Oh jeez, Strix! Glad you called and are OK.
Wash: Well, I wash my hands of it. It's a hopeless case. I'll read a nice poem at the funeral. Something with imagery. Zoe: You could lock the door and keep the power-hungry maniac at bay. Wash: Oh, no, I'm starting to like this poetry idea now. Here lies my beloved Zoe, my autumn flower, somewhat less attractive now she's all corpsified and gross...
'Shindig'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Feb 22, 2018 7:21:39 am PST #22425 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Strix - Feb 22, 2018 7:31:30 am PST #22426 of 30002
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I generally tough things out, but women's heart attacks are so weird and sneaky, and worrying about it just made the symptoms that correlate to women's heart attacks worse. I'm glad I called, even though I hate the "nervous woman overreacting" appearance.
I figure it balances out all the times I underreacted to gall bladder attacks and broken bones.
I feel much better...but I switched from finishing my single cup of joe per day to water, and ate some cereal.
Steph L. - Feb 22, 2018 7:36:48 am PST #22427 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Strix, I'm glad everything is okay! And it's not foolish to check when symptoms like that happen. I went to the ER 8 or 9 years ago when something similar happened. The attending physician happened to be a friend of mine from high school, so I didn't even need to explain my dad's history of heart attacks. He just said "Oh, yeah. You don't look like someone having an MI, but I want to run the tests to be sure." And he reassured me that I did the right thing by coming in.
You definitely did the right thing, too.
Laura - Feb 22, 2018 7:38:37 am PST #22428 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
It is good that you called, Strix. Grateful that they found you in good health, as I am sure the EMS folks were.
Gudanov - Feb 22, 2018 7:58:38 am PST #22429 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping
Glad it turned out okay, Strix!
Gudanov - Feb 22, 2018 7:59:08 am PST #22430 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping
Personally, I think I'd pretty much have to be dead before going to the ER. It's just too damn expensive with my current insurance.
Gudanov - Feb 22, 2018 8:06:46 am PST #22431 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping
I think I'm reaching that awkward spot in my job when there are times I want to ask a higher up how to handle a particular problem and there aren't any higher ups.
Atropa - Feb 22, 2018 8:10:17 am PST #22432 of 30002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Strix, I'm so glad you're okay AND you went and got things checked out.
Atropa - Feb 22, 2018 9:19:22 am PST #22433 of 30002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
ION, the more I learn about my company's data collection services to our customers, the more creeped out I am.
Strix - Feb 22, 2018 10:07:01 am PST #22434 of 30002
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I did not go to the ER. I called an ambulance because if you are not transported anywhere, they don't charge you. If I had been having a heart attack I would have gone with them to the hospital, but I didn't trust myself to drive and if you tell a clinic or a doctor you think you're having a heart attack, they tell you "NOOOOPE call 911!!" anyway.
I'd only go to the ER if I was *convinced* I was dying or if I was bleeding copiously. We have $5k deductible.
I laid down for a short nap. But I still feel off, though the sternum pain has gone away.