Thanks for all the comments and good wishes, guys.
Here's the story...
Two weeks ago, I had a minor illness which I thought I had completely recovered from. Three days later, I felt fine but had
NO energy whatsoever. Zero. I didn't have the strength to rise from a chair and I was noticeably bloated. [S
So, two nice young ladies showed up with their shiny clean ambulance. I have never taken an ambulance ride, but I was instantly curious how this act would play out, because I figger I weigh more than the two of them and a keg of beer put together...
Much to my surprise, two 90 pound weaklings could operate a modern ambulance and the ladies had no trouble trucking me to the hospital.
Here, we've learned I'm retaining fluid for one or more reasons. I have drains in my lungs and another in the bladder. I'm on a bundle of meds designed to expediate the draining. At this moment, I'm not sure what we're dealing with exactly, but I should know better in the next few days.
Still very little energy. The food is terrible. The wi-fi sucks. The hospital staff is excellent. 65 people have seen me naked just this week. Laxatives work better than you might expect. The goal is to be building again by July 4. More info as it becomes available...
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