[Az-Geocaching] I'm back...

Brian Casteel listserv@azgeocaching.com
Sun, 1 Jun 2003 01:20:48 -0700


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Well, I think only 3 or 4 of those who regularly read the forums know =
why my finds have gone stale since my daytrip to Wickenburg earlier in =
May.  About 4 days after that, I developed a pretty severe chest =
infection, with my lungs filling with fluid and my throat constricting.  =
Thinking it was better after a week, I went back to work with a cough.  =
Two days later, I noticed myself getting a little short of breath, but =
didn't worry too much about it.  That Wednesday, the breathing became =
much shorter and I developed a fever again (this being on my b-day).  By =
the time I got home from work, my breathing was so shallow, I was taking =
8+ breaths to every 'typical' one breath.  Off to the ER I go, have a =
battery of tests run, get jabbed all over the place, and find out about =
4.5 hours later that I have viral pneumonia.  What fun.  During that =
hospital visit, I had to cough so hard I bruised the ribs in my back.  =
So I miss the rest of that week, and the entire next, taking more drugs =
than crosses the border daily.

Finally, I start feeling better on Thursday in the sense that I was =
starting to feel 'normal'.  The caches I found on 5/14 I did with a 102 =
fever, and felt terrible.  Guess I wanted to see Reloaded that bad that =
I tried to ignore my body's messages by masking it with ibuprofen/cough =
syrup/cough drops/antibiotics.  I can't help but think that the roots of =
my 3 week medical ordeal had something to do with my trip to Wickenburg. =
 It just seems far too coincidental.  At any rate, while galavanting =
around in the desert this summer, PLEASE be aware of those things you =
come in contact with, especially those things that certain small animals =
leave behind.

Brian
Team A.I.


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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Well, I think only 3 or 4 of those who =
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earlier in May.&nbsp; About 4 days after that, I developed a pretty =
severe chest=20
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constricting.&nbsp;=20
Thinking it was better after a week, I went back to work with a =
cough.&nbsp; Two=20
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didn't worry=20
too much about it.&nbsp; That Wednesday, the breathing became much =
shorter and I=20
developed a fever again (this being on my b-day).&nbsp; By the time I =
got home=20
from work, my breathing was so shallow, I was taking 8+ breaths to every =

'typical' one breath.&nbsp; Off to the ER I go, have a battery of tests =
run, get=20
jabbed all over the place, and find out about 4.5 hours later that I =
have viral=20
pneumonia.&nbsp; What fun.&nbsp; During that hospital visit, I had to =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Brian</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Team A.I.</FONT></DIV>
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