Today was awful. I only slept an hour or 2 last night because every time I laid down, my heart would start jumping around in my chest, and it felt like someone was sitting on top of it. I began the day with a sleep deficit. It wasnt so bad until I went for a nap, and thats when the same problem with my chest started all over again. Its a very scary feeling... I did get SOME relief when I doubled up my pillows, but not by much. Last Thursday evening, I did what I've been telling my cardiac patients to do for the last 16 years... "if you start having symptoms, its better to go get checked out. you'd rather be safe than sorry." So, I went to the ER. Despite a rainbow of symptoms, the ER MD couldnt find anything wrong except for a 1st-degree AV block. I went home, vowing never to go back ever again, and I'm keeping to my word. I've REALLY got to get my will done now... I'd like to get a large packet of papers together to make it easy for Mom once I kick off. I've watched her struggle through with Grandma's stuff because it wasnt organized. She doesnt need that headache from me. I'm going to order a filing cabinet tomorrow, too. There is one upstairs, empty and ready to use, but there isnt anyone to bring it down the stairs for us. Its just easier to have one delivered than to put someone out by asking them to come over and move it.
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