1st of all: As usual they have to weigh anybody who comes in the door. BUT I was surprised that the doctor never even checked and noticed that I have dropped about 30 pounds! I thought for sure my weight would show in my exam--quite literally--but she did everything going under my shirt without lifting it up. Anyway, they seemed concerned about the palpitations and skipped beats(?) making my heartbeat stop and restart at a rate of 6 times a minute like it was doing on Wednesday. My Atenolol dose was doubled and I am scheduled for a stress echo Tuesday morning. That afternoon I have to pick up a monitor to wear for a week.

So far I have taken the new dose of Atenolol twice now and though I am still experiencing some mild to moderate symptoms, there is a SIGNIFICANT improvement compared to Wednesday! I am almost worried now that the stress test and monitor might not show anything.