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Devious Inner circle 2120 Posts |
I thought I had a slight case of the flu. Next, I thought I had
your basic strep throat. Then, I stopped breathing fully at night and I was wheezing at the end. I stopped being able to sleep because of severe pain and I didn't sleep or eat for almost three days straight. I wasn't able to nourish my body with fluids or food to help fight off the infection. I answered my front door to the paper boy and fainted due to lack of energy and breath I suppose. The last thing I remember was a neighbor waving sadly to me through the rear view mirror of the ambulance. Emergency room procedures had me on IV, steriods, dilaudid (Pain med ten times stronger than morphine) and a breathing appartus. After chest x-rays and numerous doctors looking into my mouth asking the same darn questions, I was finally given some intravenous pain meds. Next came the real fun with the hot knife and needles. One E.N.T Specialist held the forceps to keep me from biting the other E.N.T. guy with the PhD holding the hot knife to cut away at the excess growth, followed by a syringe to drain the pus. It felt like caveman medicine, for I was expecting some fancy laser to cut away and do the work. my painkiller was a mere 2% Lydocaine to the local area given by needled. I asked for 100% Lydocaine to no avail before the oral surgery with the knife. It felt more like a dental procedure than a medical one without the cool earphones and tasty flavoured mouth numbing agents etc... The doctor simply stated, if you bite me, this knife is going to cut into some places that it shouldn't and you already signed the medical waiver. Talk about reassuring eh? This was a first for me, I was sure humbled. Some pesky fool ran off with my newspaper to boot! Thanks to the medical staff at U.C.S.D. in Hillcrest I spent Thanksgiving in the E.R. watching my Dallas Cowboys whip the Oakland Raiders, but I would rather have spent it here with you folks at the very least. Glad to be back! |
Bob1Dog Inner circle Wife: It's me or this houseful of 1159 Posts |
Yikes brother! Glad to have you back. Those kinds of infections can be life-threatening.
You mentioned something about your breathing stopping. That could signal sleep apnea. You may wish to discuss with your ENT guy. Do you snore heavily?
What if the Hokey Pokey really IS what it's all about?
My neighbor rang my doorbell at 2:30 a.m. this morning, can you believe that, 2:30 a.m.!? Lucky for him I was still up playing my drums. |
Bob1Dog Inner circle Wife: It's me or this houseful of 1159 Posts |
Yikes brother! Glad to have you back. Those kinds of infections can be life-threatening.
You mentioned something about your breathing stopping. That could signal sleep apnea. You may wish to discuss with your ENT guy. Do you snore heavily?
What if the Hokey Pokey really IS what it's all about?
My neighbor rang my doorbell at 2:30 a.m. this morning, can you believe that, 2:30 a.m.!? Lucky for him I was still up playing my drums. |
Bob1Dog Inner circle Wife: It's me or this houseful of 1159 Posts |
Yikes brother! Glad to have you back. Those kinds of infections can be life-threatening.
You mentioned something about your breathing stopping. That could signal sleep apnea. You may wish to discuss with your ENT guy. Do you snore heavily?
What if the Hokey Pokey really IS what it's all about?
My neighbor rang my doorbell at 2:30 a.m. this morning, can you believe that, 2:30 a.m.!? Lucky for him I was still up playing my drums. |
Bob1Dog Inner circle Wife: It's me or this houseful of 1159 Posts |
Yikes Brother, I only posted that once!
What if the Hokey Pokey really IS what it's all about?
My neighbor rang my doorbell at 2:30 a.m. this morning, can you believe that, 2:30 a.m.!? Lucky for him I was still up playing my drums. |
Devious Inner circle 2120 Posts |
I'm scheduled for the apnea test next week.
I still have grampas old one, but yuck ya' know what I mean? I need to get myself a new quieter one. I had an impression of my mouth taken last week and I surmise that I may have had an area opened up by the dentist and the impression material may have left some residue that infected the area...sounds elaborate, but the timing is just too coinci-dental (no pun intended,seriously). I sure have crossed some sort of threshold this year. I find myself talking about the weather more often. These bones are startin' to creak a little louder as well. |
w_s_anderson Inner circle The United States 1226 Posts |
Glad you're still here devil dog!
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Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts |
Welcome to the south face!
~michael baker
The Magic Company |
Bob1Dog Inner circle Wife: It's me or this houseful of 1159 Posts |
You mean there are more behind you than are in front of you?
What if the Hokey Pokey really IS what it's all about?
My neighbor rang my doorbell at 2:30 a.m. this morning, can you believe that, 2:30 a.m.!? Lucky for him I was still up playing my drums. |
Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts |
Another way of saying OTH.
~michael baker
The Magic Company |
Bob1Dog Inner circle Wife: It's me or this houseful of 1159 Posts |
What if the Hokey Pokey really IS what it's all about?
My neighbor rang my doorbell at 2:30 a.m. this morning, can you believe that, 2:30 a.m.!? Lucky for him I was still up playing my drums. |
Devious Inner circle 2120 Posts |
Thank you all very much for your concern and counsel.
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Cliffg37 Inner circle Long Beach, CA 2491 Posts |
I am just glad you came though it OK, medical procedures are not known for being fun.
Magic is like Science,
Both are fun if you do it right! |
Ekuth Inner circle Floating above my 1538 Posts |
You know where to find me, hermano; and I'm here if you need an ear.
Medical woes I know only too well, as you know. Seriously, though... don't hesitate to reach out for whatever reason. You know what I mean. There for you, brother. Got your back.
"All you need is in Fitzkee."
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