tim cummings

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Ok all I got sidelined this weekend.... was rushed to the emergency room and wound up being transfered to a bigger hospital in the city.... It all started when we were at the gym, I did my usual mile walk in the pool and after I get done I usually go sit in the hot tub for about 10 minutes to give my muscles a chance to loosen up..... Well after the hot tub I went to take a shower and could hardly stand in the shower... I made my way out to the car after getting dressed and when I got in I told my wife that my eyes were feeling funny and I was seeing sparkly things.... I drove for about 10 miles to the store and while my wife was inside the sparkly things got worse and I could no longer see straight and my arms began to feel like they each weighed 500 pounds................ my wife came out and I told her she would have to drive because I could no longer see straight!!! We were about 10-12 miles from home and my wife said I started slurring my words and I kept acting like I was passing out so she went straight to the emergency room..... she pulled up to the front of the hospital and i told her I could walk in while she parked so I headed inside.. when i got to the front desk I slumped over the ledge and told them I needed to be seen and I felt like I was going to pass out... they put me in a wheelchair and took me straight back. when they hooked me up to everything my blood pressure was 80/40 so they tipped me back to where my feet were above my head to get my pressure up and they started an IV and drew blood.... the very next blood pressure was 63/32 and my blood work came back that my potassium was severely low so they started me on IV potassium chloride and straight potassium.... the blood work also showed that one of my heart enzymes was elevated to borderline heart attack and my kidney function was at 50% so they transferred me to a bigger hospital in the city where my cardiologist is out of and watched me overnight.... now that I got this all out let me tell you what the problem was..... I was severely dehydrated!!!! That is what caused everything!! Lesson here is to make sure you drink all the fluids you can!!!!!