Feb. 23 - Sat

Well today started out not so good. Richard was experiencing some pain on the left side of his chest when he took a deep breath, of course he didn't tell me until we were on the road to our next site. He said it wasn't constant, but was a little uncomfortable. We decided when we got to our next campsite about 3hours away in Lake city,Fl., we would find a quick care. & have it checked out. At the urgent care not far from the campsite, the Dr. Sent us across the road to the hospital emergency room for a cardiac work-up. They did an EKG , chest X-ray, drew blood for labs, & hooked him up to a heart monitor. The good news was that all the tests came back normal. His BP was elevated some, but we were told that was to be expected, due to nerves. The Dr. Said that because the tests were all within range that it was not his heart. (Thank God) he said it probably was a strained chest ligament or muscle due to all the lifting & etc. he was doing with the RV. & he prescribed a anti-inflamatory, & said it could take a few weeks to completely heal, and that it was okay to continue our travels, but to take it a little easy. (We all know Richard is like the"energizer bunny", he just keeps going), but I am going to make sure he slows down a little! We were there for about 4 hrs & we were impressed with the prompt caring service. We got back to our RV & found a church with an evening mass, had supper and relaxed watching TV. Tomorrow we head for Silver Springs,Fł just about 2hrs away. We will be there for 3days so it will give Richard relaxation time.