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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