Mine began quite different than any other time i was in withdrawal and detoxed at the hospital.
Another EMS ride to the Emergency, seizing all the way with a Heart Rate of 212 and rizing, BP through the roof +180/120+, and my general renal organs shutting down.
At a 246 BPM, Delirium Tremor +Hallucinations, full blown Ascites, Jaundice and uncontrollable vomiting. EMS lights flashing, the waler screaming, the ride to save my life began.
In Emergency, the nurses and M.D.'s rolled their eyes, i was back again. Since 2015 10+ visits, but this one was very different indeed.
I was in Cardiac arrest, and underwent AFib (Atrial Fibrillation).
The Emerg D.R. tried unsuccessfully to restart my heart and was going to *call it. On the 7th restart, i gasped.. and went into a coma, but i was alive.
4 days later, i awoke to with 9 I'vs, a cop guarding me under a Form (i had a tendancy to just leave hospital against medical advice) and.. to the horrific news.
Decompensated Liver, severe GI bleeding, swollen, feeding tube, the lot. 28 days in the hospital this time, not 4-6 like other times.
Today in in End Stage Liver Disease, without a Liver & Kidney transplant i have between 3-5yrs my care providers predict. With one, perhaps more.
Living with pills, TAPS for Ascites every 2 weeks, anxiety, constant itching, insomnia, general fear and HE (Hepatic Encephalopathy), i am on permanent disability.
I've come to terms with my condition - trying hard to extend what left i have left, this was my tipping point. I just hope i can maintain it.
What is/was yours tipping point?
Hi Jason. Glad you made it out alive to tell your story. I hope it will inspire someone to seek recovery before they have to go through what you have gone through and continue to go through. My heart goes out to you. I hope you will keep posting here.IN answer to your question . my tipping point was when I hallucinated while drunk.
Hi Jason .
Your story inspires me to stay sober as we can all reach that stage.
Each was has a different rock bottom .
Mine was all sorts of stuff. Life turning to the worse. No ambition. Bad health. Paranoia. Bad relationships. I had a few time when i felt i was dying coming of drugs and alcohol . I might have od or came close to it.
I was miserable.
Anyway, i truly hope you feel better and become better or at least have the strength to cope...
It does happen all of a sudden eh? And you tell yourself how the hel did i get here....we keep thinking that it will never happen to us...
Your story inspires me to stay sober as we can all reach that stage.
Each was has a different rock bottom .
Mine was all sorts of stuff. Life turning to the worse. No ambition. Bad health. Paranoia. Bad relationships. I had a few time when i felt i was dying coming of drugs and alcohol . I might have od or came close to it.
I was miserable.
Anyway, i truly hope you feel better and become better or at least have the strength to cope...
It does happen all of a sudden eh? And you tell yourself how the hel did i get here....we keep thinking that it will never happen to us...
Thanks folks.
It's a demon to me
Takes the life from us.
best of sober luck to both of you, one day at a time, is all we can do.
xx
It's a demon to me
Takes the life from us.
best of sober luck to both of you, one day at a time, is all we can do.
xx
