Posted by Sir Geek on 02/18/2005 10:19PM I went to the ER because I thought I was having a heart attack.. No.. REALLY.. Callie and I were bowling and at the start of the 3rd game, I started to feel "funny", something wasn't right. I was REALLY cold (I'm always warm ) and my arms were weak. After the 3rd game ( we did manage to win, thanks to the other members of the team, I didn't even hit average that game ). Callie and I zipped home, to get her drivers license, and then went to the hospital. We told the triage nurse that I was having chest pains and weakness in my amrs, so they took us into the room and took my blood pressure. It was 170/105 which put me to 3rd in line to be seen. About an hour later, I finally got into an ER room and they hooked me up to a BP and Pulse monitor and my heart rate was over 100bpm (normally its 60bpm) and it my bp was still sky high. They came in, put an IV into my hand ( OWWIES !!! ), took like 4 blood samples and then gave me a beta-blocker which dropped my bp down to much better range. They also gave me 2 injections of morphone to kill the chest pain ( and to freeze my hand since the stuff was refrigerated ). After the stuff took effect, they took me to get some xrays and once those were developed and they got the results of the blood test, I was declared ok enough to go home. They have no idea what it was, but it wasn't a heart attack. I got 2 days homefrom work to take it easy out of the deal, and a VERY relieved Callie. I'm feeling totally normal now and still don't know quite what was wrong with me, and hope to God it never happens again. [Link][1 comments]
Posted by Sir Geek on 02/08/2005 10:08PM Ok.. I'm a nerd. I admit it. Are you one ?  [Link][2 comments] |
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