my dh has not felt well in months. He has always lived a healthy lifestyle, ate well, regular exercise, no bad health habits (smoking, drinking, etc) He has never been overweight. Over the last year or two he has gradually been getting sicker. It started off as feeling more fatigued than usual, even when he was sleeping well. Then his physical endurance started going downhill, despite going to martial arts classes 3-5 times a week. We went to the doctor to get physicals when we were trying to get insurance, and found out that his blood pressure, which has always been on the low end of normal, was high. It was tested several times, in the doctor's office and at the drug store, to rule out white coat syndrome. We also discovered that his blood oxygen level is chronically low, we bought a pulse oxymeter so he could monitor it. It usually hangs around 91-93, though it gets worse with exercise. The doctor did some simple exercise tests with him, and listened a lot to his heart, but said he couldn't tell us anything and it would be better to see a cardiologist. He quit his martial arts classes because he just couldn't handle it anymore. He is tired all the time, he sleeps 10-12 hours a night and wakes up still feeling tired. His legs are often restless at night. The most concerning things are that lately when he doesn't take things really easy he feels a slight pressure in his chest. And now this morning I asked him how he was feeling and he said he was a little out of breath. He went walking this morning, but it was a couple hours later when he was still out of breath.
Dh is self employed, we do not have insurance. We've been trying to get it, and are going to be able to in January, but I am getting really worried and think he should go see a doctor now. Dh wants to wait until January, so we don't get stuck with no coverage for whatever it is that's wrong with him.
I really don't want to screw us over with high medical bills, we are not in great shape financially, but we're doing fine. We won't be doing fine anymore if we have to pay for something major.
I told him this morning that I really didn't think it was a good idea to wait anymore, and that even if he didn't go now, I doubted he'd be able to wait 2 more months. He says he doesn't feel that much worse than a few months ago, and doesn't want to "give in" and give up the chance that we could have insurance coverage for this. He agreed to call his dad and get his opinion. His dad is level headed, I think he'll get good advice. But in the mean time, does anybody have any idea what's wrong? Or been here? I'm just really worried.
Dh is self employed, we do not have insurance. We've been trying to get it, and are going to be able to in January, but I am getting really worried and think he should go see a doctor now. Dh wants to wait until January, so we don't get stuck with no coverage for whatever it is that's wrong with him.
I really don't want to screw us over with high medical bills, we are not in great shape financially, but we're doing fine. We won't be doing fine anymore if we have to pay for something major.
I told him this morning that I really didn't think it was a good idea to wait anymore, and that even if he didn't go now, I doubted he'd be able to wait 2 more months. He says he doesn't feel that much worse than a few months ago, and doesn't want to "give in" and give up the chance that we could have insurance coverage for this. He agreed to call his dad and get his opinion. His dad is level headed, I think he'll get good advice. But in the mean time, does anybody have any idea what's wrong? Or been here? I'm just really worried.
