how to scare the wife, without trying

[detron]

so, on Friday the 13th ( ) of May 2016 I was feeling sick, left work at 7:30 AM, and went home.
thought I was having a migraine, which I do get, and was just kinda lifeless all day (other than Diarrhea)

went to bed at 4:30 PM, and just could not sleep good.

woke up at 8:00 Pm and felt nauseous and got up and headed towards the bathroom,

but passed out half-way there, fell down, no idea of what was going on

sweating profusely, my senses started coming back, I thought I was feeling better.

wife took me to the ER, and it was crowded, so we knew we were going to be waiting a while.  and I was still feeling better, .... until all of a sudden I felt nauseous again, and within seconds I passed out [ side note, this is like the "fast-pass"  of ER rides ]
needless to say I got admitted quickly, and they thought I was having a heart attack.  (nope, EKG cleared that up quickly)
blood panels were taken quickly and sent off to the lab, and an IV started.  I started feeling better and they decided to do a CT scan to check me for brain issues.  CT scan was all clear.

final results after about three hours....  extreme dehydration.

the doctor said he was glad the fainting happened both times after a change in position, which coupled with the dehydration, meant my lower blood pressure was not getting enough oxygen to my brain.  he said if it happened with no recent change in position, or activity, then that is scarry. 

after 2 bags of IV fluids, I was back to normal.  I do not know if a virus/bug/flu was the originating cause of the dehydration or not, but I feel pretty great today.

I am feeling back up to about 98% now, and my wife was scared (of loosing the pay-check / having to go to work)    but she is less worried now, the pay-checks are safe!

[zoidberg]

Sounds brutal. I'm glad you're back up and running.      

[SteveC]

Glad it was nothing serious and you are feeling better 

[detron]

Sounds brutal. I'm glad you're back up and running.      

thanks,  it was scary, but I am all good now.

[detron]

Glad it was nothing serious and you are feeling better 

thanks,  yeah it could have been much worse.

[powernoodle]

took me to the ER ....  extreme dehydration.

My father experienced this too.  Not because he was sick, but because he was old and feeble.  We thought he was dying, but he just needed to be juiced up with fluids.  When one is dehydrated, the brain, the cardiovascular system, the everything starts to go south.

[Grant Lamontagne]

First off, I am glad to hear you are ok.  We've had enough medical scares out of you this past year young man.

Second off, never underestimate the importance of drinking water.  They say drink 8 cups of water a day, and that's not as easy as it sounds.  I've been noticing how much more of a difference it makes over the past couple of years and now I use the health tracker on my phone to keep track of how much I drink.  I'm a mouth breather (my nose rarely works the way a nose is supposed to) so I tend to lose a lot of moisture overnight and I often wake up feeling pretty run down as a result.

When you are north of 40 (Google that for some awesome Red Green bits- if you don't know Red Green then shame on you!) you really need to start watching things that never made a difference before.

Def

[SAK Guy]

Glad you're going to be ok buddy!!! 

[detron]

First off, I am glad to hear you are ok.  We've had enough medical scares out of you this past year young man.

Second off, never underestimate the importance of drinking water.  They say drink 8 cups of water a day, and that's not as easy as it sounds.  I've been noticing how much more of a difference it makes over the past couple of years and now I use the health tracker on my phone to keep track of how much I drink.  I'm a mouth breather (my nose rarely works the way a nose is supposed to) so I tend to lose a lot of moisture overnight and I often wake up feeling pretty run down as a result.

When you are north of 40 (Google that for some awesome Red Green bits- if you don't know Red Green then shame on you!) you really need to start watching things that never made a difference before.

Def

yeah,  never had ANY issue, then they all caught up to me I guess.

all I do drink is water, but when I have a migraine, it is hard for me to care about anything, including drinking water.  I know I should, but it is hard.
I had drank some water on Friday,  but not enough, coupled with my body loosing water through diarrhea, it was to much for my system to take

[rishardh]

Glad you are back to normal. A friend of mine went through the same. He freaked out and called 911 and they took him to the hospital. He felt silly the next day, we gave him a hard time anyways.

I know that hydrating yourself periodically is a given but if you are thirsty it's a little too late. Sometimes you will feel thirsty because you are distracted with other issues. It also depends on how you have trained your body. Some people who fast don't drink for long periods of time and they can take it.

[zoidberg]

When you are north of 40 (Google that for some awesome Red Green bits- if you don't know Red Green then shame on you!) you really need to start watching things that never made a difference before.

Def

If women don't find you handsome...

[zoidberg]

First off, I am glad to hear you are ok.  We've had enough medical scares out of you this past year young man.

Second off, never underestimate the importance of drinking water.  They say drink 8 cups of water a day, and that's not as easy as it sounds.  I've been noticing how much more of a difference it makes over the past couple of years and now I use the health tracker on my phone to keep track of how much I drink.  I'm a mouth breather (my nose rarely works the way a nose is supposed to) so I tend to lose a lot of moisture overnight and I often wake up feeling pretty run down as a result.

When you are north of 40 (Google that for some awesome Red Green bits- if you don't know Red Green then shame on you!) you really need to start watching things that never made a difference before.

Def

yeah,  never had ANY issue, then they all caught up to me I guess.

all I do drink is water, but when I have a migraine, it is hard for me to care about anything, including drinking water.  I know I should, but it is hard.
I had drank some water on Friday,  but not enough, coupled with my body loosing water through diarrhea, it was to much for my system to take

Happens quickly, no pun intended.

[derekmac]

Damn buddy, really glad you're ok!! 

Durning the week I'm good for drinking lots of water, but I'm not so good on the weekends.

[detron]

First off, I am glad to hear you are ok.  We've had enough medical scares out of you this past year young man.

Second off, never underestimate the importance of drinking water.  They say drink 8 cups of water a day, and that's not as easy as it sounds.  I've been noticing how much more of a difference it makes over the past couple of years and now I use the health tracker on my phone to keep track of how much I drink.  I'm a mouth breather (my nose rarely works the way a nose is supposed to) so I tend to lose a lot of moisture overnight and I often wake up feeling pretty run down as a result.

When you are north of 40 (Google that for some awesome Red Green bits- if you don't know Red Green then shame on you!) you really need to start watching things that never made a difference before.

Def

yeah,  never had ANY issue, then they all caught up to me I guess.

all I do drink is water, but when I have a migraine, it is hard for me to care about anything, including drinking water.  I know I should, but it is hard.
I had drank some water on Friday,  but not enough, coupled with my body loosing water through diarrhea, it was to much for my system to take

Happens quickly, no pun intended.

no pun intended, but it is funnier with the pun.

[zoidberg]

First off, I am glad to hear you are ok.  We've had enough medical scares out of you this past year young man.

Second off, never underestimate the importance of drinking water.  They say drink 8 cups of water a day, and that's not as easy as it sounds.  I've been noticing how much more of a difference it makes over the past couple of years and now I use the health tracker on my phone to keep track of how much I drink.  I'm a mouth breather (my nose rarely works the way a nose is supposed to) so I tend to lose a lot of moisture overnight and I often wake up feeling pretty run down as a result.

When you are north of 40 (Google that for some awesome Red Green bits- if you don't know Red Green then shame on you!) you really need to start watching things that never made a difference before.

Def

yeah,  never had ANY issue, then they all caught up to me I guess.

all I do drink is water, but when I have a migraine, it is hard for me to care about anything, including drinking water.  I know I should, but it is hard.
I had drank some water on Friday,  but not enough, coupled with my body loosing water through diarrhea, it was to much for my system to take

Happens quickly, no pun intended.

no pun intended, but it is funnier with the pun.

Yeah I had to rewrite that one a few times trying to clean it up.   

[Gareth]

Scary stuff mate. Very glad to hear you're OK.

[Grant Lamontagne]

Someone once said that when you are over the hill you pick up speed.  Some folks think that's a good thing, but all I've seen on this side of the hill is a bunch of jagged rocks!

It doesn't take long for life to bite you in the arse.  Pretty much all I drink nowadays is water.  Sometimes it's flavored, sometimes it's carbonated, but I have almost completely given up drinking everything else. 

I don't drink a lot of alcoholic beverages these days, and I stay the heck away from colored pop like Coke or Pepsi as it burns its way through my guts.  Hell I could probably have swallowed nuclear waste ten years ago and had no issues, but it's a very different story today.

Hang in there buddy.   I'm pulling for you because we're all in this together.

Def

[ColoSwiss]

Glad things are looking up!   

Between you and Def and SAK Guy, et al; this place is turning into a hospital ward.   

[detron]

thanks everyone.  I am back up to 100% now,  I feel much better!

age does sneak up on you, that sucks!

[Grant Lamontagne]

Coming soon, MTO Edition Walkers with titanium frames in tactical black and integrated bottle openers!

Def

[detron]

Coming soon, MTO Edition Walkers with titanium frames in tactical black and integrated bottle openers!

Def

can I pre-order while my mental faculties are still sufficient to make the transaction?

[Grant Lamontagne]

I think placing your order proves that your mental faculties are not intact. ..... 

Def

[ColoSwiss]

Plenty of sword canes out there. Here's one with a built-in telescope.

[sir_mike]

Welcome back!   

[Aloha]

Glad to hear you are well.  That had to be scary for you all. 

[Etherealicer]

Scary stuff...

Ok, we have established that you should drink more, I would like to add a warning. Drinking excess amounts of water can lead to death too... although the amount you would have to drink is somewhere in the 20l region and that within a short period of time .
Next time you have diarrhea (or vomiting / bleeding) not just drink more,  also replenish salts, so drinking a sports-drink (isostar) or simply a bouillon* is great.

* In many a movie there is "mothers chicken soup" the cure for all ails

[Fortytwo]

Scary stuff...

Ok, we have established that you should drink more, I would like to add a warning. Drinking excess amounts of water can lead to death too... although the amount you would have to drink is somewhere in the 20l region and that within a short period of time .
Next time you have diarrhea (or vomiting / bleeding) not just drink more,  also replenish salts, so drinking a sports-drink (isostar) or simply a bouillon* is great.

* In many a movie there is "mothers chicken soup" the cure for all ails

A relative suffered brain damage because she forgot that part, nothing is safe!

[Whoey]

yikes.

Glad you're on the mend.

I really need to drink more water myself, I actually can't stand just plain water, so flavoured water is something I usually have on hand. I'm not a pop/soda person but I usually have several options in the fridge in case of a craving that typically sit there for months.

[Edward Scissorhands]

Disturbing! Glad you're OK.

My wife tells me a similar thing happened to her when she was in her twenties -- passing out, paramedics called -- but her dehydration was brought on by a flu bug.

[rishardh]

Looks like this happens quite often. Especially when you are sick. I guess that's why they say to drink lots of fluids when sick.