Famous Last Words

60Gunner

[hosepipe]

A few months ago I came down with atherial filbriation of my heart.. The only symptoms I could see was lack of ability to breath well.. which got worse.. Eventually driving me to the emergence room because I could barely breath or sleep..

Thats after 2 weeks of barely sleeping because I couldn't breath.. My heart was the last thing I thought.. I thought I had the flu.. or a cold..

After one week in ICU the nurses learned me a lot about my situation.. Duuuugh.. They said I could have easily have died driving to the hospital.. As they said "Men can be Soooo dumb about health".. I would have to agree..

[sam_paine]

So.....What happened to the guy!?!!?!?!

[I_be_tc]

later

[Grizzled Bear]

Thanks again 60!

By the way; your "Little Misbehavior" is required reading for my twenty-something year old Airmen. Especially the young ladies!

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[amigatec]

Add me tyo your ping list as well.

I am married to an ol' ICU nurse.

[Tainan]

60...well done.


Thanks.

[Bender2]

Here's the last words I always heard my ex-wife say each night at bedtime...

Dear Lord,
I pray for:
Wisdom, To understand my man.
Love, To forgive him and;
Patience, For his moods...
Because, Lord, if I pray for Strength
I'll just beat him to death!

[pax_et_bonum]

:-)

[Billthedrill]

Personally I've always preferred General John Sedgwick's last words "They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist-".

But sometimes the patient really IS fine - I was bundled off in an ambulance from an annual physical one time because I'd neglected to tell a new doctor about a heart abnormality that turned up on an ECG. Had a stress test and an angioscope over the next couple of weeks. Clean bill of health. It was nice to learn and an interesting experience but I could have done without the drama. Best thing you can do under the circumstances is whatever the Docs say. That's always good advice unless the fellow's name is Kevorkian.

[Bender2]

My sweet pax...

Music, please...

Well, I was drunk the day my Mom got outta prison.
And I went to pick her up in the rain.
But, before I could get to the station in my pickup truck
She got runned over by a damned old train.

You don't have to call me Flyer
And you don't have to call me Charlie Pride.
You don't have to call me darlin', darlin'
You never even call me, I wonder why you don't call me
Why don't you ever call me by my name.

[WKB]

"It's probably nothing."


or
my all time favorite
"Maybe it'll go away"

[aculeus]

Great post.

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Love reading your stories. I've been in the ER with heart-attack-like symptoms, and my wife can attest to how an ER staff jumps when someone with those symptoms comes in. I can't, because I was sort of out of it at the time.

BTW, my symptoms weren't because of a heart attack, they were being caused by gallstones, which were removed surgically the next morning.

[OldPossum]

One night a couple years ago I suffered a mild heart attack, after showing signs of heart problems a day earlier. The problem was that I had an appointment the next morning with a cardiologist at a hospital not far away, and I figured, "Well, why not wait to see the doctor?" I called the hospital and spoke to the cardiologist on duty and he told me to call 911 and get in there. I waited an hour or so and called again. The same doctor said, "Didn't I tell you to get yourself in here?"

I did, was admitted and the next day they did the angioplasty, found that a stent would do me no good and arranged for triple by-pass surgery the next day.

Moral: when the doctor tells you to get your ass in there, do it!

[grey_whiskers]

Please add me to your *PING*! list :-)

Cheers!

[jamaly]

Please put me on your ping list.

[Colorado Doug]

Another great story. You really should consider writing a book. You have a riveting style. Please put me on your ping list if you have one.

[Marie]

My mom has severe hypothyroidism that is only now being treated. Her BP is in the red zone and, for the last few weeks, she's been having horrible pain in her chest that radiates up her throat. She gets sweaty and faint, then it passes.

She saw her doctor last week and spent half an hour telling him that she's having terrible *anxiety* issues!!!

I swear, I'm ready to duct-tape her and roll her into the ER myself.

[Fire_on_High]

LOL I've done something like that before.

Several months back I ended up driving to Nashville for a donation procedure at Vandy. I was told at the time I likely shouldn't even drive myself to the prelim appointments in Chattanooga, for the shots to prepare for it, which I shrugged off and did anyway.

Well, I was told I most definitely should have my husband drive me home from Vandy after the procedure. I nodded and smiled, knowing of course that he doesn't have a driver's license and couldn't drive my car anyway...it's a tiny car and he's so tall he literally can't fit behind the wheel.

Day of the procedure came, np, got it done and drove myself home lol. To be honest I felt pretty much fine...the shots caused a bit of body pain but I'd gotten worse from sparring in karate class many times, and a needle hole in your arm is a needle hole in your arm, be it for a standard blood donation or this...of course it's a little tender but nothing that requires any special care or worry!

The nurses had a cow when they found out at my one week followup, lol.