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Originally Posted by texasfal
In answer to your questions:
1. The symptoms started at 7pm.
2. The EKG showed ok and before I saw the doctor at am, only the nurse reviewed it.
3.No to everything.
4. No to everything. Of course I was still vomitting so it would not have stayed down.
5. Can't answer why they put me in the cardiac unit at 6:30 pm on Thursday. Maybe it was the only available bed. As for the final diagnosis, still don't have one. I'm having CT scan on my gallbladder Wednesday.
Finally, I sort of resent the implication that I'm lying about my experience. And let me apologize for my typing, it's hard on my iphone.
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Please, please don't take it that way---I even went out of my way to state I don't believe any of the posts regarding bad experiences were "lying" Not specifically you, but many other posts are second hand, and we all know what that means.
So, with this info, a little more kibitzing, for what it's worth.
Given the nature of your symptoms and acute onset, you should have had an EKG, cardiac enzymes and a PHYSICIAN evaluation within the hour, preferably less. The aspirin might have trouble staying down, but they could give you IV ondansetron for the vomiting, and the nitroglycerin is sub-lingually absorbed and the morphine is IV. An EKG done 1/2 hour after onset of symptoms usually shows nothing, and should be repeated a hour later. Same is true of cardiac enzymes. Changes in both the EKG and bloodwork take some time to evolve.
That being said, it sounds like this is not cardiac in origin, or things would be different by now. A CT for gallbladder?? 85% of gallstones are radiolucent and therefore will not show on a CT. It will show common bile duct distention and get a better view of the pancreas, but it is typical to get an ultrasound first, especially if your amylase and lipase (assuming they did them) are negative.
Good luck and get better soon, rest assured I was not doubting your veracity