Yes, the rumors are true. On Wednesday at 1:30, I had a very bad vertigo attack, I was sitting om the classroom waiting for class to begin and started sweating, got very white and felt that I could not move or I would get very dizzy and fall down.
One of our infirmarians (typically a physician who has an out of state license and is the first level of medical support) came to check on me. They wheeled me to my room. I lost my lunch. One of the priests gave me the anointing of the sick and then I went to the ER.
They gave me a series of medications to resolve the vertigo, but none were really working as expected, so they did a CAT scan, X-Ray and EKG to check for other problems. They found none, but wanted to keep me to be sure. They admitted me to Newton-Wellesley hospital. I felt much better the next morning and was released around noon. I have some medication that makes me very sleepy (not good for class), but are helping me to stay vertical.
The most amazing part of the experience is this. One of my brother seminarians was with me every minute of my hospital stay. They even split the overnight into shifts to stay and nap or pray. Then they formed a team to drive me to Maine and back so I could sign the paperwork on the condominium that my family is moving into to keep that process moving forward.
God is good! All the time!
No wonder you need sleep during the day!! You're posting to this blog at 3 and 4 in the morning! Stop it! Sleep! Your doctor and older seminarian brother, Larry
ReplyDeleteBTW I do like your blog....
You're not the first to notice the time stamps. I assure you, I am not posting at 3 A.M. The blog server in Las Vegas thinks I am though.
ReplyDeleteHi Chris, this is my first time on your blog and what do I find?...yup a sick friend! I think you just wanted a day off and the hospital seemed as good a place as any... expensive though! Anyway, glad you are better. We miss you! Nancy Fontaine
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