Thanks guys.
Steve, I wish it was just gas.
So, I was at my rheumatologists office on Weds getting an IV infusion called a Myers Cocktail. Basically what this is, is a high dose of vitamins in IV form. I've had seven of these before and was really feeling a lot better. It was boosting my immune system and I was really starting to see some results. (My wife and daughter both had colds before Thanksgiving, and I didn't catch it). I had finished and gone out to my car to drive to work and thought I had better go back in and use the bathroom before driving to Lakeland. That's when the fun started. My urine was the color of really dark beer. I thought "Well this aint right" and went back to see one of the techs. From there it went down hill. I started feeling weak and my chest began to hurt. Worst pain I have ever had. At this point I really thought I was having a heart attack. So they called the meat wagon and hauled me over to Tampa General. I was there until late Thurs night, had all kinds of tests done and they determined that I did not have a heart attack. My kidneys however were not working really good. The influx of 500cc of fluid all at once may have triggered the whole thing. Once my kidneys started, my blood pressure went through the roof, giving me the chest pains. That's the theory anyway.
SO, I'm off in the morning to have more blood work done, and pending the results I may end up going up to the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville to see if they can figure out what's going on. I've been chasing this thing for over two years now and its long past due that I get some answers.
Thanks again to those of you checking in on me. It was a pretty scary ordeal that I hope I never have to go through again.
"Anytime I shag a buddies wife I always cut the lawn when I'm done " ~ The Leg End ~
