An Extra Th-Th-Thumpity...

...in my normally hearty routine of "thump thumps"

was just enough to cause concern

and send me to the ER a couple of weeks ago

just to be cautious.

After keeping me under observation for 24 hours

(and the administration

of multiple scans, x-rays, blood tests, and 

an a 24 hour heart monitor)

I was discharged and sent home

with instructions to eliminate caffeine and chocolate

and to follow up with my PCP

and my cardiologist within the following week.

That being done...I am feeling pretty good at this writing

and my symptoms have seemed to cease.

To be on the safe side...

I will be issued an "event monitor"

to have for the next 30 days in case an episode

arises again.

It is really cool and being somewhat "sci fi" in scope

it will record any pertinent heart data

which, in turn, will be directly uploaded to my cardiologist!

Go figure...:)

The drawing above was done in stages

...ink straight in...lead free...

starting in my room at 3:00am when I couldn't get to sleep

and then continuing the next day

well into the late evening hours while waiting to be discharged.

I added watercolor paint

for a bit of colorful spice this week at home.

Finally, it was flipped using Microsoft Digital Editor

as a nod to my late night/early morning 

artistic efforts.

If you like...click on images to enlarge. :)

"A hospital bed is a parked taxi with the meter running."

~Groucho Marx