didn't change!), and lots of waiting. Three hours after arriving at the ER (not bad!) the bottom line is that my heart is fine and it really was a nasty case of heartburn. I am home and I have meds and a followup with a GI doc. During this whole process, I was impressed with (and thankful for) the kindness, friendliness, and efficiency of the nurses, doctors, xray tech, transport people, and everyone else at Pinnacle and Blake.
So, what have I learned from this unexpected turn of events? God is indeed good. I have a wonderful husband who is willing to drop everything and drive more than an hour to stand next to me during this process. I have a sister who is my rock...she stays calm, asks all the right questions, and keeps me from going off the deep end. I have a priest who is there when he is needed, staying until the answers are found and praying with us. Wayne has co-workers who are caring, compassionate people. We have an insane number of great friends who pray, check on us, offer to help in any way they can. I also learned that I've not been making the best of decisions for my health and well-being recently and I'm the only one that can change that.
My control issues came back in a HUGE way during this. I know it comes as no surprise to anyone who has known me for more than 5 minutes, but I don't like things that feel chaotic or out of my control! The whole idea of being loaded onto a stretcher and into an ambulance while leaving my car in the parking lot flipped me out. I asked if I could just drive over to the ER; they politely but firmly told me "no". Being wheeled on the bed from one place to another when I felt like I could walk was very uncomfortable. And, lying in the bed while people stood and talked to me felt very, very weird. I know...let go and let God...
Tonight I am thankful to be home with Wayne and thankful this was a minor incident that is easily fixed.
Praise God you are ok!
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