Monday, November 06, 2006
Go Ahead And Ask Me About My Fucking Day
today i got an EKG. yes, the thing where they put wires on your chest and check out your heart. why would a 28-year-old have that done? take your pick.
1. he might work in a teaching hospital and be involved in a teaching exercise. (this is the wrong choice.)
2. he could have noticed sporatic heart palpitations. then, he might have used his stethoscope to hear his own a randomly occuring arrhythmia. afterward, he might describe this to two doctors who suggested he get an EKG. of course, when he examined the EKG, he might have become shit scared at the printout (evidence for a worryisome cardiac conduction defect and a potentially fatal electrolyte imbalance). afterward, he could have called his doctor's office, left her a message, scheduled an appointment in two days and contemplated going to the ER. of course, his doctor might call him back and get him to go to her office immediately. then, the young man might get a new EKG that shows ABSOLUTELY FUCKING NOTHING.
there is probably nothing wrong with my heart. the second EKG was done properly. the wires weren't placed right in the first one which caused the abnormal results. as for the arrythmia and palpitations, that, too, is probably nothing to worry about. in fact, i believe that it was worry that caused it. some people are predisposed to something called premature ventricular contractions. (the heart occasionally skips a beat.) i'm one of those people. stress can make this worse. i have been under a bit of stress lately. noticing a new arrythmia didn't help.
i'm home, now. i'm drinking a beer. i'm fine.
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1. he might work in a teaching hospital and be involved in a teaching exercise. (this is the wrong choice.)
2. he could have noticed sporatic heart palpitations. then, he might have used his stethoscope to hear his own a randomly occuring arrhythmia. afterward, he might describe this to two doctors who suggested he get an EKG. of course, when he examined the EKG, he might have become shit scared at the printout (evidence for a worryisome cardiac conduction defect and a potentially fatal electrolyte imbalance). afterward, he could have called his doctor's office, left her a message, scheduled an appointment in two days and contemplated going to the ER. of course, his doctor might call him back and get him to go to her office immediately. then, the young man might get a new EKG that shows ABSOLUTELY FUCKING NOTHING.
there is probably nothing wrong with my heart. the second EKG was done properly. the wires weren't placed right in the first one which caused the abnormal results. as for the arrythmia and palpitations, that, too, is probably nothing to worry about. in fact, i believe that it was worry that caused it. some people are predisposed to something called premature ventricular contractions. (the heart occasionally skips a beat.) i'm one of those people. stress can make this worse. i have been under a bit of stress lately. noticing a new arrythmia didn't help.
i'm home, now. i'm drinking a beer. i'm fine.
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