serious request...

[shnen]

OK guys, i have a very serious request here...

a co-worker of mine has been in the hospital for over a week now with hiccups, sounds funny, yes, but he hasn't eaten on over 2 weeks and has lost over 25 lbs. the thing is, he is a really amazing friend of mine, and his birthday is today as well... :(
I didn't know he was still in the hospital till right now, we were told he was on vacation.

So if you could please send out your thoughts and energy to Dave and his wife and child while they deal with this.

thanks.

[Semele]

Positive energy is on the way. I am sure the Docs at the hospital have thought of it, but chronic hiccups is usually a sign of some sort of heart condition. I can't remember off the top of my head, just that in nursing school they mentioned it. Apparantly folks who don't have access to hospitals have relatives that they will swear died of the hiccups....the heart thing. He should be fine though in the hospital getting treatment. Will keep them in my thoughts. Oh and happy birthday to you both.

[Yvonne Belisle]

You got it.

[WandererInGray]

*nods in agreement with Semele*

I get really bad hiccups occasionally, but they (luckily) don't last for more than a couple of minutes. I can't imagine a week straight! :(

My best thoughts and wishes for him, Shnen!

[Mithrea]

Will do!

[Flaire-FireStar]

On it's way

[Nissala]

*Love & Light* postive energies flowing in Dave and his families direction......may the powers of the Lady and Lord be with them...

[Rubi Waters]

Ohhhh lots of thoughts,prayers,and energy sent out to Dave & family....(you too Shnen!!)

[Fire_Crotch132074]

You're all in my thoughts and my prayers. Positve energy is on its way.

[Ben Gruagach]

I saw a piece on the local news in Toronto a while back about a Toronto area guy who had hiccups nonstop for over two years! No one could do anything for him, and needless to say his life was pretty disrupted by the constant interruptions. He hadn't been able to get a proper night's sleep in all that time because of it.

He was on the news because they hoped someone might be able to suggest a way to get the hiccups to stop. All the doctors he'd seen hadn't been able to help him.

Hopefully, the friend who is in the hospital with this problem has more luck than the guy on the news. My wishes are with him, his family, and friends.

[StarryDancer]

Sheesh! That's awful! Hope they help him soon. Energy winging it's way forth...

[Azure]

*sends out positive vibes for Shnen's friend*

[Old Witch]

Lots of energy for Dave and his family...........That must be horrible!!!:(

[materra]

Actually went to school with a girl that had the hiccups for about a week, awful stuff. Good energy and best wishes winging their way to Dave and family..... BB

[Witchy Cowgirl]

Healing energies on their way!

[shnen]

ok, so he was out, was sent home, but he started hiccuping again,a dn was throwing up again... he weighs 119lbs now...

he is back in the hospital, damned Canadian medical system, its like hes falling through the cracks... he wont be at work for at least a few months after he recovers, and at this rate, it could be upwards of a year... :(

[Jeleia]

Thats too bad, I will light a candle for him and his family tonight..

[materra]

Hiccips sound so..well simple...until you shared this about your friend. I am sad to hear how difficult and dangerious this all is. I will send healing energys to Dave and all who care about him that this be healed and done with. BB

[Ben Gruagach]

Originally posted by shnen
he is back in the hospital, damned Canadian medical system, its like hes falling through the cracks...

Just a comment:

If he was in the US, think about the medical bills that would be piling up. And if he was one of the MANY citizens who don't have even sufficient health insurance, Canada and its subsidized health care system would look like a paradise.

(I'm a Canadian, by the way.)

I hope his hiccups clear up soon.

[shnen]

Hey Ben, I am a canadian too ,and since having a 2nd degree concussion I still have yet to see a neurologist, they cancelled on me, making my wait a grand total of 3 months now...

I have had friends die because of our cutbacks...

thanks for the warm wishes to my friend, muchly appreciated.

[CoolJ]

omg... :heartthro warm wishes and prayers for your friend shnen... I hope he comes out alright... :heartthro :heartthro

[shnen]

OK, he is still in the hospital, but they have him on meds now so he can keep food down! They are still keeping him in there, and they still have no clue what it is...

but it is a step in the right direction :), he has a long road to recovery and the guys say he is very frustrated... :(

thank you all for your thoughts and prayers... and please remember him as he recovers...

I will keep you all updated. :)

:heartthro <--- for my wonderful MW family

[Fire_Crotch132074]

Hes in my thoughts and prayers. Thanks for the update.

[flar7]

um......have they tested him for HIV? It can cause severe hiccups.
Has something to do with lung infections and the diaphram.

energy and prayers being sent!

[bluecat]

So Be It.

[gunner]

the most important first.., shnen, good luck and wishes for your friend, chronic hiccups may sound funny but the reality isn't.

as to the u.s. health system vs. the canadian system, frankly they both have faults and i've seen no one so far with any solution based on the reality that somehow the worker (doctors, nurses, etc.) is worthy of his/her hire. the first thing you hear of when the system, either one, is in trouble is staff and pay cuts, then service cutbacks. meanwhile the administrators somehow never seem to be affected by those cuts, and while staff, pay rates and services are being cut the front office suits are out hustling for a new wing and a million or two dollars worth of new gadgets. meanwhile the "hmo"s are doing their dammdest to cut costs and "maximise profits" using the bean counters to second guess doctors diagnoses and ducking out on anything expensive and long term. ottawa has its own little thing going, they simply refuse to believe that there is a limit to how much they can screw out of the canadian taxpayer but much of the above describing the u.s. system applies there too. what we have doesn't work, what canada has doesn't work either and hillary is no help, she's clueless, what she was proposing in that secret conclave of hers back when her husband slithered into office would have combined the worst of both systems. anybody got any ideas that don't somehow involve more government or big business bureaucratic parasites?

[Desert_Shadow]

Energy sent, along with prayers for him and his family. May the Goddess and God give him a speedy and complete recovery.

[~**foxglove**~]

My best thoughts will go with him.

[shnen]

Thanks to my MW family!
Dave is recovering faster then expected and should be starting back on a part time (as much as he can) basis in a few weeks.

Thanks to you all! :boing:
*hugz and kisses out to all my MW friends!!!*

[materra]

oh, I was just wondering about him a few days ago. Thankx for the update...I am so glad.....warm hugs... BB

[Rubi Waters]

Oh Shnen...thats great that Dave is recovering (I've been keeping him in my thoughts)

[Flaire-FireStar]

:boing: That's excellent news!

[PrincessHLHofMW]

this is the first time ivelaid eyes on this thread im glad he is recovering and will keep him in my thoughts for a continued speedy recovery

[Witchy Cowgirl]

:thumbsup: Wonderful News!
Continued thoughts and energies will be his as he is on the road to recovery.

[Old Witch]

Great news!!!

[Dar]

Have your friend try meditation, that works for me. Course i'm a weirdo anyhoo. Blessings