Chest pains

I got quite a scare tonight. Just about when Mike was getting ready to leave for work, I started getting strange aches in my chest - on the left side. I ignored them, not wanting to worry anyone, and hoping that they would go away. He left for work. They got worse, and the aches turned into twinges, and radiated up into my neck - like I needed to crack my neck - but I couldn't.

I got online, but our internet connection has been sporadic and I couldn't navigate anywhere. The pages on WebMd wouldn't load. I started to get nervous as the twinges got more frequent. I tried to decide if I would wait it out, go to bed and hope that I would wake up in the morning, or if I would go to the hospital. I decided to call Mike on his cell phone. I told him not to be alarmed and calmly told him what I was feeling. He agreed that it didn't sound normal and that it at least warranted a call to the doctor.

I decided to call the hospital, rather than just go in, hoping that maybe I could talk to someone. I got the doctor on call, who happened to be my primary care doc (hooray!). He calmed me down, asked lots of questions about my symptoms, and explained that since I am so low risk, and considering what I was feeling, that he didn't think that it was my heart. He told me to take 4 Advil, put a heating pad on my chest to relax the muscles, and if the pain got worse or if my breathing got worse to go straight to the ER. Otherwise to check in with him in the morning. He's so awesome. He's the most calming doctor I've ever had. He just has this magical ability to make you feel better.

Going to bed now with my heating pad...