Thread by @TheTattooedProf

Waiting to see the cardiologist, and let me tell you there's no more enjoyable way to spend the afternoon than in a waiting room with a bunch of old dudes who are using their phones on speaker to both make calls and watch right wing YouTube

"you may have a leaky heart valve"

This explains why I get out of breath from like... walking and stuff, apparently

More tests in a couple weeks to make sure, and then we decide on the best treatment. Doc is concerned but not super stressed, says we'll get things treated before it becomes a real problem.

I'm gonna lobby for this

Thanks for all the good wishes. I was having a mild freakout, but I really like my cardiologist and he said it's not super uncommon and eminently treatable/fixable. And now we know why I have a heart murmur, so YAY MYSTERY SOLVED

And while I feel ok about everything and am happy it's not more serious, to the one dude who just replied "look at the shit you eat, you're gonna get a massive coronary":
a. this isn't diet-related
b. catch this fucking block, asshole