GF Saved My Life

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2003-05-11 01:26pm

At around 2 in the morning today I had my first asthma attack in over 15 years. My asthma's been in remission since I was a kid so there wasn't an inhaler or anything anywhere in my house, in short, I was fucked, and I almost died in my own bedroom. Thankfully my GF was sleeping over with me and I woke her up with my coughing fit and my twitching around gasping for air. Like myself, she has asthma that's in remission most of the time, but unlike me she has an inhaler with her at all times, and this time it likely bought enough time to save my sorry ass. She quickly realized what was wrong with me, got her inhaler and managed to restrain me enough to use it.

After getting me somewhat stabilized she got an ambulance for me since I was obviously not doing well at all. I could breathe, but barely, and each breath came with a nasty wheezing sound, not good at all. And so I was rushed to the hospital and hooked up on oxygen and an I.V. drip among other things. The doctors don't really know what set off my asthma, they think my more severe than usual allergies might have done it but they're not sure. In any case I have a shiny new inhaler and I'm scheduled for a bunch of tests this coming week.

Right now I still feel like shit, I feel like I've lost a lung and I can't take deep breaths without coughing, but supposedly I'm well enough to be sent home. Anyways, thanks agin to my GF's quick thinking and preparedness in saving me early this morning, don't know if I coulda saved my own ass without her.

Post by **haas mark** » 2003-05-11 01:32pm

Wow. Well, we're glad to see you alive. Things would *really* have sucked otherwise. [hugs] I really don't know what to say, to be honest.. that's just so shocking..

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-05-11 01:34pm

Glad to hear you're alive...yow

Bravo to jmac for her quick thinking and having an inhaler.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-05-11 01:37pm

Yeah, I nearly choked to death a couple of week ago, I know how horrifying that feeling is when you can't breathe. Glad to hear you're OK.

Keevan_Colton · Post by **Keevan_Colton** » 2003-05-11 01:38pm

Damn....glad you're okay now.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2003-05-11 01:38pm

More proof Belefonte is right

Man is smart, the woman is smarter.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-05-11 01:59pm

Ah, yes. My asthma has been in remission for most of the past few years, thank God...

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2003-05-11 02:00pm

Thanks, I'm pretty happy to be alive and I know I was lucky too, but at the same time I don't think I'm ready to be "reborn" into a new person so to speak, that might happen when they have to restart my heart a few times on the operating table.

The Yosemite Bear wrote:More proof Belefonte is right

Man is smart, the woman is smarter.

In this case I'd most definitely agree, my cuddly GF is a lot smarter than I am.

Other notes. I said my asthma's in remission but that's not the entire story, I don't get asthma attacks but I still get some shortness of breath if I exert myself too hard in the winter. If it's cold enough outside and I push myself to the point where my vision greys out and I start seeing spots and getting tunnel vision, my chest will tighten up a bit after a while, but by then the rest of my body's ready to drop anyways so it really doesn't matter. It's the same thing with my GF, except that she can keep up that level of exertion long enough for her asthma to become a problem, thus her need for an inhaler just in case.

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2003-05-11 02:04pm

Glad that you are still with us.

My dad had an asthma attack a coupple of years back luckely I was at home.

Lets just say that I would have lost my driving license a coupple of times on the way to the hospital if the cops had seen me.

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2003-05-11 02:16pm

HemlockGrey wrote:Ah, yes. My asthma has been in remission for most of the past few years, thank God...

Mine was gone for over 15 years. Had my last asthma attack when I was 8, and up to then I got them on a yearly basis if not more often, and I was hospitalized several times for it. I kept an inhaler around for a few years after my last attack, but as the years went by with no signs of it coming back I eventually lost the darn thing. So yeah, keep an eye on things and try not to end up the way I did, your asthma may never come back, but just in case it does, be ready. I wasn't, and I almost paid for it.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-05-11 02:18pm

Glad you're doing okay, and hooray for jmac saving the day.

Now be sure to give your hero lots of hugs and kisses.

InnerBrat · Post by **InnerBrat** » 2003-05-11 02:24pm

Well done to jmac for being a quick thinking, heroic swimmer!

Glad you're OK, Aerius.

Nova Andromeda · Post by **Nova Andromeda** » 2003-05-11 02:57pm

--It was a good thing jmac was there to save your ... anyhow I would be planning just how I'm going to say an "approriate thankyou" to her if I were you. Perhaps a week or two of dedicated pampering...

Cpt_Frank · Post by **Cpt_Frank** » 2003-05-11 03:54pm

holy fuck! Glad you're still with us!!!!

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2003-05-11 05:26pm

Update. I called up my GF and we went for a walk since I wasn't getting any better sitting on my ass indoors. I don't know if it was the fresh air or simply the fact that I was moving but I felt much better outside, and I could even jog and run a bit without any problems, but I decided not to push my luck. However within an hour of being back indoors I started feeling like crap again, I can feel my lung capacity shrinking and I'm coughing again, and having all the windows open isn't helping either. I'll see if spending the rest of the day over at her place helps any, I'm hoping it does since there's more trees and greenery where she lives.

Anyways, you can bet she'll be getting a lot of extra hugs and cuddles among other things once I get a bit better.

Nova Andromeda · Post by **Nova Andromeda** » 2003-05-11 05:33pm

aerius wrote:Update. I called up my GF and we went for a walk since I wasn't getting any better sitting on my ass indoors. I don't know if it was the fresh air or simply the fact that I was moving but I felt much better outside, and I could even jog and run a bit without any problems, but I decided not to push my luck. However within an hour of being back indoors I started feeling like crap again, I can feel my lung capacity shrinking and I'm coughing again, and having all the windows open isn't helping either. I'll see if spending the rest of the day over at her place helps any, I'm hoping it does since there's more trees and greenery where she lives.

Anyways, you can bet she'll be getting a lot of extra hugs and cuddles among other things once I get a bit better.

--"hugs and cuddles"!!!! You better come up with a lot better than that man! Indentured servitude for at least a week or two might begin to pay her back....

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-05-11 06:34pm

Well, I'm glad you're okay.

Do you have to owe her (more) sex because she saved your life?

Nova Andromeda · Post by **Nova Andromeda** » 2003-05-11 07:00pm

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi wrote:Do you have to owe her (more) sex because she saved your life?

--He owes her as much as she wants at the very least...

J · Post by J » 2003-05-11 07:04pm

Nova Andromeda wrote:--"hugs and cuddles"!!!! You better come up with a lot better than that man! Indentured servitude for at least a week or two might begin to pay her back....

You think? Jesus christ he wakes me up at dark-thirty and scares the living shit out of me, listen aerius, you do that again and I will have to kill you!

In all seriousness though, I'm greatly relieved that he's alright (more or less) but I still worry about him, not too much since I know he can take care of himself, but I do. As for the indentured servitude, well he already is, he just doesn't realize it yet (and likely never will

) but I've owned him for the past few years.

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2003-05-11 07:11pm

Aerius, how much water do you drink each day? Because if you don't drink enough water (and it's actually pretty easy to become dehydrated when it's cold) then it's really easy to have a problem with asthma.

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2003-05-11 07:27pm

Crayz9000 wrote:Aerius, how much water do you drink each day? Because if you don't drink enough water (and it's actually pretty easy to become dehydrated when it's cold) then it's really easy to have a problem with asthma.

About 3 liters a day or so when I'm not active, and several times more when I'm biking and doing all the other sports I do. Never had a problem until today.

Nova Andromeda · Post by **Nova Andromeda** » 2003-05-11 08:20pm

jmac wrote:
Nova Andromeda wrote:--"hugs and cuddles"!!!! You better come up with a lot better than that man! Indentured servitude for at least a week or two might begin to pay her back....
As for the indentured servitude, well he already is, he just doesn't realize it yet (and likely never will ) but I've owned him for the past few years.

--HAHAHAHA!!! You know several of my friends are in the same situation. Despite a total refusal to admit that they are OWNED they love every second of it....

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2003-05-11 09:59pm

*hugs for aerius and jmac* Good quick thinking jmac. I'm so glad you're okay aerius. Take care of each other. *will be eagerly awaiting the announcement sometime soon.

*

Next of Kin · Post by **Next of Kin** » 2003-05-11 10:03pm

aerius that was a close call! I hope this doesn't happen to you again!

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2003-05-11 10:57pm

The experiences of near-death has become unusually frequent for this board. Must be an omen of things to come.