Rhandom Schittshowe Cancer Journey : 2024-07-27 : Back to Sturgeon ER, this time with chest pain

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Other Paramedic visit Called 811 with chest pain. They advised to call 911. Paramedics attended. Alberta Health $0.00
Other Sturgeon Hospital ER Paramedics advised a hospital visit. They indicated that they could take me to a hospital, we could drive to a hospital, or I could follow up with my GP. We opted to drive to the Sturgeon Sturgeon Hospital $0.00


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FB Post: Back to the ER at the Sturgeon with chest pain. Woo-freakin’-hoo.

The paramedics who came think it is nothing (just the position I was laying, not a cardiac event). But protocol demands that I get looked at so that’s what’s happening.
14 hours and I’m released but I still don’t have results for the blood clot test on my leg. They discharged me so I can make it to Shoppers on time to get my white blood cell booster (the expensive poke) before they close until Monday morning. If I have a blood clot I’ll be called back in to the Sturgeon for treatment.
16-Hour Saga:

Went to bed at 11:15, laying on left side
Approx 11:30, pain across upper back
Approx 11:40, pain extends across chest
Approx 12:00, got up, pain starts to dissipate
Phoned 811, they questioned me and recommended phoning 911
Phoned 911
Paramedics attended approx 12:15
Heart trace performed, looked ok
Recommended trying to lay in bed
Returned to bed, laying on left side
After approx 5 min pain started in upper back on left side only and quickly spread to chest on left side only

Paramedics said they believe pain is positional and not cardiac, but they can’t rule it out without blood work
Recommended follow up:
- they can take me to hospital
- We can drive me to hospital
- I can follow up with my GP
We decided to drive me to Sturgeon in our own vehicle
Arrived at the Sturgeon approx 1:00
Triaged and registered
Approx 1:30 blood draw for heart enzyme test and EKG
Approx 3:45 saw nurse. Gave history and had blood pressure check
5:50 Doctor arrived. Took some history, did an ultrasound, advised a chest XRay and CT Scan
6:00 nurse visit to do EKG
6:10 nurse visit to do blood draw for heart enzyme test
6:25 nurse visit for blood pressure
6:35 chest XRay
7:00 blood draw results on AHS website indicate heart enzyme (Troponin) in normal range but D-Dîmer is high (1.44 with normal being < .5). D-Dimer indicates blood clotting.
7:40 IV installation
7:50 CT Scan
8:40 Magnesium IV - one hour. Wow. Dr noticed left calf swollen so ordered an ultrasound
9:45 Waiting for ultrasound on leg
2:15 Ultrasound on leg
3:00 Discharged without ultrasound results.

3:30 raced to Shoppers for my expensive poke (white blood cell booster)

5:00 results of ultrasound show no sign of blood clot


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