Electrocatiogram
A few weeks ago I had to take my cat Bertie to the vet for what was going to be a routine dental cleaning that then turned into a scary sequence of events. At his last vet visit in March … Continue reading
Category Archives: Health
Thompson with a ‘P’ as in pneumonia
I’ve been sick the past few weeks, just a slow build of The Crud. I had been reluctant to schedule a doctor’s appointment since I kept thinking that it would go away on its own after a week, like the … Continue reading
Vasovagal syncopation
Went to the doctor today. From discussing yesterday’s events it sounds like I had a vasovagal syncope. Took my blood pressure and an electrocardiogram and everything seemed ok. Tomorrow morning though I’m going to get a blood test, and then … Continue reading
Pass out in aisle six
This morning I woke up and had a headache. Not a bad headache, but a headache nonetheless. I didn’t have much of an appetite either, but after taking two Tylenol, and three eggs and a cup of coffee after the … Continue reading
Tri scary things
Last weekend was Mother’s Day; Mom and Anne and I went to the National Arboretum because (according to Mom) “that’s the sort of thing you do on Mother’s Day, you take your mother to look at flowers.” Later this week … Continue reading