I recently had a medical event that now has me baffled.
I had severe chest pains. I have had them before, but never this severe. I called for an ambulance, and when they arrived, I was given nitro. It brought the pain level down somewhat, but also made my chest feel hot. A second nitro was given, and the pain reduced to a tolerable level.
Shortly after arriving at the hospital, the pain came back. I was given another nitro, which brought it back down to a dull roar, so to speak. While I was in the ER, I noticed an odd pattern on the heart monitor. My heart rate would increase, the I would feel like it was going to pound out of my chest. Next, I would feel a tiny "popping" sensation, and the monitor would lose my heart rate for a couple of seconds. Once it found it, the entire process repeated itself. It did this nearly the entire time spent in the ER. I have no idea what caused it, but would love to find out.
My EKG readings were different between the ambulance and the ER, so I was admitted. Apparently, there were intermittent instances of inverted T-waves between the two. I was given morphine to zap the rest of the pain, and taken to cardio floor. I was given an exercise stress test the next morning. I lasted almost 11 minutes before I started feeling lightheaded. The results raised my eyebrows. I had the same test 11 months ago, and it was normal for a female in her mid-30s. This second one showed a change in I think he said septum/septal area. They think it "might" be a breast shadow. I was sent home after that was over with meds to lower my blood pressure and cholesterol.
A couple of days have passed since this incident and I have a lot more questions than answers. Does someone out there know what's going on with me?