I'm having a medical/dental problem, so far the flu, stay tunaed....

Vic, get to the Doc and good luck,
hope you feel better soon.

Hoping I read in here today that Vic has hauled his ass (pun intended) off to the Doctors today...

Yes Victor! No if, ands or BUTTS about it!!!

Vic, my friend, GO!!!

Don't worry about your clothes; they've seen worse. If your phone is a concern, take the charger with you. You should do that anyway, in case you're admitted. (And don't forget it when you come home. That's the number one thing people leave at hospitals.)

If you're bleeding or at risk for bleeding, you specifically want to avoid aspirin, ibuprofen (Motrin/Advil), and naproxen (Aleve). Acetaminophen (Tylenol) is okay; worry about your liver later.

Last summer, I had kidney stones. Since I'm also pretty heavy, they couldn't blast them with ultrasound, so they had to go in with a laser. Somehow this caused a hematoma (blood pool) next to the kidney. After being in the hospital only overnight for the laser treatment, I returned for two five-day stays, first for pain and then for weakness. While I was in the last time, I suddenly had a very bloody stool. They quickly gave me the gallon bottle of stuff to drink to clear out my system and took me down for a colonoscopy. They found an ulcer of the colon, probably caused by the hematoma putting pressure on the colon. They treated that and I have had no further problem. And I feel very lucky about that. They found nothing else of concern in there. The doctor said "See ya when you're 50."

But, in each of the long hospital stays, they gave me two units of blood, four total. That's how anemic I was from the combination of the hematoma and the colon ulcer. (And I had an allergic reaction to the third unit. Uncontrollable shivering and shaking, even though I wasn't cold.) My hemoglobin is still not back to normal, several months later.

Also, narcotic pain meds such as vicodin can cause constipation. In my case, it was an 11-day vicious cycle. I took the meds because my gut hurt so much from the constipation, and the meds just kept me plugged up. After I quit the heavy meds, it took about a day and a half to start going.

The only good thing is that I lost about 50 or 60 pounds. Unfortunately, I've gained back 10-15 since then. (I put my scale in front of the fridge, but it hasn't helped.)

I won't lecture you about what you eat, but seriously dude, if you eat stuff like those burgers, at least feel guilty about it. You know you shouldn't eat them. When I go to McDonald's or whatever, I try to limit myself to unbreaded chicken sandwiches with most of the mayo wiped off the bun. AND NO FRIES! I really do stick to that one (most of the time).

But most important, GET TO THE ER ALREADY! You shouldn't even be reading this unless you've been there and come home again.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

My clothes are fine, I'm not one to worry about that. I'll be going soon and today, I'm more worried about how the temps effect My car, as in what the oil will do at low temps, since I use Royal Purple 5w30 Synthetic oil in the car.

I'm now dressed, I had to find some decent socks that are unholy and that fit, 40 years worth of socks, I've been throwing out ones that don't fit anymore.

I'll go as soon as I've got My shoes and a jacket on.
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My clothes are fine, I'm not one to worry about that. I'll be going soon and today, I'm more worried about how the temps effect My car, as in what the oil will do at low temps, since I use Royal Purple 5w30 Synthetic oil in the car.

I'm now dressed, I had to find some decent socks that are unholy and that fit, 40 years worth of socks, I've been throwing out ones that don't fit anymore.

I'll go as soon as I've got My shoes and a jacket on.

My car has 5W30 in it and I didn't even think about it at 12F this morning. Yeah, okay, I let it run for a couple minutes to let the oil thin out and start flowing, but big deal. It took longer than that for the windshield to defrost enough to see through. (The only time I really had trouble with a car in the cold was the night it was -28F. At sometime past midnight, I backed out of a friend's driveway, put my car in drive, and nothing happened. I had to wait several minutes for the transmission fluid to thin out enough to start working.)

My feet were continuously swollen for years. They finally went down about three months ago, but swelled up again a little bit when I got Chinese take out. Now they're down again after (slightly) better eating.
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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

Vic, take it from someone who knows, Go To The Doctor’s Now!