Knight
Well-known Member
Thursday morning about 4:30 a/m a pain in the left side of my chest woke me. Thought hmm this is unusual, probably should take a couple of aspirins to get rid of the pain. 45 minutes later the pain was still there.
Hmm probably should check my blood pressure & blood oxygen level. Blood pressure @187 over 90. That got my attention. Typical everyday is 124 over 57. Next thought wake my wife or tough it out & maybe she would find me dead in bed. Chose to wake her & have her drive me to the emergency part of the hospital.
Walked in pretty calm, as they do they verified my ability to pay then asked me to explain to the triage nurse the reason for my visit. The nurse check my vitals. Their more accurate equipment showed blood pressure 220 over 100. They seemed concerned!!!
I was taken back to an area for testing. The ER doctor said this doesn't look good we'll need to admit you for more comprehensive testing. I already knew that.
Several tests later, some chemicals to lower blood pressure & hooked to oxygen the next morning my stats were 114 over 54. The doctor diagnosed my spike as an unknown reason for blood pressure spiking so if you experience this again. As the thread title says.
Don't hesitate to come back
The good news is my wife was happy for the decision I made.
Keeping with the Health Insurance theme
And because of my Medicare advantage plan I have zero out of pocket costs.
Hmm probably should check my blood pressure & blood oxygen level. Blood pressure @187 over 90. That got my attention. Typical everyday is 124 over 57. Next thought wake my wife or tough it out & maybe she would find me dead in bed. Chose to wake her & have her drive me to the emergency part of the hospital.
Walked in pretty calm, as they do they verified my ability to pay then asked me to explain to the triage nurse the reason for my visit. The nurse check my vitals. Their more accurate equipment showed blood pressure 220 over 100. They seemed concerned!!!
I was taken back to an area for testing. The ER doctor said this doesn't look good we'll need to admit you for more comprehensive testing. I already knew that.
Several tests later, some chemicals to lower blood pressure & hooked to oxygen the next morning my stats were 114 over 54. The doctor diagnosed my spike as an unknown reason for blood pressure spiking so if you experience this again. As the thread title says.
Don't hesitate to come back
The good news is my wife was happy for the decision I made.
Keeping with the Health Insurance theme
And because of my Medicare advantage plan I have zero out of pocket costs.