I did come into work Friday only to leave by ambulance. I was having chest pains, with radiating pains to my jaw and my left arm. But I insisted on coming in. It was timekeeping Friday! One branch chief was in. She printed out the time sheets for someone else to do, (sorry Lois), And made the calls. Believe me, the ambulance came quickly-though to the wrong doors. Put the monitors on me. Put me in a wheel chair, and carted me away. Once outside the building, Onto a stretcher, and into the ambulance, and then the fun began. IV,baby asprin, nitroglycerin, (yuk that burns), and the the sirens and we were off. The didn't even bother asking which hospital. It was George Washington University Hospital. Quickly intake procedures, Into a room, and switched onto new monitors.

One EKG, Cat scan, numerous blood tests, overnight stay, I know several things. I do not have diabetes. I do have an extra heart beat,-that was fun to watch on the EKG. I did not have a heart attack. I do not like GWU hospital at all.
I had costochondritis, they think. It is when your breast bone becomes inflamed. Women and children are more prone to get this. And the primary way of diagnosiing this is to duplicate the pain by pressing on the chest, where the pain is. Shall we say, painful?

I still have pain in my throat and jaw, and back. Doc said it can take over 2 week for it to go away. My appetite is off.

The worse thing is that this is the weekend that we had to move. B did most of the moving. I did some, but not all. I felt helpless. The apartment is a shambles. But that will get straightened out.

And today I have my doctor's appointment. To see if he agrees that I can continue working. Don't know how that will go. Right now, I am not at my best. I wish the hospital had said to be off work for a few days, but they didn't. So, here I am.