Re: Re: Sorry for unannounced AWOL.

On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:41:20 +0000 (UTC), Paul J Gans <gans@xxxxxxxxx>
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chris thompson <chris.linthompson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Jul 18, 6:15 pm, Ye Old One <use...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:23:54 -0400, raven1
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On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:08:06 GMT, Ye Old One <use...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I'm back. Was rushed into hospital Saturday evening with a temp of
41.2C (106F) blood pressure through the roof, heart rate at 180bpm and
a head that felt like it had exploded been swept up, minced, pounded
and then stuck on an oven on full blast. I can remember looking up and
seeing four bags on the drip trolley, but I don't remember anything
else until Sunday morning.

Lots of tests later - and all they can really put it down to was a
virus, though what virus is still under debate. By Monday I was ready
to go home but of course I had to complete the course of IV
antibiotics so it was a long wait to Wednesday evening before I could
escape. Now feeling almost 100% better, so its back to the grindstone.

OK, I've now got 1503 posts to go through - and I not putting any
money on one of those announcing the publication of Ray's paper :)

Wow, you're really lucky, Bob! 106F is incompatible with life over any
significant length of time. Glad you're better!

Course, they give it in this new-fangled centigrading as 41.2C and I
kept asking "what's that in real money?" But nobody could do the
conversion for me until I got home to the computer.

--
Bob.

1.9 degrees F to 1 degree C is a good rule of thumb. So, you were 4.1
degrees over normal in Eurogrees. That's about 8 above normal in
realgrees.

Make that 1.8 (9/5) and you are spot on. Medically Eurodegrees
are what counts. Human average body temperature is supposedly
exactly 37 C. If you convert that it turns out to be 98.6, with
one more significant digit coming out of nowhere.

What was more worrysome was the very high blood pressure and the
tachycardia. I was once (briefly*) hospitalized for a heart rate
of well over 200 Bpm -- but no other symptoms. And I can tell
you that it was scary stuff. I thought my chest was going to
explode.

Funny thing was, I was not even aware of the tachycardia, didn't feel
a thing. However, when it was well down, but still above normal, I had
this strange vision effect where the bottom third of my vision seemed
to be jittering up and down in time with the pulse. Still, that was a
good excuse to have nurses looking into my eyes quite often :)

* It was well over 30 years ago and has never recurred.

Good, I hope I can say the same one day.

--
Bob.

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