i didn't like mine. now i do.

So I've been kind of MIA for the last couple days, but I have a good excuse. I already typed up something about the whole affair and posted it on another forum, so I'm just copying and pasting here.

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Woke up this morning to awful stomach pain and bloating. Also, 2 months ago I got a pill stuck in my throat and it fucking burned a hole in my esophagus, giving me bad chest pain and unable to move much at all for a day. Anyways, the acid reflux from this morning is burning that esophagal hole anew, and my chest hurts like hell again. I did throw up about 15 minutes ago and since then my stomach feels a little better. Jesus this is miserable though. Ugh.

So after I wrote this I immediately began feeling worse. Much worse. I managed to get an appointment with my doctor. I writhed in pain for about an hour and a half while waiting to see him, and when he saw me stilll writhing when I came in, he asked me and my dad why I wasn't in the hospital. Anyways, he figured it wasn't gallbladder or aappendix (I don't have one) or anything, so he decided to try giving me a shot of Bentyl, a smooth muscle relaxant. It turned out to be probably the most painful shot I've ever had, and it did my stomach no good.

So then they decided to give me a shot of Demerol which also included another pain reliever whose name had a t and a z in it. 15-20 minutes later I'm still in excruciating pain, and they decided they're going to send me to the hospital. Problem: I can't walk. As soon as I stand up my vision goes all out of whack, I fell I'm going to imminently pass out, and I collapse. They get me in a wheelchair. My whole body is sweating profusely and my clothes are sticking to my skin. When I get in the car I throw up again (I had a bucket.) After that I don't remember anything, but they took me to the emergency room, and at some point during this whole affair (I can't remember exactly when) they say my blood pressure is 50-something (I wanna say 57?) over 30 (or thereabouts). In the emergency roon I remember there being a really hot nurse in charge of me and being unable to open my eyes for more than half a second to even take advantage of this good fortune.

Next thing I remember my younger brother Shane, my older brother and his wife, my mom and dad, and my maternal grandparents are all in my room. We watch most of the Red Sox game before I pass out again for the 8th and 9th innings. I guess they decided my blood pressure was still too low, so they took me to another room to spend the night. They gave me a lot of fluids and potassium (I was low) and such through an IV, and in the morning I felt better. My mom spent the night with me and had to try to sleep in a hard chair. I felt bad about that. Anyways, I finally got home this afternoon only to fall asleep for several more hours. I'm glad it's over. All-in-all definitely one of the worst days of my life.

I never had a fever. My temp was 97.8, in fact, so I'm not really sure what it was that caused this whole thing. I'm set to go off of health insurance in January, and this has convinced me that I've got to try to find some way to get benefits (I can't afford to pay for health insurance). Fuck the US health care system anyways. Sometimes I hate this goddamn country. When I hear all this "greatest country in the world" bullshit I wonder what the fuck is wrong with people. Brainwashed I suppose.

Wow, Lunatic. I'm glad you are alright. That's really weird that they can't tell you exactly what was going wrong. Now I'm also going to be paranoid about swalling pills too. I always gag and choke on them.

Anyway, welcome back. I like your costume by the way. I was wondering what you would show up as.

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Originally posted by Raving Axe-wielding Lunatic:
So I've been kind of MIA for the last couple days, but I have a good excuse.

I am glad to hear that you are better bro and I hope you find a solution for the long-run. I think you need to try and find out why this all happened and if there is some kind of prevention plan for the future. And unfortunately, you are going to have to invest in health insurance, it’s too expensive without it.

Either way, welcome back and I am always available (PM or here) to talk.

Yes. I'm happy you're able to post because with a BP of 50/30, it's good for you to just have your eyes open. Our med system isn't really that bad, compared to others, but I know you don't want to read that now.

Wow, that's a very low blood pressure. It's good to hear that you're feeling better now, but you should definitely try to look into a bit further to stave off any repeats. Unfortunately, some things just end up being medical mysteries, never to be explained. Best of luck, RL.

Ok, so I thought I'd go a little scarier with my costume.

Bad times, Lunatic. Glad to hear that you're better, though.

Clearly my costume is sufficiently evil. It says so in the name.

Sorry to read about your troubles, RL. Hope you're feeling better.

greatest healthcare in the world, my ass. Many other countries fare better. At least our docs get rich. grrrrr...

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Originally posted by Ishmaels Coffin:
Ooooooooooooh! I get it.

It's Halloween. Bloody Americans

I'm already a container for the dead, so i'll hold...,,

You mean you live in a country that doesn't hypocritically encourage its obese, diabetic, and (dental) uninsured endemic youth to honor a pagan originated Holiday by dressing up in disguise to knock on strangers' doors and beg for sugary food like some insolent vagabonds? You guys are weirdos !

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Damn RL, that sucks, glad to hear your better. I went off my parents insurance earlier this summer before I found employment. I signed up for a plan on my own and pay around $60/month for essentially catastrophic health coverage (my deductible is really high). Best of luck.

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Originally posted by metacritic chainsaw guru:
greatest healthcare in the world, my ass. Many other countries fare better. At least our docs get rich. grrrrr...

I was with you up until the end. As far as that, you know not whereof you speak.

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Originally posted by IBleedPixies!:
Why haven't you joined the holiday name changing festivities FKA?

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Originally posted by The Flyer:
this is pretty fun. fragile should join in. peer pressure.

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Originally posted by Il Maggot:
Yeah seriously, where is FrankenKidA?

I believe costumes are only supposed to be worn on the actual day of Halloween.

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Originally posted by FreddyKruegerAttacks:
I believe costumes are only supposed to be worn on the actual day of Halloween.

Pwuh, get with the times bro.

But very nice costume nevertheless.

Going to town with my GF, sister & her BF for a Halloween night on the town. I'm fucking dreading it! I'll lose control of the tunes at some very early point and after that... I don't even wanna think about it.

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Originally posted by Haunted Goathouse:
Going to town with my GF, sister & her BF for a Halloween night on the town. I'm fucking dreading it! I'll lose control of the tunes at some very early point and after that... I don't even wanna think about it.

That's hillarious. I hate the moment where you realize you have lost control of the music. You put something on that everyone suddenly agrees is crap and all of the sudden you have no other option but to sit and smile awkwardly and endure endless waves of lameness.

I took off my costume. The Forrest Whittaker outfit was getting hot.

It's 3:00, I'm drunk. I have work in four hours.

I brought my music, but was forced to listen to Nickelback and Korn and "Soulja Boy" the whole night.

Oh, great! I've been wondering if that new Korn album is any good. Is it?

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Originally posted by Mike (A Pimp Named Slickback):
It's 3:00, I'm drunk. I have work in four hours.

Dang you party animal.

All I did was get home, eat dinner with my sister and knock out at about 11:00PM last night. I finally got a healthy seven hours of sleep, I don’t feel great but I don’t feel terrible either.

“It's a little better...”