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spent last 3 1/2 years with a GI bleed that no one could find it. Nearly died several times but, would get to hospital in time to get transfusions. Would lose as much as5 to 7 points in 24 hours. Have had Hemaglobin as low as 6.5 many times. Usually give blood when most folks go below 11 but, I was below so much they set My threshold at 9. many times I would get to there and come back. then some time I would blow right through it to 7. I'd get to the hospital and they would do there job and get Me stopped but, before the GI could come and run test. The Gi and hospital had a running fight for a few years. Finally Gi gave Me his personal cell # and told Me to call Him before anybody so He could be there. Well finally it could not be stopped anymore months 8 and 9 of 2003 I was not going to last amymore and Gi kept trying to find surgeon to operate and explore. None would do it because blood to low and worried I would die on them. finally he found a hot shot young surgeon and He walked up to Me and said Hey You will not sue Me if you die on the table will Ya. I told doc if that happened I do not think I'd be around for You to worry about being sued. He said that is what the Hell I thought why wouldn't any of these other painsies do it. I said I guess they were afraid im would die on them, looks bad on Your record You know. He said what record I'm barely out of school it will not make any difference to My record this early I do not have one. I told Him I like You are You going to do this. He responded I would not be up hear missing diner if i wasn't now would I. He laughed, I guess i tickled because i just kept firing back. Before He walked out to get ready He said alrigt let's stop all the butt slaps and go figure this out. I was fairly drugged up but, my girls said i kept laughing and repeating the let's stop the Butt slaps and get it figured out. I do not remember. It turned out to be a blood vessel malformation and had to remove about 8' small intestines and 80% of My stomach. I have a relapse every now and then like the one that kept Me from going to MOAB this spring. They really do not know if it is over or not. I go in every Wed. and have a blood panel done to see what blood level is. I have to get vitamins and iron through a titanium port i my upper left chest close to My heart every few months. The strange thing that has happened a few times last month is dizziness and blackouts. But,I can feel them coming and pull off the road. Neurologist thinks it is a neurapathy caused by constant oxygen deprivation to My brain. I learned that Your body will rob blood everywhere even Your head to pool at the organs to protect them. We knew it had already triggered restless leg syndrome but, i adapt to that to some degree. Sometimes it hurts real bad but, it is mini seizures in the legs and most of the time i feel like something is crawling on Me but it is just very fine tremors You can not see. The blackouts are another story. Well I'm glad You asked as I have had quite a few people lately ask me to explain sort of what had happend. So now I guess anyone can look it up in a search if they get wind of it and are curious.
Thanks for asking tower it allowed me to explain a little more to many.
TAZ
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