Posted by Racer on July 7, 2004, at 16:06:58
In reply to Re: Larry Hoover? Can you check in on this? » Racer, posted by Larry Hoover on July 7, 2004, at 10:05:52
Thank you. Your posts are almost always so educational for me, and that's why I always look forward to them.
The incident that worried me did have a *lot* of variables involved: I had been to the dentist, so lots of dental distress (root canal), along with the vasoconstrictors and local anesthetic. Empty stomach, because my jaw was too torn up to eat. It was hot out, and I was driving a long time that day, there and back, with a quick window shopping trip added in. When I got home, I took a painkiller -- Percodan -- which was about two hours or so before I started getting sick. I ate a light meal -- mostly veggies -- about half an hour after taking the Percodan. "Sick" in this case means: vomiting, weakness (crawling out of the bathroom, since I was too weak to stand up), and then just collapsing on the floor when I couldn't crawl anymore. I tried to lift my arms, or my head, but couldn't do it -- my whole body felt as though it was vibrating a little bit, and I couldn't seem to move. The vibration sensation reminded me of how it feels when you donate platelets at the blood bank -- you know, the thing they tell you means "more Tums" -- so I kinda thought that it might be electrolytes.
As for why I drink water, mostly, I think, it's a case of nervous energy and habit. Not necessarily any good reason. (Although, as I was typing that first sentence, I grabbed the bottle for a swig and managed to squirt it all over myself -- so maybe it's a subconscious need to remind myself I can be a real dweeb?) It's mostly a case of "better to drink water than to smoke a cigarette or pop food into my mouth", with a side of dry mouth. (Metamucil actually seems to *increase* my constipation problem, by the way. I was taking it for that reason, but the problem got worse until I stopped. Now, not so much of a problem. Go figure...) And don't let the handle fool you: there is a reason for it, but nothing to do with *me* running -- although, that does depend on what's chasing me...
Thanks again, Larry, and I promise I'll remember next time to ask you sourly.
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