Thanks to all of those of you who showed concern last evening. I'm writing
this at 2:00 P.M. EST and am glad to report that I'm home and feeling quite well (but
for some bumps and bruises).
Last night when I drove home from work I felt uneasy and a bit nauseous. I'd
eaten a full meal at the restaurant with a friend who's also in the business.
When I got home, I huffed and puffed more than usual as I lugged the laptop up
the three flights of stairs to my den.
I threw up after I got my shirt off and started to see spots before my eyes.
Now, the throwing up thing I never do; especially not on 2 good meals yesterday
and nothing more than a glass of wine after lunch and 2 margaritas, one before
and one after dinner. I figured perhaps I'd eaten a bad shrimp. The spots before
my eyes, however, are usually accompanied by sharp chest pains; it's a condition
in which my heart actually skips a beat (or two) and typically I fall down but
then I'm fine.
Well, in this case, I saw it coming but couldn't get away from the staircase
fast enough and I took quite a tumble (just one floor to the middle landing).
Medical help came right away, but it took them quite a while to locate my
cardiologist, who was in Florida. Meantime, they gave me an injection of
nitroglycerin which is specifically contraindicated in my condition. Mind
you I was alert and informing the medical team what to do.
After a battery of completely unnecessary tests and all manner of poking and
prodding, they got hold of my doctor and he set them straight.
Special thanks to RACECAR whom I called on my cell and he had some good words to say during the boring and achy time at the hospital's ER.
I'm resting today and will be back at work tomorrow.
Again, thanks for all of your concern.
To the dickheads who downvoted this without explanation: why don't you just send me and God a private message that you hoped I'd died?