BFrank Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Some related images: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Some related images: that norma is one stone i would enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron S Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 DAMN! Can't believe I missed this thread until now! And here I was just about to file suit against Paul for those CDs he owes me. (See, Paul? I told you that Paypal shit could wait. ) Hope you get to read this thread SOON, and in great comfort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Was this God getting even with Conn for selling off all those TOCJs??? Rest up, Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris olivarez Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Conn you rascal get well immediately if not sooner!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Get well soon, Paul! I hope this won't affect your beer drinking long term! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Got back from the hospital an hour ago. I'm still hurting but very much alive. Thanks for everyone's sympathies. I hope to deal with the cds tomorrow depending on my strength levels. I had been suffering from this large kidney stone for 2-3 months now, but it took a major turn for the worst Friday. I got on live chat Friday evening and yukked it up with the boys for a bit. I got very sick on Saturday and Sunday, running temperatures of 104 degrees. My wife pleaded with me to go to the hospital, but I said that I was "tough" and I don't like hospitals. I was living on advil throughout those days and made a deal with her that if the fevers returned on Monday, I would go in. I checked into the hospital on Monday morning and was giving the emergency room nurse by best masculine grin when my blood pressure came out at 117/57. I'm a pretty healthy guy. I was still Advill-ed up, and I told them that I pretty much knew that I had a kidney stone, as I had had them before and knew the symptoms. I was concerned about the fevers. They sent me in for a cat scan and the urologist came in to say that they would have to operate immediately to place a stint in my urinary tract as a large 1.5 x 2 cm stone had blocked my left kidney and there was a significant infection behind the blockage. My white blood count was 18,000. I was pretty shocked. They knocked me out and I awoke to discover an attached catheter. The doctor claimed that my infection was so great that if I had continued to leave it untreated for just two days more, I would have been in my grave. Boy that woke me up! They did various blood cultures to discover that the infection had already reached my bloodstream. Two more days would have left my system overwhelmed. I had two awful nights at the hospital and they have let me go with a white blood cell count of 10,000. Anyway, I have to go back in two weeks to deal with the kidney stone. They may have to cut me or they can zap it in the tub. It depends on an x-ray that I have to get taken next week. Then I have to go in and get the stint removed. In the meantime, there are two other small stones in that kidney; both are passable at this stage. I've got antibiotics and painkillers for the next two weeks before we start dealing with the stone. I'm not worrying about the next part. We'll take things as they come. But I have to make some short term adjustments to my lifestyle. I had a tournament scheduled this weekend, which I shall now cancel. I won't go back to work until Monday. But all scheduled live chat appearances will go through as planned. I hope some of you may benefit from my story. Don't be stubborn like I was. When you run fevers like that and endure pain for months...yeah, you better go to the hospital. I'm a healthy 46 year old man. That I was two days from death due to my own obstinacy is eye-opening to me. I don't want to go just yet! I've got weekly NFL games to pick and lots of live chat sessions and lots of good jazz friends. Thanks again for your thoughts. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Wait till the bills start coming in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Holy shit, that's scary! I'm very glad you're on the mend, Paul! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron S Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 I won't go back to work until Monday. But all scheduled live chat appearances will go through as planned. Well, at least you have your priorities straight! I think I speak for everyone to whom you owe CDs when I say don't worry about them--just take it easy and take care of yourself. And if I don't speak for the others, then F 'em! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Paul, I'm glad that you have taken to heart the lesson you've learned. Do take care of yourself. My brother was very ill starting a few weeks ago and I believe that if his friend had not come to check on him, he would not have gone to the hospital on his own. As it was, he was in real bad shape and while he was discharged one week later (just about a week ago) they still have no clue for what his problems are. Knowing how bad off he was when he was admitted, its hard to imagine what might have happened if his friend had not come by. I'm like you in not beng anxious to get medical treatment for anything but hopefully these two cases will help cure me of that before its me who's getting frightening diagnoses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 I'm like you in not beng anxious to get medical treatment for anything but hopefully these two cases will help cure me of that before its me who's getting frightening diagnoses. I hear this attitude is very typical of males. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Welcome back and be well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Welcome back and be well. Thanks Chuck! Sorry to get gory, but my urine has been very bloody since I got home. It is hard making up for the fast-flowing IV which kept me peeing every 40 mins to keep me clear. Damn, there's still a lot of work ahead.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brownian Motion Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Tragedy averted. Glad you're back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Tragedy averted. Glad you're back. Thanks BM! I'm heading to bed and get away from this magnetic internet pull. I gotta get some rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Conn, glad you are ok. Take care of yourself, my friend. Don't be stubborn. Money is money but life is all we have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold_Z Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Just saw this. Man! I 've heard how painful that can be. I'm glad you're feeling better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinlps Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Just caught this as well. Glad to have you back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Good to hear you are (or will soon be) alright, Paul. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Get well soon, Conn! You and your posse have a Baker's gig to attend the end of September! I'll do my best to make it. Thanks, Rachel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Tragedy averted. Glad you're back. Thanks BM! I'm heading to bed and get away from this magnetic internet pull. I gotta get some rest. This outta keep you away from the cheap-o beer for a while, Conn. Glad to hear that you're home. I had my own brush with a serious medical condition last year. If I hadn't gone in for an exam, it would have put me on a swift path to no-where's-ville. I won't go into the details, but fortunately I got it taken care of relatively early and things are OK now. Moral of the story: If you think you have a problem, get it taken care of - SOONER rather than LATER. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Vitus Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 (edited) What a terrible news! Get well soon, Paul. My thoughts will be with you. Edit: I only read the first page and missed that you're back. Welcome! Edited September 7, 2006 by Saint Vitus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Welcome back! Hope the health keeps getting better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Oh man, when are we males ever going to get over this macho "I don't need no steenking doctor" bit! I hear ya, Paul, but damn...that's scary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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