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the right side of my neck.
Q. Do you know a goiter when you see it? A. Yes, I do.
Q. Just proceed, Mr. Foster. A. It started from my heart, some-
thing that caused pressure against my heart caused the goiter.
Q. You have spoken of your heart. What were the symptoms that
came from your heart? A. When it first started my heart was in
pretty bad shape. It would just beat a little bit and then sort of wait,
and then beat again. We called the doctor, and the doctor said
A. My heart then started beating awful fast and just pounded like
a triphammer. You could feel it anywhere and know that my heart
was beating very fast. I could not sleep or lie on my side because my
heart was beating so hard. It kept up that way for quite a long time.
Finally, I got a little better and was able to get around, and I thought
I would see what I could do, and I went to a doctor who looked me over.
He was a heart and lung specialist.
Q. Did the heart and lung specialist apply certain tests to your
heart? A. Yes. Q. The Court will probably not allow you to say
what he said to you, but did he make a diagnosis of your trouble with
your heart? A. Yes, he did.
Q. You may state, if you will, whether or not there were indica-
tions that you, yourself, could observe as to the conditions of your
heart, as to whether or not it was enlarged?
Q.
In any event, did the doctor make a diagnosis with respect to
your heart condition ? A. Yes.
Q. What did he recommend you to do? A. He recommended I
come back and have something done to my goiter.
Q. At that time how large was the goiter? A. I could not say.
I could feel it sort of pressing up like.
Q. Was it visible on the outside ? A. Yes, it was on this side.
Q. Was it getting larger as time went on? A. Oh, yes, it was
getting larger.
Q. What did he recommend you to do with respect to the goiter ?
A. He asked me to come back and see him and have some injection.
I don't know what it was, because I didn't go back.
Q.
Did you go to any other doctor after that before you went to
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