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the mortality thing can be sobering.
I'm 29 and never been sick or in a hospital in my life, and 2 days ago I ended up in the emergency room with 210/110 blood pressure, dizziness, fainting, extreme nausea, and dehydration. They thought I was having a cerebral hemmorhage. They put me in the high risk ward for 36 hours.. , twice daily EKG's, 24 hour heart monitoring, chest x-rays, 3-4 sets of blood tests, and a CAT scan to make sure I wasn't having a stroke.
I was surrounded by people in various stages of dying from strokes, heart attacks, various forms of heart faliure and recovering from open heart surgery. The bed I was put in was empty because they'd wheeled its previous occupant to the morgue an hour or two before I arrived.
Not fun...
Luckily there was nothing seriously wrong with me other than some mild underlying hypertension and anxiety problems that I have to take medication l for.. and I have to quit drinking for a couple of weeks.. but fuck, I seriously thought I was a goner.
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