...but I guess I am. I spent Sunday afternoon in Parkview Memorial Hospital's emergency room with my blood pressure at 220 over 95. Not good, they tell me. Here's what happened. I walked a cancer awareness charity event for 3 hours the day before his my rapidly slimming wife. (she is loosing weight on a great workout program, not due to ill health) I felt great and went to bed, per my usual, at 2:00 am. I slept in, woke up feeling exhausted, took a shower and coughed really hard. My throat instantly seized up and I was unable to inhale. Panic set in, but I was able to calm myself and lean on the bathroom counter and very slowly force air through my constricted passage way enough to get dressed and stumble down stairs. I then whispered to my wife words I have never spoken before. "Take me to the emergency room, I can't breath."
I was given medicine to control the blood pressure and an inhaler to control my throat and lungs. X-rays showed no blockage, tumors or other monstrous objects...the doctor on hand was worried at first that I had pneumonia.
I'm at about 50% energy level and find that the medicine leaves me physically exhausted but unable to sleep - I spend a lot of time on the porch drinking ice water. I am also having trouble focusing (as I already thought I had made this post this morning...turned out to be a dream during a much needed nap).
Anyway, Doctor's appointment on Thursday to see if I need to continue the medicine and I am requesting blood work.
To my friends and colleagues, say a prayer or wish me well.
The same post appears on My two other blogs.
