ER this morning

Pleurisy

For the past week, I have had the worst pain on mt heart area, the left side of my chest.

Every breath I took just killed me.  Felt like someone was squeezing my heart.  Like as though my heart had no where to go, or expand.  Laughing, coughing, sneezing, inhale, exhale  all felt like my heart was being squeezed. Laying down made it 100x's worse!!!! I started to become questionable as to what this truly was tonight when it started to radiate into my arm and wrap around to my back, accompanied by a head ache.

I didn't want to come off as a baby or complainer so I DID go to work.  I said I'd go to ER after work if this continued and sure enough, it did.  It just got worse.  So, I stopped and got myself a mocha with an add shot & drove to the ER.  Saint Rose is such an incredible facility.  The staff is so incredible and so helpful.  I've been to practically every ER in the Las Vegas/Henderson area and St. Rose always tops the charts.  They did an EKG, blood work and x-rays.  Emergency room doc said it was a clear case of  "Pleurisy"  which is totally caused by Lupus and other auto-immune diseases.

He explained that it last about a good 2 weeks.  Definitely can feel as though you are having a blood clot blockage/stroke/heart attack and to be prepared to have these flare ups for the rest of my life b/c of the Lupus.

It's all a learning experience and I feel incredibly blessed with the staff that has taken on helping me.  I've been sick for years and I FINALLY have answers.

Thank  you Dr. Kirsten Rojas, your a remarkable woman and I will forever be grateful for you and your incredible staff.