SPDF Day 16: Medical Update. My doc was alarmed by my bloodwork the other day and called me in first thing this morning. It has been only 16 days without food but my potassium has plunged and heart attack is not far behind, and I have another months work to do here on Capitol Hill so, although that would be an immensely merciful way for me to terminate this, much more pleasant than the options I face, the timing is not good Bless her heart, she is trying twice a day potassium tablets on me and zantac to try and make the pain of it manageable, and if that doesn't do it, she'll do IV. She wants me back Monday for more bloodwork and Tues to consult on the results. She is truly and Angel. She is Truly an Angel. A pretty young Georgetown Med grad that devotes her life to we homeless, and does her vacations healing folks in Haiti.
I guess low potassium is a pretty bad thing. Three years ago on a hunger strike, day 17, they took me to the ER, large hospital, waiting room full, knife wounds, etc, they did a triage nurse thing, blood sample, I went back to my seat in the waiting room expecting to be an hour or so. In seconds ahead of everyone they had me back in the ER shirt off, IV in, fluids, potassium, working on me for 5 hours.
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