Just a brief update — I wore my Holter monitor for the 24 hours, took it off, and then had an echocardiogram at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa at 3pm on Friday.  While the technician couldn’t say anything about it (they’re not allowed, legally, to comment), she at least had the heart to tell me that if she saw anything bad, she wouldn’t let me leave, and she let me leave, so….
Unfortunately, because of the weekend, I won’t hear anything till Monday at least, if not later, because people have to read the monitor output and the echo and get an analysis to my doctor, blah, blah, blah….
Meanwhile, my chest continues to jump around like a rabbit on crack and I am trying desperately to ignore it.  I’m doing fairly well, I think, although my resolve and ability to distract myself varies at times.  Oh, to feel normal again…
