It seems like the most random things happen to me medically. . .and on Clemson home game weekends no less.
Last year, the day of the FSU game, I was diagnosed with Staph and lying on a stretcher in Urgent care getting an IV infusion of antibiotics only 4 short hours before the game.
So Friday, at 1:25 I sat down in physics all fine and dandy. By 1:50 I was writhing in pain, sweating, shaking, nauseated, and about to pass out. At that point I texted Julia to come pick me up. On the way home with Julia the pain took itself to a whole new level and I started breathing like I was a crazy woman in labor, still writhing, sweating even more, even bigger waves of nausea, plus yelling at Julia to GET HOME! Get home, sitting in the bathroom, ready to do projectile vomit at any moment, shaking uncontrollably now, add in hands and feet going numb, cotton-mouthed, heart racing, can't straighten up and yet can't double over because of the pain. Julia asks what she can do, I say, "Call an ambulance!" She freaks. Finally called the ambulance, takes them forever to get to the apartment (forever meaning 15 minutes)and when they finally get there I am shaking and sweating still but most of the pain and nausea are gone. Get into the ambulance, go to AnMed in Anderson, by the time we get there I am completely back to normal and the stupid EMT said something about an ambulance ride making everything better. I wanted to yell at him that I am not THAT person that calls EMS for stupid reasons.
Meanwhile, I called my poor father and pulled him out of a meeting with clients by telling him that I have called the ambulance and am headed to the ER. So he hops in the car and heads up. He sits with me in the ER for roughly half of the 4 hour wait, I finally see a Doctor and he says that I had a cyst and when it ruptured that made the pain go away.
Next morning (day of GA Tech game) I have to go back to Anderson for more testing to confirm the diagnosis and spend another hour more waiting for them to read the ultrasound. Finally head home to get ready to head out and tailgate. whew!
Y'all! I have never ever felt anything in my life like that pain!! And I hope to never again experience it. I hope for no more crazy medical emergencies next fall!!!!
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