Spent the afternoon at the ER...

[jeffsoward]

So, I was at work this morning and I got a weird pain in my chest and started coughing up blood.
I called my doctor and asked his advice. I've had some past experience with this, so I wanted his advice before I went off. He said to head to the ER at Baptist.
I have to tell you, they didn't waste any time the moment I mentioned chest pain. they had an IV in, put me on oxygen, gave me nitroglycerin and aspirin and some other crap within 15 minutes of arrival. IV Steroids and benadryl so that I could do the contrast dye for the CT scan knocked me out for a while.
After chest x-ray and a CT scan and some more squirts of nitro, they figured out that I have pneumonia in my right lung. the coughing evidently caused a tear or something that caused the blood (and the pain, I guess. they didn't really address it after they found the pneumonia).
I've been sick for over two weeks after Mitch licked my neck when i wasn't looking. The upper respiratory infection morphed into this stupid pneumonia.
I haven't been able to participate in a full match in WEEKS and it's bugging the crap out of me.

I have to say, the worst thing about the whole ordeal was that the triage nurse had put some sticky patches on me for an EKG, then the cardiac nurse put some more on me for the heart monitor. Pulling those things off my brillo pad of a chest was worse than anything. Ripping of 16 well stuck patches was like a random waxing. I don't know how women handle that crap, it's definitely not for me.
Anyway, back to work tomorrow. Don't tell the doctor.

 

[BoomerShooter]

Damn Jeff - get better man - I told you to find a new doctor - one that is more lenient on their restrictions :-)

All jokes aside bud - hope you get better man - Nov 6th is around the corner - then we have the Hillbilly fest on the 7th....

 

[Shootin 4 Fun]

So, do you look like a man-o-lantern?

Hope you get to feeling better soon.

 

[Euclid]

I've been sick for over two weeks after Mitch licked my neck when i wasn't looking. The upper respiratory infection morphed into this stupid pneumonia.

Who's Mitch?

Get well soon.

 

[jeffsoward]

Damn Jeff - get better man - I told you to find a new doctor - one that is more lenient on their restrictions :-)

All jokes aside bud - hope you get better man - Nov 6th is around the corner - then we have the Hillbilly fest on the 7th....

Oh, the wife has ruled out any competitions until the doctor clears me now. She seems to think that I've been over-doing it since I got sick and she dropped the hammer on me. I'm out for a while.

So, do you look like a man-o-lantern?

Hope you get to feeling better soon.

Thank God, no. No man-o-lantern. the redness is finally gone and I've got so much hair, it's hiding the stuff that got pulled out.

Who's Mitch?

Get well soon.

J&K Bullet Casters=Mitch. He's patient zero.

 

[Euclid]

Oh, the wife has ruled out any competitions until the doctor clears me now. She seems to think that I've been over-doing it since I got sick and she dropped the hammer on me. I'm out for a while.


Thank God, no. No man-o-lantern. the redness is finally gone and I've got so much hair, it's hiding the stuff that got pulled out.



J&K Bullet Casters=Mitch. He's patient zero.

That's what I was afraid of!

 

[GlockCop]

Dont mess around with the pneumonia. It can get serious fast. I know from personal experience. Get well soon. We enjoy you at the matches.

 

[Old Fart]

Glad to hear you're doing better.
Take the drugs and be a good boy.

 

[jeffsoward]

last night, I checked my calender and didn't have any matches listed, so i just happened to say out loud, "no matches this weekend."
My wife gave me this look and said, "Uh no. No matches at all. No gun range. No shooting, PERIOD! Until you're better."
"Yes, dear."
Ouch. I think the look was worse than the mini-speech.

 

[RickN]

I hope you whacked him with a rolled up newspaper and told him, No-No bad Mitch.