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I'm not sure of all the tests that they did. There were quite a few, some at the beginning, including blood work, the EKG for 90 minutes or so, and other things. I felt like I was in very good hands.
I've had this kind of thing happen at various times, and it's generally the intensity of the feeling and the duration that guides me as to whether to go in or not. To go in for every instance of chest pain would break the bank. Not to mention waste my time; not to mention waste the doctors' time, when they could be servicing people who actually did need their attention.
I like the comment about having other symptoms, and that helps.
I do get an annual checkup - pretty religiously, though it varies from 9 - 14 months depending on what's going on in my life. No one has suggested that I have more than an annual checkup, and I'm not sure what my insurance would allow in that regard.
I guess I was hoping that maybe there were some clear-cut criteria that I had somehow missed.
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Don't get me wrong. Obviously my health and life are worth whatever I would spend, and I am THRILLED that the doctors were able to make the determination and send me home with peace of mind. But aren't there some additional clues about what to look for when experiencing chest pain than to just "go in" and pay for false events?View Thread
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