Still Alive

I convinced myself (with the help of friends) to go to the doctor for my weird body feelings.  I decided to just go see a cardiologist and get rid of the worst fears first.  So Steve and I paid the $12. fee to see a specialist and he listened to my heart and told me to get some tests done.  First stop was an ECG.  They hooked me up and let my heart beat for a few minutes before sending me out to the next stop.  We went down the hall to the x-ray area and I got to change into a cute little outfit for my chest x-ray.  The technician lady fixed my hair for me before she took the x-ray.  So sweet.  And I loved the outfit.  But I had to give it back.  Our next step was to go a bit further down the hall to the ECHO area.  I got to change again, but this time it wasn't cute.  I got hooked up and then had to have a guy doctor do the thing that I can't think of the name of, you know, when they use a sonogram to check my heart.

Two hours later we returned to the cardiologist with my test results in hand.  He looked at them and said everything is perfectly fine.  He asked again if I was experiencing stress.  I held back from saying, "Only when Steve is driving," since Steve was sitting next to me.  He gave me a prescription for asthma medicine to try for 5 days and sent us on our way.

The good news is that I have had only very slight weird feelings since my visit to the hospital, so it seems to have cured me.  And the other good news is that since we are in India and medical stuff is cheap, we only paid $70. for the whole experience.

Too Loud

For the last two days we have had loud music coming from a block away.  It is too loud!  I mean, if I can hear it in my house louder then I normally play music, then how loud is it for the people at the event?  That is ridiculous.  On a plus side, they seem to have a great sound system.

Today is the day when Hindu women walk into water carrying a jug of water.  Something about praying for your husband.  I wonder if there are any hindu holidays where the men pray for the women?  Not that I have heard of.

According to Wikipidia, here is what you do during this festival:

The rituals of the festival are rigorous and are observed over a period of four days. They include holy bathing, fasting and abstaining from drinking water (Vratta), standing in water for long periods of time, and offering prashad (prayer offerings) and aragh to the setting and rising sun.

So maybe it doesn't have anything to do with the husband, but that is what I heard.  Whatever the case, it is too loud.  Yesterday it went on for 5 or 6 hours.  And today isn't as loud and so far it is only talking, but I think the music starts later.

Earplugs can't even help this loudness.

ATTACK

Today I had high hopes of cleaning the house.  The boys are all away today at a tournament and I am home alone (which I love).  I thought I would get caught up on laundry, do the dishes, and then some deep cleaning.  Nope.  Instead I had an attack.  Not sure what kind it was, but I ended up in bed for most of the day.

It could be a heart attack that I was able to stop before it hit.  I felt a tightness in my chest and my arms were weak.  Or it could be a panic attack.  I felt all tingly and felt I couldn't get enough oxygen.  Whatever it was, it ruined my plans.  I felt weird all day long.  Every time I got up to go do something (like the dishes) I would feel like my legs were half numb.  I took some Advil since I couldn't find the aspirin, hoping it works the same to ward off a stroke.

If you don't hear from me ever again, the aspirin didn't work.