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I couldn't get my brain screwed up tight. I have to have some clarity of thought and an ability to speak before I will place a call, even one like this. Actually, more so one like this. All I wanted was advice, possibly a medicinal option, to be honest. Perhaps they might have just suggested head stands or something. At worst, I thought they might ask me to drive to SLC. And, I might have if it would have been in and out. It's tight enough being out as is, but being out for four or five hours on top of driving two hours each way would not be doable at the moment. I thought I might have to threaten them with going into the local ER. Bah!
She told me to call 911. Stubborn to the end, I won't. I will, somehow, take a shower. Then I will drive in and put some food into my face and pick up some tobacco. Groceries, of course, will wait. Then I will go to the ER. I would take my friend along but that is one of the most drawn out, boring, nasty tasks available and I won't drag him into it. I also will not stay unless they promise to either offer relief or let me go in the morning after trying and failing. Then again, if they are like every one else I have seen, I will hear something high blood pressure something, you are going to die, take these magic pills (same old same old) and we will give you some others later, goodbye. Just fragging help me breathe! Dang, it can't be that hard. Oh, one thing I will pick up when I buy tobacco, to be sure to remember it, is gatorade. Dehydration comes up often when looking at many of my issues. I have stopped the diuretic and am on supplements, but I may still be critically low on some things. I am sure I am still low on potassium.
Oh well. Don't you hate it when you hit the ground running with an extremely aggressive plan only to find your plan is considered mild and a bit dated? Who knew? Talk about going out with a raincoat, flashing on the mind, and a real intent... only to somehow find oneself in a nudist colony. So, in I go... after a little bit of grooming. Later.
Take care dude. I hope they help you.
ReplyDeleteI gotta think that eventually extended unconsciousness from BP drugs has to start looking better than slow death by asphyxiation. But that's just me. Where that point is for you, only you know.
I feel myself taking extra breaths here every time I read you lately...
Related topic: did you ever hear back from the sleep study people. I recall you sent the box back after several nights of (hopefully sufficient) data. I totally would not be surprised if you have sleep apnea. If that's part of the problem and you're able to adapt to the machine being on your face at night, it could make a huge difference. High blood pressure is sometimes *caused by* sleep apnea.
I don't know, they just rinsed and repeated. We will see. More water was emptied this time though.
ReplyDeleteAs for the unconscious thing... that is fail. It isn't like I take the meds while in gaga-land. I can't follow instructions. Between sleep and confusion, I always end up becoming non-compliant simply because I have no means by which to comply. I have tried that route. I get a couple weeks into that and then... It becomes a lot like driving at posted speed through thick fog, it is not only unsafe (I can't tell what day it is, so even medsets don't help), I sometimes have a day that is actually three days or three days that is actually one day. Nothing makes sense in there. It really isn't choice.
No, I have heard nothing from sleep study. I know I sent them enough information. I offered, I think, 4 definitely good sleep cycles and another possibly good one. If the machine worked, they have good data. I have been tested for that three times in the last four years, so I have my doubts.