DaveM??

[Dar]

Okay, send out a search party. DaveM hasn't posted for three days.
I think that's a record for him! :)

OOOH DAVE?? What's up??

[Kath of the Guitar]

Dave, report for duty.....where the hell are ya.:(

[jenny]

.... I am STILL waiting for your remark under the title "Miracle row songbook"....

come out, come out, wherever you are.

You are missed............ Jenny

[DaveM]

Folks, I just got out of the hospital. Went in with a bad CFS flareup and had the misfortune to get a doc who had not only heard of the condition but refused to read my chart as well. I'd have been better to have stayed home! So he tested everything, shot me full of stuff that made me sicker. Finally, I escaped.

Anyway, I am very weak and feel like a pincushion, but at least I am home. Not sure when I will be posting again regularly...hopefully my strength will return soon. Just now I am becoming all too well acquainted with my bed....and I think I know how Janis and Philip felt after the salmon.

[DaveM]

Would it be too much to ask for Rudie Power?

[Dee]

Dave,

Praying you'll soon recover your health as you heal from such a dreadful ordeal. Yoikes! :eek:

[gisli]

So sorry to hear about your illness, get well soon, you have the rudie power, add mine in for you to. Take care and be safe.

[Eva]

Would it be too much to ask for Rudie Power?

Of course not. It's on it's way to you...! Get well soon.

Eva

[Marcia Drummergal]

Dave we are DEFINITELY sending mega Rudie power your way. Just got off the phone with "Kath of the Guitar" who was worried about you! Were your ears burning? I said it was probably something like a computer crash which would be bad enough! Was hoping it wasn't health related.

We know you'll get lots of healing Rudie vibes headed your way and that is bound to make for a speedy recovery!

Marcia

[invsbl_wife]

Rudie power activated!!! Hope you are back up to speed in no time, Dave. Take care of you!

[Kath of the Guitar]

Dave, thank God you're OK. I had a bad feeling... and my Rudie power started then. 'YOU WERE MISSED' :)
Get some rest my friend, we need you....{{HUGS}}
Kath

[Manchester]

And what Kath just said!
:D

[moe75]

Take care of yourself Dave & do get whatever rest you need.

[jenny]

......well give us an update when you are feeling a bit better......

You had us scared to death...... your ears should be burning red by now.....

get better..... a big hug to ya......... Jenny

[Lin]

Lots of Rudie prayers and thoughts coming to you Dave.

Lin

[david uk]

glad you're ok Dave!!

[Bat]

CFS is, unfortunately, quite real...you should google the site and send it to the dumdoc, but it probably wouldn't do much good. Do you have a regular physician? Tell him/her about your experience and who the dumdoc was... that would probably do more good, since they tend to talk to each other.
It would make you feel better, anyway...it always does when you can pass the problem on.
As for your health, talk to others similarly afflicted...that helps too.
Meanwhile, rest, sleep, drink lots of water and juice and eat a bit, pamper yourself, and you'll feel better soon...we are with you!
Hugs,
Bat

[Eva]

you'll feel better soon...we are with you!

And that is supposed to make the poor man feel better!? :eek: ;)

Eva

[Bat]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bat
you'll feel better soon...we are with you!

And that is supposed to make the poor man feel better!?


Well, on second thought, maybe we should leave him alone to rest...we do tend to get a little boisterous once in a while, not conducive to resting.
:D

[DaveM]

My real doctor is on vacation, so when I started having problems and found he was not there, I went to the emergency room, only to encounter a rent-a-doc, Dr. Frank Burns (not his real name) who promptly admitted me, then decided in rapid succession that I had a brain tumor, encephalitis, MS, lupus, a heart condition, and I forget what else. All of which required tests.

So they drew blood, they ran me through machines, they gave me pills that made me puke and then "to make things easier" gave me injections of the same stuff along with an anti-nausea drug of some sort. I kept telling Dr. Burns et al to simply read my chart....no luck.

Someone finally did read my chart on Friday morning and I was immediately released with apologies. Recovering from all of the tests and attempted "treatments" will take a bit longer I fear.

Next time I will just stay home and be sick. And sleep....that's the only cure I've ever found.

Anyway, I hope Dr. Burns goes back where he came from....

[Amy in Vermont]

Personally, it sounds like grounds for a malpractice action!

I hate doctors who will not listen to the patient! I refuse to be talked down to as if my body belonged to someone else.

I am the one experiencing the symptoms. If I say it hurts, it hurts, even if the damned doctors do not think it should.

Consequently,I don't go to the doctor or the ER unless I absolutley have to. My doctors quickly learn that when I show up, I mean business.

A

[Bat]

Anyway, I hope Dr. Burns goes back where he came from....


Somebody should M*A*S*H him!:mad:

[leslie]

Rudie healing coming at ya from PA! (Along with lots of hugs!)

Leslie & Patrick

[DaveM]

The neat thing is....my real doctor is the chief of the medical staff at the hospital. And when he gets back from his vacation.....I'm sure he'll be looking at my chart sooner or later. I probably won't have to say a word....

[AceOn6]

The neat thing is....my real doctor is the chief of the medical staff at the hospital. And when he gets back from his vacation.....I'm sure he'll be looking at my chart sooner or later. I probably won't have to say a word....

Aaaaah, justice without having to work too hard. My favorite kind! Anyway, serious Rudie power coming from Eastern Mass.

[dragonlady]

Sorry to hear of your experience with "Dr. Burns"...good luck with your home recovery. Healing Rudie power coming your way....

-di

[SongDragon]

Oooh Dave! I missed this post! Lots of Rudie Power to you, and my thoughts! OUCH! I really dislike doctors who don't know what they're doing...

I hope your doctor gets back and sees that chart soon.

~Song

[DaveM]

And wouldn't you just love to be a fly on the wall when he does get a good look at that chart?

The worst thing this idiot did was to take away all of my prescribed meds, since I hadn't brought the bottles with me and the doctor who prescribed them was on vacation. Three have some withdrawal potential, so not only did I start getting "sicker" after a point, but now I must deal with getting back on the things and all the associated side effects. Gangs of fun. Pretty much everything is giving way to laying around being sweaty and being unable to follow the plot of the average TV show (which happens to me often enough anyway). Fortunately, I have few responsibilities at the moment....

I hope that fellow has to take out his own appendix with a rusty spoon someday. Or that he gets on meds and operates heavy machinery.

[Kathleen Brogan]

Hope you feel better really soon! Glad to hear from ya!

[Agnes]

OUCH, Dave! Lots of Rudie hugs from Utrecht...

[CD Matthew]

Hope you're continuing to recover, Dave. Sending thoughts and good energy from Boston, Mass.

Keep feeling better, and advocating fiercely!

CD Matthew

P. S. I always enjoy your posts...

[Denise]

Hope you are feeling better with each new day DaveM!!!!
....rudie hugs from Maine!!! :)

[RedjackRyan]

Get better Dave, I can't handle this ship without my first mate!

Best wishes to you and lots of healing thoughts.

[Dar]

Oh Dave, I'm sorry you had to go through that. What an idiot!!

Feel better!!!

Dar

[Rickster]

Dave, What an ordeal. Hope you are feeling better! Post when you can.