The Silverback

They said to seek help for anxiety and take Propanolol (which was previously prescribed I hate the way it makes me feel).

I’m currently dealing with health anxiety that is slowly ruining my life and draining me of happiness.

In October, I had an EKG, nuclear stress test and an echocardiogram - I did extremely well on all of these (including the running portion of the nuclear stress test). Except I had some inflammation (per the Echo) and some slight compressions on the EKG.

I was the diagnosed with pericarditis (although it was so mild the doctor said I could still exercise daily).

I took prescribed meds for about 2 weeks after and the chest pains I’d been having disappeared.

That was in November. Early December, the chest pains returned but felt different.

I went to the ER (for precautionary reasons) in December and January - both times I had normal troponin, normal EKG, etc. They also did CRP and inflammatory markers during my Dec and Jan ER visits, everything was fine.

During my follow up with my cardiologist on December 31, we did an EKG and he listened to my heart - said I was fine and that what I’m feeling (the new chest pains) are either GI or musculoskeletal. Many nurses who’ve I’ve spoken to have said the same.

Further, during my ER visit in December they gave me a GI cocktail that relived me of all pains (including chest) for 12 hours. Said no signs of active pericarditis

I got a second option (second cardiologist) in January, he said more or less I’m fine and asked what it would take to get me over my fears (they took EKG and looked at work done for my December inflammation markers and said there’s nothing).

So it’s supposedly residual chest pains from chest wall sensitivity after dealing with acute pericarditis.

Problem is, I keep having chest pains (likely due to stress, anxiety and high blood pressure - which can cause heart-attack like sensations).

But I can’t stop thinking about what if my condition has returned and the doctors are missing it? What if I now have a new condition? Sorry this is so long.

If so, how was it? Does anyone know someone who’s worked at BlackRock?

Thanks

Extremely impressed with this team. Balanced, disciplined, physical and super efficient.

How do they compare against the Clemson teams we’ve played, 2011 and 2019 LSU, etc?

Who would you say is the best defense we’ve played, OU or Georgia? I know Georgia is very talented top to bottom but goodness OU is so aggressive

Indiana is no doubt better on paper but I don’t know if they’re more talented as far as comparing who has the better athletes and more future NFL players (maybe I’m wrong, I haven’t taken the time to research it).

I don’t disagree. But the layoff could hurt Indiana (or not).

Also, love Bama or hate them, because of the fairly tough schedule Indiana is not going to scare Bama.

Check this out, from one of their boards

“It all comes down to the jimmy and joes, and I don’t see many players on Alabama that would start over our guys. On the offensive side of the ball, not a single one.

We are the big bad bully on the block now. I want IU to cave Alabama in to where DeBoer might seriously get canned, and to the point where Kirk “SEC” can pose the question of if Alabama even belonged on the field as the bubble team” - end

Lol.
Indiana is having a great year, no doubt - but they are anything but the “bully” on the block. They will never be what we were with Saban (which I reference because we were in fact the bullies on the block for over several years).

You’re automatically assuming they will get their asses kicked. Ohio State has to get ahead big first, which may not happen.

0-2 and hopefully that changes in two weeks.

I don’t know. I hope we see improvement somehow. I think the team needs to get healthy. And DeBoer has to be willing to yank Ty Simpson (should have been done already) if the poor play continues. All I want is to beat OU.

Imagine a playoff run of - OU (rematch), Indiana (#1 team and a winter trip to the Midwest), Oregon (long-awaited match, stark contrast in fans, geography, styles) and then a third game with Georgia.

Anyway - no, I do not expect the offense to be much better in two weeks than what we’ve seen the last 5 week.