a horrible story, though I thought it was a joke when I hit the part
"It was determined that all arteries supplying blood to the heart were
only capable of supplying fat and alcohol,"
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Jim Nichols wrote:
> Ouch!!!
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sue Pearce" <bs.pearce@xxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 2:10 PM
> Subject: [OM] Coumadin story
>
>
>> I have waited a few days, hoping those facing a "proceedure" are under now,
>> but if not, don't read this.
>>
>> I have a friend that was driving down the street one afternoon and felt as
>> if he were having heart problems. As he drove past an area hospital, he
>> pulled in for a check. They were alarmed to find that he was on the way to
>> a
>> massive and almost certainly fatal heart attack. It was determined that
>> all
>> arteries supplying blood to the heart were only capable of supplying fat
>> and
>> alcohol, a regular part of his diet. Multiple bypasses were performed.
>>
>> As he was returning to consciousness after, the staff was concerned by his
>> impared speech. A neurological consult was called immediately. After what
>> proved to be too little consideration, the neurologist determined that he
>> was having a stroke, and large doses of coumiden were administered. He
>> began
>> to leak like a cheap garden hose. Blood was coming from everywhere,
>> especially the various incisions. After some time and several tranfusions,
>> it was determined that he was in no way having a stroke, but instead had
>> been given too much morphine, hence the scrambled speech. He was to remain
>> in the hospital one whole month.
>>
>> A musician friend commented that the hospital should have a staff jazz
>> musician, who could have seen right away that "...the m-f-er is high!"
>>
>> Bill Pearce
>>
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