I've had a chest cold or so I thought off and on for 4 months now. On Friday 3rd I felt like I was being suffocated so I asked T to take me to the Emergency Room. Now I've gone down this road before a few years back I had double pneumonia and bronchitis as a secondary infection. However this trip got scary fast. When I arrived they hooked me up to all the vital monitors and when the doctor arrived to see me he became very concerned with my elevated heart rate. Of course I had the chest xrays done to check out my lungs for infection and they showed some congestion but nothing serious. Now onto finding out about my heart. I had an EKG, numerous blood tests, two breathing treatments, and tons of fluids pumped into me. When I saw the doctor next he informed me that it may be a significant blood clot in my lung. Of course I freak out and start balling even though we didn't really know if this was the case yet. C-scan later they determine that it is not a clot and that they don't know why my heart rate is elevated. So I came home with an inhaler, Prednisone, and a list of things I have to give up. I've put the list below. Now I just feel like I need to be clean inside and out health wise and start living a better more nature based lifestyle more than ever.
List of stuff I have to give up:
- coffee
- caffeinated tea
- caffeinated soda (goodbye my beloved diet Pepsi with vanilla)
- chocolate (except a small piece once a week is fine)
- extra spicy foods
- any medication with a stimulant such as cold meds
- short fast pace workouts
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