my ekg story

rasāsvāda wrote:it's just that scary age group 
one of my dudes from the past had to recently get a diagnostic angiography done 
another friend got abnormal ekg 
yet other is starting some kidney disease
not to mention hysterectomy done on a few
and diabetes in the husbands of some friends

I landed myself at the doc for a complete annual which I had been avoiding for 3 years now (well, ekg was done 2 years ago and basic vitals last year for insurance). 

they decided to do my ekg.

The nurse was like  - can you please remove everything from your pockets 
me - ok - and pat my hips
then she fiddles with the contacts and goes - ugh can you please remove everything from your pockets
me - I don't even have pockets
nurse - I don't know, something is wrong with the machine
me - why what's happening?
nurse - it's all static. do you have a heart problem?
me - not that I know of. I mean my chest hurts, but I was told it is heartburn
nurse - shifts around the tubes like the 5th time and goes - ugh it's coming all wrong, it's a MESS
me - why, am I in a heart attack?
nurse - NOOOOO

finally she goes - finally! got a good reading! Looks normal to me
me - in my head - what if it's all normal NOW but if I was having a heart attack 5 min ago? 

doc comes by and goes- are you ready for the news?
me - yeah (nervously)
doc - you are going to live 70 more years
me - outwardly - thanks. inwardly - nope.  

(still awaiting a green signal on my thyroids)

memeee wrote:nice story telling! you've improved at writing, or, you were always good.

Happy Diwali!

I miss thanksgiving in NYC. During the thanksgiving break, my college campus would be deserted and I'd walk up to the local diner which served a thanksgiving meal for foreign students like me.

This time I am the diner and you are me. Sure feels that way in this deserted forum/campus.

confuzzled dude wrote:Good for you; but why avoid annual checkup.

rasāsvāda wrote:for thyroids, my asian doc was funny. When i asked him to write thyroid tests, he came over and pressed my throat/neck, asked me to swallow 4-5 times, and goes - 'eh, maybe it's just fat'. LOL

rasāsvāda wrote:update (for the 3 people reading this lol)

my thyroid is fine, but i got 3-4 other things low, a couple of which was kinda expected as i have had it in the past. but one thing came low that i never bothered about until now, and have to google the skin out of it now. But they all together kinda explain why i was feeling the way i was feeling recently. 

Basically, i need to start exercising again, big time. I was doing zero weight building exercises coz of 5 other issues caused by it (small injuries), but no escape now. In a way, a good wake up call.

memeee wrote:

rasāsvāda wrote:for thyroids, my asian doc was funny. When i asked him to write thyroid tests, he came over and pressed my throat/neck, asked me to swallow 4-5 times, and goes - 'eh, maybe it's just fat'. LOL

funny.





we sponsored floral work for the mandir next door 


house mandir






what i also ate:



sids & saloni (i sold all my books -- the shelves are empty)

memeee wrote:husband, lover, live-in partner... how does it matter Lamberdar? These are all human constructs: marriage, divorce, girlfriend, single? no? 

Even age does not matter. 

One is never too old to yearn -- Italian Proverb.

Is that your husband companion in your DP? I can't see clearly.