On Fri, 26 Nov 2010 18:03:56 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:

> On 26/11/2010 12:37 AM, Mark Thorson wrote:
>> Dave Smith wrote:
>>>
>>> Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends south of the border. Hope its a
>>> good one.
>>
>> I ended up being taken from the restaurant
>> to the hospital. I almost blacked out.
>> The doctor thinks I was just dehydrated.
>> But the paramedic in the ambulance I think
>> got it right. He said the vagus nerve can
>> get squeezed and cause my symptoms, including
>> low blood pressure and profuse sweating.
>> I had overeaten, which is something I only do
>> once a year. I think that was the direct
>> cause, but I was also dehydrated.
>
> Sorry to hear that. That is a bad way to end a pleasant holiday feast/
>
>> This is probably going to cost me a fortune,
>> even with my crappy health insurance.
>
> Adding insult to injury. I spent a week in the hospital this month. I
> went in for an angiogram and ended up having to have emergency bypass
> surgery. I spent 4 days in cardiac ICU with my own personal nurses, then
> three days in the cardiac rehab ward. I have coverage for semiprivate,
> but there was no semi private room available. My total bill........ Zero.

but you live under the socialist boot in canada!!! freedom isn't free!!!!

your pal,
blake