Saturday turned out to be a pretty sucky day all in all. I thought I was doing better even over at friends for dinner on Friday night but Saturday rolled in as an ugly ugly morning. In a fog that I couldn't quite explain then sick nothing to come up but it still was.
Called the neurosurgeon on call and he talked me it could be a virus had I been around any kids? Well no, unless you count 30 somethings and boy sense of humor... He said that he wasn't the best at evaluating these things and I should go to the ER. Really didn't want to so he gave me Zofran that I got from the local pharmacy and slept most of the day. Woke up toward evening and felt even worse pain nausea and couldn't keep even water down for a minute. I was falling down not able to walk but had to crawl to the bathroom, Time to go to the ER. Should have gone to Swedish just down the street but since I had surgery at the UW did the drive there instead. MISTAKE! They were apathetic couldn't speak English or put in an IV without spilling a ton of my blood (not what I needed to see at that moment) I was there for 6 hours with barely anyone even checking in on me the Docs were nice once they showed up but that wasn't until 1 or 2 am. I finally went out and told them I just want to go home. They then gave me meds and a narcotic that I though was going to send me into cardiac arrest, no joke my whole body seized up and hurt in my chest so bad the nurse said take deep breaths, cool they may be the last I ever get! Not to be too dramatic but I was very scared at that moment that things were going very wrong. Needless to say I survived, yesterday was a fog all day forced to finally eat and drink, Prune juice of all things now I really feel old. I am on the up swing. Yea.
Then I hear this morning that a teammate and a good friend had a nasty crash at the Kirkland crit. Hoping they are both doing OK today and recovering. Anyone know how Carol is doing let me know please. Tricia I hear is tough as ever and is said to be doing fine with a nasty bump to the head. :(
Please, no more ER for anyone this year!!!
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Those Kirkland critters were in and out of the ER faster than you were! (I spent 8 hrs at UW's inept ER once....) Carol is OK, just some really badly strained muscles in her back to go with car crash injuries from a few weeks ago. I hope YOUR back stops hassling you soon and you can make some real improvement after your surgery...like, see you on a bike soon, OK?
I forgot to say that both Carol and TB got concussed. But of course they both tried to work on Monday. :)
Thanks for the update! I am glad they are both ok, and SHOULD take it easy. But alas that is not the type "A" cyclist personality ;)
I am mapping out my winter training and skiing already, doc says he hit a home run but to give it at least four weeks before I start to try to get back on track.
I am exited for winter training is that nutty or what?!
BALLARD BALLARD BALLARD!! Never ever ever ever ever go to UW if you're given a choice. I know an ER doc there and they say their staff is chronically short and overworked. I send everyone I know to the Ballard Swedish ER and they're always over-the-top happy with the service. They even make mammographies fun. ;)
That said, I'm SO glad you're ok! How scary was that. No more scary stuff. Get healthy and ride soon. :)
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