Facing Your Mortality

[ChileRelleno]

Well, I had a scare yesterday & wound up spending 24hrs in the hospital for treatment, observation & testing.

Started off my Monday feeling fine, a few hours into my day & I was tired enough to take a 15min nap.
Normally I nap as needed & feel like a $1000.00 afterwards, not yesterday.
Two customers later I was exhausted, breathing hard, pressure in chest/head, light headed, numbness in right jaw & sweaty.
Customer told me I looked like sh**, I felt like it & took heed.
I dropped my trailer & bobtailed to the Emergency Room at the Washington County Hospital in Chatom, AL.

They took quick notice, all the signs of a cardiac event, I was on a gurney in a minute.
Fast forward several hours, EKGs, monitors, various meds, blood work, xrays & ect, I'm feeling much better.
I just wanted to go home, see my Primary & Cardiologist.
But the Doc did not want to let me out of the hospital, not even to go straight to home & see my Docs.
He was very adamant, "Mr.Cox I believe you're at serious risk of a full blown Heart Attack, you've some irregularities on your EKGs, I want you here under observation."

I could leave of course, but I would have to sign an 'Against Medical Advice' release waiver.
I could refuse to sign it, but they'd send it in to my insurance just the same.
Point is, my Insurance won't pay on a AMA discharge... And my wife was standing with the Doc... Lose/Lose.

24hrs later, IV, blood work, monitors & more... I'm finally back home & have appointments to see my Primary & Cardiac docs.
I'm glad I stayed, better safe than sorry.

Listen to your body, it will talk to ya.
I really think if I'd pushed it/or waited longer yesterday, I might not be here today.
Thank you Lord for another day.

[Shark Hunter]

Glad you are OK John. Time to lay off the triple Whataburgers.

[ChileRelleno]

Glad you are OK John. Time to lay off the triple Whataburgers.

Yep, and the caffeine too.

[Dominick]

Oh no! not the coffee too.  Get well Chile.  Dominick

[Bryan Young]

Better safe than sorry...so you can be around another day...fishing.

Get well buddy.

[ChileRelleno]

Oh no! not the coffee too.  Get well Chile.  Dominick

Don't do coffee, I like the high octane energy drinks.

[Marcq]

Just wondering, why no caffeine ?

Marc..

[ChileRelleno]

Just wondering, why no caffeine ?

Marc..

Gets my BP up.

[Marcq]

Just wondering, why no caffeine ?

Marc..

Gets my BP up.

I always thought that would be the case but my doctor/Cardiologist never asked me about my caffeine intake, for them it was always "are you still smoking"

One thing that helped me a lot to get my BP down was reducing salt/meat intake, it's not to hard since my wife doesn't eat meat anymore and I'm the one that cooks so it's helping me at the same time, I eat a big fat juicy steak once in a while and lots of fish

Marc..

[MFB]

Hope you make a speedy recovery.

Rgds

Mark

[Alto Mare]

Hang in there but, make some changes and you will be good. I've noticed lots of fried fish on your plate in the past, stay away from it, just throw it on the grill and splash some olive oil and lemon juice on it from now on.
Get well soon.
Sal

[alantani]

whew!!!  glad you got through ok!  too much caffeine, but i never smoked.  my dad still smokes, though.  mom says that he gets so mean tempered when he tries to quit that she says she would rather have him smoke and die early than have him quit and have to put up with him for those extra years. 

[Marcq]

  mom says that he gets so mean tempered when he tries to quit that she says she would rather have him smoke and die early than have him quit and have to put up with him for those extra years. 

That's a good one

Marc..

[ChileRelleno]

whew!!!  glad you got through ok!  too much caffeine, but i never smoked.  my dad still smokes, though.  mom says that he gets so mean tempered when he tries to quit that she says she would rather have him smoke and die early than have him quit and have to put up with him for those extra years. 

I quit smoking long ago, one of the hardest things I ever accomplished.
They say tobacco can be as hard as heroin to quit for some people.
I've quit tobacco, alcohol, drugs & coffee.

Now I have to quit another major addiction, my bad eating habits.

Yes'sir Sal,
way too many fried foods in my diet... Recommendation noted, I love grilled fish.

[DaBigOno]

Take care of yourself Chile, and fish another day