I spent the evening in the hospital. Ask me anything!

[CubsFan1982]

I'm all right, no worries. I just couldn't think of anything else to title my blatant whoring for posts. :D

[JohnKleeb]

1. Why?

[CubsFan1982]

4. Official diagnosis:

Moderately severe gastritis. For about an hour, I thought I was having a heart attack, but I figured I was too young for that. I'm feeling much better now.

[Amfortas]

7. I had gastritis once too....

and boy , does it ever feel like a heart attack , do you have GERD ?

[CubsFan1982]

10. Nope.

The doctor verified the diagnosis after I told her what I'd had to eat in the previous 24 hours: a medium cheese and pepperoni pizza, and a decent sized lasagna for lunch.

[DS1]

2. Why aren't you fighting me yet?

In the figurative, write down stupid shit sense. Of course, mods, I don't want to actually 'fight' anyone, I'm just,err, ya know, talkin out of my ass like a well known Dookus

[CubsFan1982]

6. Give me a few hours, and I can oblige.

:P

[Amfortas]

3. How was the food ?

[CubsFan1982]

8. Didn't have any.

I just went to the emergency room cause I had a feeling that all was not well in CubsFan1982's chestal and stomach regions.

[Floogeldy]

11. Why did he leave the hospital?

Could have had cold biscuit, eggs, bacon and orange juice with fungus for breakfast!

B-)

[CubsFan1982]

14. As tempting as that sounds...

Um, no. :D

[barackmyworld]

5. Did you get a pretty bracelet?

Those things are cool

[CubsFan1982]

9. That reminds me...

I forgot to take it off! :D

[Canadian Socialist]

12. Ohh!

Did you get the really cool self-directed medication? That's the best. Especially when it's morphine. Maybe you don't have that yet down in the states. That really is the best.

[CubsFan1982]

15. Vicodin is your friend.

But damned if you get hooked on that shit!

[Canadian Socialist]

19. Not going to happen

here, you only get the really good stuff for three days. Then they assess you to see if you need it. But, if you are in real pain, the odds of becoming addicted to these narcotics is pretty slight.

[CubsFan1982]

20. They'll just give you a legalized joint.

Right? :D

[Canadian Socialist]

21. Contrary to popular belief

marijuana is not legal here. Except for medicinal purposes. But you have to jump through hoops to get it, and you only can get the stuff they grow, which is crap.

[Historic NY]

22. Ah yes the Big V....I still have a bunch that I didn't use from my broken

leg....that stuff is evil after a few days. I had a lot of pain in the beginning and my cousins wife an OR nurse said to take 2. I ended up in bed and had a wicked experience where I thought I was drowning. Damn stuff....then screwed up my digestive system along with lack of activity and brought on diverticulitis (very painful) and guess what they gave me for the pain besides Demerol at the hospital...more V.

Right now I am not using any of this stuff but I do have a bottle of 100 to flush soon. Dr said I might need a couple once therapy starts to unlock my ankle.

[shawmut]

13. How long were you there?

[CubsFan1982]

16. From about 3pm to about an hour or so ago.

Busy ER tonight, plus periods of heavy snow. Not fun.

[shawmut]

17. Did they take you right into the ER

or did you have to wait in the waiting room?

[CubsFan1982]

18. I waited for about 30 seconds.

But since they weren't very busy when I first came in, they saw me right away. It was just the x-rays and blood work that took a bloody long time.