How the aneurysm was discovered
Monday June 8, 2020 While video chatting with my 2nd graders from home I noticed sharp pains on the left side of my chest. The pain increased whenever I laughed or bent down. When my husband, Chuck, and I walked our dog that evening the pain became even more unbearable. I had been biking 60 miles on Sunday and 20 miles daily prior. Why was it suddenly painful to walk to the mailbox? Chuck offered to take me to the ER. I called my insurance's nurse hotline and the RN also encouraged me to take chest pain seriously enough to get it checked at the ER. We arrived at 7:30pm but due to COVID restrictions the Olympia ER stated that Chuck would need to wait in his car. No one was in the waiting room thankfully so they zipped me back to get an EKG, draw my blood, do a urine test, and take a chest CT scan. While I waited for results the nurse brought me four baby Aspirin to alleviate the pain. Thankfully I had cell service so I could update Chuck about the progress. At 11:...