Shooting pains down my left arm. Of course I was thinking heart attack, but it turned out to be a pinched nerve. $5000 in hospital tests, and they fixed it with a single prescription.
I had Bell's Palsy recently. Once I found out what it was, I honestly wasn't that upset -- my doctor told me it has a 97% chance of resolving itself if you do nothing, and the steroid she gave me raised my chances. Sure enough, a month later I was myself again. It wasn't pleasant though.Bell's palsy - went to Urgent Care and then to the ER where stroke protocol was initiated before I even received my hospital bracelet. It was a scary, but thankfully short, time, and I will never complain about a long wait time in the ER again.