Jim Asman is in the hospital...

[John Esak]

Hmm, very interesting John. They are debating now about whether Jim has
diabetes or not... I'll mention your note to him when I talk with him again.

John
 

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> From: "John Esak" <john at valar.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2010 10:07 PM
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> Subject: Jim Asman is in the hospital...
> 
> > FYI,
> >
> > Jim had an attack of appendicitis.... He kind of dealt with 
> the pain for 
> > too
> > long (maybe even days) and by the time they got him to the 
> emergency room,
> > they ended up operating on him at 3am in the morning.  The 
> doctor said he
> > was in very, very bad condition.  His inner cavity was 
> essentially filled
> > with poisons.  This all happened about a week ago.  He is 
> hoping to get 
> > out
> > soon, if not tomorrow, then soon, but he is on heavy 
> anti-biotics and will
> > need to have them intravenously for six weeks.  All 
> together, he escaped a
> > narrow brush there. It's not clear he is totally out of the 
> woods, and it
> > may just be the Oxymoron telling him he has a chance of going home 
> > tomorrow.
> > :-)  I bet it is a few days yet.
> >
> > I'll try to keep the list informed as much as I can.
> >
> > John
> 
> 
> When I was 8 years old on Easter about 11 AM, I had terrible 
> cramps. I could
> hardly breath. This was in 1948 when doctors still made house 
> calls. The 
> doctor
> came and after he saw me he took me directly to the hospital. 
> They did blood
> work and thought I had diabetes because my blood sugar was so 
> high. Then
> they realized it was Easter. Apparently my appendix had 
> ruptured and like
> Jim, I was fill with Poisons. They did not operate until 
> Midnight because 
> they
> had to fill me with penicillin first.  The operation took 4 
> hours. When I 
> awoke the
> next morning I had tubes in both nostrils and they were 
> pumping my stomach.
> This lasted until Wednesday AM.  I had IV's for nourishment 
> and penicillin 
> shots
> every 3 hours. I would not be here today if it weren't for 
> penicillin. I was 
> in the
> hospital 10 days.  I suppose since I was young I may have 
> recovered quicker.
> I got the next week off from school, which for a kid was a good deal.
> 
> I hope Jim has a speedy recovery.
> 
> John Hemmer
>  
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