You can never have enough...

[Oh_hunnihunni]

A while back I was due to see the GP for a script renewal, and decided to make it worth the effort by telling her about a funny pain episode I had had a few mornings back. She checked my records, suggested an ECG, which we did and which was clear, and was a bit 'hmmmmm' about it, but suggested a blood test which was due anyway - so off I went, paid the bill, took the script and popped into the lab for the bloods. Then walked down to the local cafe, had coffee, jumped on the bus, came home. No worries.

Till she phoned just after seven pm and told me to get to Emergency, they were expecting me asap, because the bloods indicated a blood clot somewhere and they needed to find it fast in case I stroked...

So yes. We are at the age when bothering the GP about weird health stuff can be life saving. In my case, quite literally. It was another one of those life lessons...