Monday, Health problems...

 My goal for the week is to survive! Back from Jethelyn's, where I had a very nice time. I redid the 5 windows in her family room with roman shades.  We tried to make a cornice box, but it was too heavy and I have to rethink my plans for later. I also took two antique chairs that had beautiful needle point on them and redid the seats.  The seats were badly stained, and I took off the needle point and washed it several times then cut out the flower design and put it on top of velvet and put gimp around the raw edges.  They turned out beautifully. Jess (Jethelyn) needed more chairs for her antique dining table, and these are just perfect. I love the fact that she uses Facebook marketplace to redo her house.

I also rested a lot. It was nice and quiet.  Good weather, good rest. 

So let me tell you about my night before leaving.  Sissie and I had taken Rebecca my neighbor out for her birthday dinner.  We were at a Mexican restaurant. I had a headache and took some Aleve, but I noticed that my heartbeat was very elevated.  So, I tried sitting really still for a few minutes and there was a squeezing, twisting pain in my chest above my heart and on the other side of my chest. My heart rate was all over the place jumping 20-30 points. 

Sissie had, drank two glasses of wine, so when we got back to my place, I called Lil sis to take me to ER as something was up. 

I was in ER for about 6 hours. My blood pressure which is abnormally low was high and my heart had a mind of its own. Both blood pressure and heart were ping ponging like crazy. Lots of tests run, and it was not a heart attack, but something is not right. They discovered a growth on my thyroid (which could cause this) also gall stones (they do not bother me), I have a fatty pancreas that needs a scan, also an echo cardiogram, and a stress test. I need to see my regular doctor. SO now I am going to make a 9 hour drive by myself on very little sleep.

Of course, my girls are all extremely upset and they decide I am not driving but they flew me to Boise where Jethelyn the eldest picked me up. I flew home last Thursday.  I saw my primary doctor Friday morning, and she does not think it is the Thyroid, but ran a thyroid panel.  I have not heard the results yet.  My Rheumatologist called me at my daughters, and I am scheduled to see her tomorrow.  I have to take a baby aspirin every day and blood pressure meds until I can get into a cardiologist which should be sometime this week.  I have scans of my pancreas and my thyroid on the 30th as they don't think these are the most important things that need to be addressed. I really feel fine.  My mother suffered from A-fib, but this was not A-fib. We will just have to wait and see.  I feel fine, I really do.

I am not to overexert myself until after cardiology tests. I don't think these doctors know me well.  My middle name is overexert. It is frustrating for me as I am a go,go,go person. I came home with all these ideas for yard work and they are shelved. It is raining very hard here and my lawn is above my ankles, and it will stay that way.  I may have to get sheep.  Or I guess I could steal a cow from the neighbors to come mow it down.

I have 4 wedding dresses to get out this week, and I am working on one right now and hope to fit it tomorrow and start another. Sissie has been here and is doing the easier stuff.  What a blessing she is (not) 😀😁.

Anyway, this is my life now... I am leaving Sunday for the Florida Keys with Joels' brothers and sisters. I will again fly to Boise and then with them to Florida and fly home. This trip is for Kim to get some sun as she missed Hawaii. Then I will be staying home until June. 

So, I really want to get all the June dresses done before I leave.

Has anything happened in blog land while I was gone? I don't have time to go back and read everyone. I hope all is well. 

Please keep me in your prayers, that nothing is seriously wrong with my heart. 

Miss you guys,

God is good

Kim