jerkbait_1075
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So I go to the Doctor the other day for a "pinched nerve" in my Right upper spine/shoulder blade area. I had been experiencing moderate pain for over a week and a half. I had experienced this before as I lift weights regularly and a pinch or irratated nerve in that area just seems to happen to me from time to time especially when I "throw a little more weight on the bar". Typically the pain works itself out in a few days and I am back to working out as ussual. Well??? This time the pain went on and on, and actually got progressively worse spreading from the back side under my arm pit and into my right chest. Once the pain got into my chest and arm area my wife wanted me to go to the ER. I compromised and went to a medical clinic early the next day.
Low and Behold to me, If you are a male in your 40's or older and you arrive at a medical facility and tell them that you have any amount of chest pain or arm pain PEOPLE FREAK and all of the sudden you are in for a barage of tests. While investigating what they believed to be a blood clot in my lung, which it turned out not to be the Doctors ordered a 2 day stress test and a Echocardiogram. Both test reveal that I have a Dialated Left Ventricle.......
So my question to my fellow JD'rs...... Is any one familiar with this condition? They have scheduled me with a Cardiologist for next friday. I talked with him on the phone and he reassured me that I am in no way in any imminent danger and that waiting to next friday is just fine. He went on to explain that me having this condition is a bit odd as I have absolutly no conditions that would contribute to or lead to developing this. Such as High blood pressure, overweight, cardiac valve issue, family history of heart disease, ect, ect. He told be that my heart rate and pressure response and recovery during the stress test could not have been better and that it is obvious that i work out regularly. Bottom line I seem to be stumping people. The cardiologist told me that at this point the possibilities as to why range from me being born this way and it now just being discovered, all the way to some type of internal heart situation that over time has lead to this....
Im not TOO Freaked out.....
Just looking for advice. Our little network of friends here a John Dee always seem to know a little bit about everything.....
Low and Behold to me, If you are a male in your 40's or older and you arrive at a medical facility and tell them that you have any amount of chest pain or arm pain PEOPLE FREAK and all of the sudden you are in for a barage of tests. While investigating what they believed to be a blood clot in my lung, which it turned out not to be the Doctors ordered a 2 day stress test and a Echocardiogram. Both test reveal that I have a Dialated Left Ventricle.......
So my question to my fellow JD'rs...... Is any one familiar with this condition? They have scheduled me with a Cardiologist for next friday. I talked with him on the phone and he reassured me that I am in no way in any imminent danger and that waiting to next friday is just fine. He went on to explain that me having this condition is a bit odd as I have absolutly no conditions that would contribute to or lead to developing this. Such as High blood pressure, overweight, cardiac valve issue, family history of heart disease, ect, ect. He told be that my heart rate and pressure response and recovery during the stress test could not have been better and that it is obvious that i work out regularly. Bottom line I seem to be stumping people. The cardiologist told me that at this point the possibilities as to why range from me being born this way and it now just being discovered, all the way to some type of internal heart situation that over time has lead to this....
Im not TOO Freaked out.....
Just looking for advice. Our little network of friends here a John Dee always seem to know a little bit about everything.....