firedoc5

Thank you all. I am trying to keep somewhat busy, or at least my hands. Still fighting some fatigue so it's hard to stay busy and keep going. I'm feeling more confident over all about the smoking, but it still feels like I'm not getting much support, especially the family. There's been no words of encouragement or praise or even recognition of my efforts. I do get Jelly Belly's (generic) from my wife though. I'm sorry, didn't mean to vent or rant & rave. Some may hear from me via PM's, so I'll warn you now. Thanx again everyone.

On occasion we were given difficulties or interference due to the relationship of the patient to another family member. If someone had a beef with the grandchild of an individual that needed 911 services, someone would interfere or hamper our efforts. That didn't happen very often but that's what we had to put up with. And it didn't help that when we asked police to arrest someone doing so, they didn't always comply. I had one Sgt. more or less shrug his shoulders and said that was nothing to arrest someone over. At the time I think that Sgt. was "short timing" it anyway. But most times there were cuffed and stuffed, later to be released and made to pay a $50 fine.

At least it's not like someone sitting on a xerox machine and copying their butts. Other than boredom, time on their hands, letting go of someone's artistic side, etc. could they have thought that maybe it was practice. With all the image scanning things out there now for security, it could be practice of scanning a diverse aray of items. Yea. that would have been my excuse.

I grew up listening to and loving the Statler Bros. "Riders of the Storm" - The Doors

I had noticed a long time ago that it seemed like between fire, police, ems, etc. that there tended to be more over weight people working in EMS than the other services. My own deduction was that there was less physical agility requirements for EMS, especially for private services. Several I worked with said they wanted to work another public service job but that they could meet the requirements. It seemed almost like some were saying they wanted a job that they could wear a uniform and EMS was the one they could get into. Does that fall into a form of "whackerism"? There is a difference between someone being overweight and / or obese, and being a fat slob. I was surprised by a few that when I was first paired up with them my first impression was "possible slob", but their knowledge and skill showed me different. But there's been a few that all I can say is "yep, fat slob". I won't get into the personal hygiene part of "slob".

There were certain parts of town that we knew that if we got a call there that there would be some kind of altercation. The most prevalent was termed "south town". It was what would be considered the "projects". Most of the time there was a police presence, but not always. Nights were always the worse. If we only went in when going by the book definition of "secure scene" we wouldn't have the chance to set one foot there. What it boiled down to was that it was anyone in uniform was a target.

Shepards and their sheep, who knows what they'll think of next.

"Spirit in the Sky" - Norman Greenbaum

Members of the "Lame Duck Platoon" I assume. When I was in the Navy, those of us with injuries or getting an early out due to a medical condition were deemed that title. Boredom at it's finest.

"Smoke On the Water" - Deep Purple

By myself I assume? 11. We started early in the oil field and farms. How old were you when you found out your actions have consequences, good or bad?

"Us and Them" - Pink Floyd

Sorry, EI, typo PE. No one said anything about me being cyanotic, so I don't know. Had my follow up yesterday and the doc wants me to stay on my current treatments until after a PFT on the 23rd. But she did agree on not worrying about the excessive breathing treatments for now. The way she put it was to not bother with the Nucomist unless congested. And I'm just going to use the PRN Albuteral as that, PRN. Of which I haven't needed. As far as the quit smoking, I'm doing OK with it so far. But I still get these adrenaline rushes out of the blue that wants me to drive my head through a window. I warned the doc that when it's that peak time of wanting a smoke I'll be the whimpiest pt. there is. Again, I appreciate everyone.

"How to Have Fun with Gas and Matches" "Petey and the Dog Fighter" "Using All of Daddy's Power Tools"

"I Shot the Sheriff" - Eric Clapton

Didn't know to start another topic or not, or to add to the one that was already in use, but.... The day after I thanked everyone for their support I wound back up in the hosp. This time worse off, so they say. I know the night before was very rough. I swore I was having an EI. Finally by morning I got up moved around until about noon, then BAM. I know I had a near syncopal episode, but according to my wife I did go completely out. Of course she wouldn't let me up off the floor and called 911. The entire time I knew everything they were doing was over-kill. But I did hear my BP was 80-something over 60-something, and I believe my O2 sat was at 83 or something, I don't know. I just kept thinking just let me up, use my inhaler a couple of times and let me rest. But nooooo. They took me to another hosp. than the one I usually go to and that was such a good move. I liked it much better. I just got out Monday. But to make a long story short, they are over-killing things now. Now they want me on O2 24/7 at home, a total of a min. of 10 breathing treatments a day, which I believe may be a typo in there somewhere. And a bunch of other stuff. I go for a follow up tomorrow where I'll get some of this straightened out. I don't need to be on home O2, don't need all the breathing treatments, etc. What I do agree with is to stop smoking, albuteral breathing treatment PRN, combivent inhaler PRN or q 4 hrs. I don't know, it's all been pretty overwhelming. I should know more after tomorrow. I thank you all ahead of time for putting up with me again, and I am open to any suggestions or comments.

If I were her I'd think of getting a new boyfriend. One, for him being an idiot enough to come up with something like that, and two, if he's that boring in bed to her then she needs someone more "talented".

"Strangers OK to talk to" "Good Bad Places to touch" "How Animals Do It"

"Auqualung" - Jethro Tull

Remember the old SNL skit where they had "doggie downers" and "puppy uppers"? It was hilarious. Fortunately they do have the doggie downers. When needing to groom the one dog I had I had to use the downers. She didn't fight being trimmed, but she was very hard to hold still and of course didn't like the noise of the trimmers. They worked great for long distance travel too.

Now that's kewl.

"Joker Man" - Bob Dylan

Thanx to all. I am feeling better. Still very fatigued, but better. I'm finally hacking up some of that nuclear waste type of gunk so that should help a lot. I thought that I contracted the pneumonia from being at my grandmother's funeral, then a week later having to bury my dog, but according to the doc I had already had it before those incidents. Thanx again. Words can't express how much I appreciate it.

""Outlaw Women" - Hank Williams, Jr.

I've got a couple stored in a brief case, quite unusual. I'll do my best to find them.