OK, OK! I'm Listening...

I guess I'm always the last to know or accept things like this. Jeez...it seems like I am having some kind of issue with my Stomach, my Pancreas, Esophagus or my Digestive Tract. Perhaps I shouldn't have been blowing off all those symptoms I have been having..especially in the last few days.

My body got my attention in a big way last night with some of the most severe symptoms I've had. I am quite happy I go into the hospital tomorrow to have a couple of procedures done to see if we can get to the bottom of this.

These issues last night really got my attention and I've realized I'm guilty of a rather common behavior: I figured since I was having this procedure done Tuesday that i could act as if business was usual in terms of what, when and how I eat or drink (COFFEE).

Boy did I ever get that wrong...I had some sort of an attack at 1:30a this morning where my abdoman was tied in a terrible knot w/sharp, sharp pain, I had terrible pressure in my head and my BP spiked to 177/103 which is ridiculously high for me (I'm a 110/60 guy almost all of the time). Something was wrong...

Prior to that I'd had a typical night full of problems with Reflux affecting my swallowing and breathing...It is obvious that regardless of when I go in for the procedures I have to watch what I'm eating and drinking. I admittedly am not good at listening to doctors and their recommendations and I paid the price last night.

It was a painful and yes, scary lesson. I really came close to calling the ES but things started to settle down and I felt better. I'll call the Doc's Office later to let them know what happened...

But I need to heed the warning I received last night. I have some serious medical issues right now and I have this tendency NOT to take them very seriously (other then my back, knee and hip which are quite obvious and physically debilitating/painful) until something drastic and frightening happens like it did last night. That has to stop...