05-02-2003, 12:26 AM
My most entertaining trip to the hospital? Hmm...
On a Thursday I came down with a pretty nasty upper-respiratory cold. I was coughing a lot, fever, sore muscles, etc. I'm, for better or worse, a very "Leave me alone, I'm fine" guy and so I didn't do anything about it. Friday it gets worse. Saturday it gets even worse, reaching the point that I'm beginning to have serious trouble breathing. I get driven to the ER, they give me some extremely large doses of Albuterol, take some x-rays, and come back to tell me that I have a hole in my lung. They make me stay overnight and it was resoundingly one of the most boring experiences of my life.
The worst part was that I was taken in at 5:00 PM but hadn't had lunch and only a marginal breakfast at about 8:00 AM. It was 2:00 AM (on Sunday :) ) before they finally took me out of the ER, gave me a room, and got me some food... meaning I was pushing 18 hours without eating anything. That sucked :angry:
On a Thursday I came down with a pretty nasty upper-respiratory cold. I was coughing a lot, fever, sore muscles, etc. I'm, for better or worse, a very "Leave me alone, I'm fine" guy and so I didn't do anything about it. Friday it gets worse. Saturday it gets even worse, reaching the point that I'm beginning to have serious trouble breathing. I get driven to the ER, they give me some extremely large doses of Albuterol, take some x-rays, and come back to tell me that I have a hole in my lung. They make me stay overnight and it was resoundingly one of the most boring experiences of my life.
The worst part was that I was taken in at 5:00 PM but hadn't had lunch and only a marginal breakfast at about 8:00 AM. It was 2:00 AM (on Sunday :) ) before they finally took me out of the ER, gave me a room, and got me some food... meaning I was pushing 18 hours without eating anything. That sucked :angry:
--Mith
I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
Jack London
I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
Jack London