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2001/10/23 - at about 14:45 - in a meeting explaining functionality for the new up sequence program (now includes 8-up) I have a coughing fit. a bad one. so bad that I have trouble breathing. the guys in the meeting don't realize the severity until I dial 911, and hand the phone to Paul because I can't talk clearly to the operator.

~14:50? (fast!! yay!) Ambulance arrives, and hauls my coughing, sick self to the ER. On the trip, they give me oxygen, and I feel 1000% better.

called doc and was told to go to the ER for a chest X-ray

15:05 - arrived at emergency room, filled out paperwork, mentioned bloody, opaque phlegm, difficulty breathing, cough etc, but and sat here for 45 min. (I was stable by the time I got there)

Got a sputum culture done, a chest x-ray, had blood drawn, got my nose swabbed, along with the usual temperature / pulse / blood pressure.

Took a *long time*. Thank goodness for the palm... between tests, I read the entire onion, and yahoo news, plus some of the books I had packed on there. Also doodled a bit, and made my LJ/palm synch icon. :) I finally got out of there about 19:00 or so, and went to CVS. They're new to Florida, so don't support my insurance yet, even though my insurance said they did. Ok, fine, off to Eckerds. They make me wait 45 minutes, and then tell me that they don't have the antibiotics in stock (they give me everything else), but the store up the road does... I go there, and the tech is having supper behind the counter, and I get to wait another half hour for that medicine. *note to self* Go to Walgreens next time...They're tons faster, and have my insurance info on file.

Finally got home about 20:45, where I promptly told my poor worried sweetheart where I'd been most of the day.

Home or self-care includes rest and a high-protein diet with adequate fluids, and I'm supplementing that with kung fu movies, cartoons, gabbing with my sweetie, and kitty-snuggles. Maybe a little writing, too. Whatever I can do to fend off malaise.

Yum, Orange Gatorade!
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Date: 2001-10-24 04:49 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] scottobear.livejournal.com
you telling me to die?

:)
hmm... you gave me the disease?
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Date: 2001-10-24 04:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] scottobear.livejournal.com
you're authorised to comment in friends posts now.. (an oversight on my part. sorry!)

that is so scary!

Date: 2001-10-24 04:58 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] shoo.livejournal.com
Was the nasal swabs for the dreaded anthrax test?

get plenty of rest Scotto...your body needs it.

Re: that is so scary!

Date: 2001-10-24 05:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] scottobear.livejournal.com
possible, I'm in south florida.

Chilling on the laptop now. :)

thanks for your care.

Date: 2001-10-24 04:59 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sida-al-hurra.livejournal.com
Take good care of yourself, Scottobear! I hope you are better soon.

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Date: 2001-10-24 05:01 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] scottobear.livejournal.com
Thanks... :) Will do.

Date: 2001-10-24 05:05 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] saerlaithe.livejournal.com
EEP!
Please get better soon! :}
*soft squishies*

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Date: 2001-10-24 05:06 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] scottobear.livejournal.com
Will do! Got Dr. Newt to keep an eye on me! :)

*hug*

Date: 2001-10-24 05:53 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kelly-marie.livejournal.com
scary.
get plenty of rest sugar.

i hope your feeling like your ol' self in no time.

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Date: 2001-10-24 07:20 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] scottobear.livejournal.com
will do!

Thanks, sis! I like Alf!

Date: 2001-10-24 06:12 am (UTC)
From: [personal profile] ktm
Feeling any better?

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Date: 2001-10-24 07:19 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] scottobear.livejournal.com
I'm relaxed, still coughy.

Date: 2001-10-24 06:27 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] i.livejournal.com
amazing how things that once just meant a trip to the pharmacy and maybe the doctor now involve emergency rooms, bloodletting and q-tips up the nose. we are all afraid.

i hope the fear is unwarranted in your case, scotto.

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Date: 2001-10-24 07:18 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] scottobear.livejournal.com
Pneumonia is *always* serious. (I couldn't breathe there).

I think the nose swab is a result of the recent scare though.

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Date: 2001-10-24 07:21 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] i.livejournal.com
i definitely wasn't belittling your incident. i would have been in the nearest emergency room too. i probably should have mentioned that i got a little cough yesterday and was wondering if i ought to get it checked out. i never would have given it a second thought before.

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Date: 2001-10-24 07:24 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] scottobear.livejournal.com
*nods*

Yeah, it puts things more forward in the mind, I think. I wonder how many folks there in the ER that wouldn't have been if the recent scares hadn't been happening.

Date: 2001-10-24 07:23 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] artemii.livejournal.com
take good care of yourself.

kung fu movies!

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Date: 2001-10-24 07:25 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] scottobear.livejournal.com
will do! :)

Hi-ya!
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Date: 2001-10-24 12:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] scottobear.livejournal.com
yup! and thanks!

Date: 2001-10-25 12:20 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dorkgirl.livejournal.com
Dr. Rhonda recommends supplementing the Kung Fu movies with a healthy, daily dose of MST3K movies. *hugs* I hope you're on the mend FAST....this entry sounded a lot like my own pneumonia experience last spring, and I remember how miserable I was. I don't want you to have to go through that!

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Date: 2001-10-25 08:03 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] scottobear.livejournal.com
An excellent supplement! I have a few on tape... (I viewed them when I first moved into my apt, before I got cable...)

Today, I will supplement drunken master with the pod people!

Date: 2001-10-26 02:05 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dorkgirl.livejournal.com
Pod People has to be my all-time favorite MST3K movie! =)

"Trumpy, you can do stupid tricks!" *laugh*

Steve and I can quote so many lines from that movie, and always are making pod people jokes. Usually involving small, winged potatoes.

Okay, I should stop now. =)

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Date: 2001-10-26 05:40 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] scottobear.livejournal.com
feel free to keep on going. :)

pod people is one of my faves, too... today, we have EEgah!

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