What a hellva way to start Fathers Day

What a hellva way to start Fathers Day, 6plus hours in the hospital..
At 11:50pm last night I had sever stomach muscle spasms, broke out is a heavy sweat, everything went blurry, saw stars spinning in circles & truly thought I was dying. I felt as though my life energy was draining from my body and thought I was about to die. The wife said I had turned ash grey and she thought I had died :eek: .
I guess the Good Lord has more plans for me, cause I told him I had more things to do, had a grandchild coming & I needed to take care of Denise. So I'm back once more.....



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What the heck was it Joe????

That's scary, Joe. I hope you have managed to shake it off.

I had a spell about three weeks ago but not as extensive as yours. I only had shortness of breath and those dang "stars" but that was enough to get me stuck in the hospital overnight.

My wife was there to offer me "comfort". She told me if I try that again she's going to pitch me in the recycle bin.

Hang in there

Jim

Glad you're here to tell the story Joe...........................................now, you've been doing too much of this sort of thing the last couple years..................knock it off!

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Originally Posted by Dave Severson

What the heck was it Joe????

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Dave the Doc's have no idea, they thought I had ruptured my colon again & so did I.
I had a bad coughing fit & the pain attack started.
It felt like my colon had ripped apart & everything shot to one side feeling like everything in its path was being ripped apart. They ran a CT scan to be sure I didn't have a hole in my colon & to check the rest of my guts and it came back fine. Blood tests came back fine. The only thing I could think of was possibly a diverticulitis attack, since I have diverticulitis & colon problems because of it. I had 1.5 ft of my colon removed 2-3yrs ago because of hole in my colon & this pain was 100 time worse. The pain was so far off the scale that it was unbearable & wouldn't wish it upon anybody. Thankfully it has gone away & I pray to God that it never happens again....joe

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Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Glad you're here to tell the story Joe...........................................now, you've been doing too much of this sort of thing the last couple years..................knock it off!

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Me too Bob & believe you me, I'd be happy to never have it happen again...

Joe, Glad it passed and wishing you the best. Hope it has run it's course and does not come back.

Pat

I get a pain somewhat similar to what you're describing, started in 73 and comes and goes, and a 500 milligram hyrocodone takes care of it.

Glad your still with us Joe. Take it easy today.

Glad you're OK, Joe, that would scare anyone, especially ?us? old pharts.
I wonder if it's something that you ate, drank or maybe even a reaction to meds?
I found out the hard way that I cannot tolerate Tabasco of any form but it
took a while to figure out that was what was causing my colon spasms.
You are in our thoughts and prayers - - - keep us in the loop when you can.
meller

wow joe. glad that everything turned out okay.

Joe, glad everything turned out OK. I've had Chron's disease for 40 years and had 8" cut from my large intestine. My mom just died at 93 Feb. 28 from a burst colon and lasted 2 days. It's no fun. Bart

OK Joe sounds like a warning.....Time to take it easy at least for a while the cars will be there. and grandkids need someone to spoil them

I hope your day finished better than it started. Hopefully it won't come back.

Hope you start feeling better.
Kurt

Joe,mate..Dont scare us like that..Bad do do's brother..Not allowed..Hope the kwacks find out what caused it,,cos I dont think any of us want to read that spiel again..Take it easy..

Hey Joe, how you feeling today??

Thanks for all the kind words.

Still a bit drained from the ordeal.
I was up for about 35hrs before I finally passed out from exhaustion.
This is going to be a work free week.
The most I will do is empty the trash & do some dishes.
Other then that I'm inside unless I HAVE to go the store or doctor.
I do have an appointment for my Doc for my bi-yearly check up & drug scripts I need & I will be talking to him about this & what took place on my B-day 1.5months ago(possible heart attack). This is so unlike me to have these kinds of problems. Normally it's knee/back/neck/shoulder problems. I guess its time for a Colonoscopy test to see what might be going on.
Believe me when I say I do very little of the things I use to do(because I can't do them) & ask for help a lot of times even for what some will say are simple tasks. The only thing that really upsets me is the lack of progress on Large Marge. I've had it for about 15yrs now & drove it only once, about 2wks before our son went to Iraq. I just want it done enough to be safe when it's driven. Hell I'll drive it in rust if I have to. I just want to be able to enjoy it before I get too old and/or crippled up to the point that all it is, is a lawn ornament.....joe

Hang in there Joe. Good to hear you're feeling better. My Bro
also spent Fathers Day in Hosp. Gall Bladder taken out. He still
in there but doing ok. Take care of yourself.

Okay Joe, since it seems you're on the mend in some fashion I've got a suggestion for you.

Here's a better way to start the day...............hint, hint...................