A scare at the doctor's office
It happens to everyone, and recently I had my turn.
After a routine physical and an EKG, the doctor said, "You have an inverted q wave."
"What does that mean?" I asked.
"It could mean nothing or you could have had a heart attack," he calmly replied.
I was stunned. "I don't feel sick. Surely I'd have some kind of symptom."
He just looked at me. "We'll schedule some more tests," he said before leaving.
I felt like I'd been kicked in the head.
Later, I learned I was lucky. He called the next day and explained that the equipment they had used was defective. I repeated the test, and this time the EKG was normal.
Still, the experience was a huge wake up call.
I am doing some things I should have done long ago - but always planned to do later when I"m not so busy -like adding names to my checking account and safe deposit box and updating my will.
I'm sharing this as reminder to everyone that these things happen fast and can come out of the blue regardless of your age or health. I was not prepared. Are you?
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