A not so welcome of a trip to the Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH) Emergency Department
When I awoke my medical ring showed my heart to to beating 120-127. My oxygen reading in my blood was not it’s normal 97-98% but much lower as I had to breath quickly but shallowly because a deep breath triggered my chest pain.
An afternoon and evening spent at RVH Barrie Ontario Canada. The First Responders lived up to the top standard of their training and occupation. They even laughed at my jokes that I hoped would uplift their spirits which it did.
Dr. Kasperavicius saw me quickly. After reviewing me, he ordering a series of tests. He finally instructed the nurse to inject a bag of Fentanyl to reduce my upper chest pain which had already left my hands moist, my body a grey colour and my chest totally soaked due to my intense pain. I had tried to keep silent as shown in numerous movies, but I could not keep portray such discipline. I didn’t swear but instead chose obscure words or phrases which temporarily diverted my thoughts of my pain.
When I phoned TeleHealth Ontario they,after listening to my complete description, orderd an ambulance to transport me from our home to RVH. MAC had a kind neighbour drive her to RVH. A taxi that took up home cost us CAD$22.00, arriving home around 23.00.
I was disappointed with the effects of the pain meds as I had expected to feel like a 1920’s opium den customer and there was absolutely no cloud floating effect. It did not totally remove my muscular pain. It, only reduced it to a bearable level.
Luckily I had not suffered a heart attack, possibly only severe muscle spasms, but I could not figure out how the pain had arrived so quickly and so strongly as I had done no lifting of any type other than doing 20 curls using a coo coo clock metal pine cone weight that I use on a daily basis.
Dr. Kasperavicius noted a small growth in my lungs which he said should be followed up on in six months in case its size is to increase.
A not so welcome of a trip to the Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH) Emergency Department
When I awoke my medical ring showed my heart to to beating 120-127. My oxygen reading in my blood was not it’s normal 97-98% but much lower as I had to breath quickly but shallowly because a deep breath triggered my chest pain.
An afternoon and evening spent at RVH Barrie Ontario Canada. The First Responders lived up to the top standard of their training and occupation. They even laughed at my jokes that I hoped would uplift their spirits which it did.
Dr. Kasperavicius saw me quickly. After reviewing me, he ordering a series of tests. He finally instructed the nurse to inject a bag of Fentanyl to reduce my upper chest pain which had already left my hands moist, my body a grey colour and my chest totally soaked due to my intense pain. I had tried to keep silent as shown in numerous movies, but I could not keep portray such discipline. I didn’t swear but instead chose obscure words or phrases which temporarily diverted my thoughts of my pain.
When I phoned TeleHealth Ontario they,after listening to my complete description, orderd an ambulance to transport me from our home to RVH. MAC had a kind neighbour drive her to RVH. A taxi that took up home cost us CAD$22.00, arriving home around 23.00.
I was disappointed with the effects of the pain meds as I had expected to feel like a 1920’s opium den customer and there was absolutely no cloud floating effect. It did not totally remove my muscular pain. It, only reduced it to a bearable level.
Luckily I had not suffered a heart attack, possibly only severe muscle spasms, but I could not figure out how the pain had arrived so quickly and so strongly as I had done no lifting of any type other than doing 20 curls using a coo coo clock metal pine cone weight that I use on a daily basis.
Dr. Kasperavicius noted a small growth in my lungs which he said should be followed up on in six months in case its size is to increase.