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393419 tn?1228447393

Abnormal EKG. . .normal for me?

Last night, I went to the ER.
I was feeling shaky, weak, racing heart & tingly.
I had just had a total thyroidectomy on 8/4 and had some calcium issues.
I thought I was having another low calcium attack.
The doctor ran some blood work and did an EKG.  He said that his diagnosis was stress and anxiety and gave me an ativan.
The EKG showed that there were abnormalities, but the doctor said that the abnormalities were normal for me (how would he know that? I hadn't had an ekg done there before) and that it was nothing to worry about.
Of course I'm freaking out.  Here's what the report says:

Rate:  97
PR  152
QRSD 100
QT 356
QTc 453

--Axis--
P 40
QRS 23
T  -22

sinus rhythm..........normal P axis,V-rate 50- 99
Probable left atrial abnormality..............P>50mS,  <-0.10mV  V1
Abnormal T, Consider Ischemia, Inferior...........T 90


Blood Work:


BUN          12
Glucose Level   104
EST GFR NONAFR  87
NA  141
K  3.5
CL  108
CO2  22
ANION GAP  15
Calcium 9.2
TROPONIN I <0.010

CBC w.AUTO DIFF
WBC   15.0
RBC   4.54
HGB   13.0
HCT   38.7
MCV   85.1
MCH   28.7
MCHC    33.7
RDW   13.1
Platelet Count  361
MPV  7.80

MANUAL DIFFERENTIAL
Neutrophils  80
Lymphocytes  14
Monocytes    5
Eosinophils  1
Platelets  normal
RBC Morphology  normal

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393419 tn?1228447393
So, I have an appointment with the cardiologist Thursday!
Hopefully I'll get some real answers then.

I went to my GP today and saw the nurse practitioner. . .well that was of no real use.  
she told me to take an ativan if i needed it and to see the cardiologist.
i guess i kind of expected that.
she did do another ekg and the results were similar, but she said a bit better. . . .

This is what it reads:

Sinus rhythm
Inferior & anterior T wave changes are borderline abnormal

Borderline ECG

Vent Rate:  99 bpm
P Duration:      84ms
QRS Duration: 96ms
PR Interval:     122ms
QT Interval:     332ms
QTc Interval:   398ms
QT Dispersion:  16ms
P-R-T AXIS:  56, 41, -5
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393419 tn?1228447393
anyone?

If I go to a cardiologist, what should I tell him/her?
What questions should I ask?

thanks!
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