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May 15, 2009, 06:29 PM
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Member Since: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,156
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Originally Posted by Michah
Oh yes......or a coronary. I had an experience with my GP that I have been seeing for 13 years. About 3 months ago, I went to him because I had a sore jaw, swollen tongue, numb teeth and shooting pains in my shoulders. He said "anxiety. Increase your diazepam." I was on thyroxine at the time to reduce goiter. So I went home and took my drugs like a good girl but over the next few weeks, it got worse. I went to emergency because I could not put up with feeling so sick. I was in triage and the nurse pulled me in straight away. I was thrown on a bed, whisked into a cubicle, doctors all over me, EKG strapped to me, monitors going of like fire sirens(looking at my partner, going "what the hell"). Everyones barking orders.....IV fluid and diazepam......close monitoring. Then I meekly ask "can someone tell me whats going on?" You have a heart rate of 180. We think at this point you are thyrotoxic. We will watch your heart. Sinus tachycardia. On beta blockers. Sent home after 6 hours. Phew. They were fantastic. Restored some of my faith. Found out that the symptoms I had gone to my GP with were indicitive of a heart condition. He didn't even take my pulse or my blood pressure! I have had to let him go.
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SCARY!!!
I'm so glad your okay! 
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