AGE IS MORE THAN A NUMBER
The realization came too late. All this time I was smarting under the impression that age is only a number and the fear of aging is ion mind only. I was stupid enough to go by these softy words with lofty between the lines.
Well around 6th of this month I was suffering from cough and cold and a little fever which was nothing new and all these years I was treating it with OTC drugs with good effect. I never visited my physician for common cold. Rather would make a joke and say common cold goes in a week if you take medicines and seven days if you don't.
This time however it refused to subside even after two days, Crocine, notwithstanding. On the third day morning, I felt dizzy and fell down early in the morning . Got up dusted myself and hummed ' bin piye Mai to gira , (fell down without having a drink) . Head was still heavy and as I was trying to sip my morning cuppa, I felt like throwing up and I did.
It was enough for my wife to take me to the doctor on 7th. The diagnosis revealed high fever 102, low BP 90/65. Was prescribed some medicines and if no improvement in a day, hospitalization . While my doctor wanted to watch a day more, my daughters and wife insisted that I get to the hospital immediately.Next day on 8th, I was in the hospital under treatment for which in medical jargon is as under:
"Acute febrile illness due to viral pyrexia with postural hypotension with vertigo and Dyselectrolytemia "
In simple words dehyderation that caused drying up of body fluids and thickening of blood resulting into low BP, loss of socium and pottassium in the blood. They put me on saline and other fluids administered IV for three days, took my complete blood count and bio-chemistry every three hours and BP every two hours.
I was back home after three days on 11th, fully recovered and 50000/- short of my bank balance not forgetting the physical discomfort. My daughter flew in from Mumbai and other kept on line from the USA. One stupid misadventure at this age troubled every body. Added to this was the collatral damage of cancellation of our 15 days tour to London and Europe starting 19th of May 2016 with heavy cancellaion charges. The biggest consolation however is that I am fine now. In the process I have leart a lesson for rest of my life.
I am posting this to all oldies with a request not to be as stupid I proved to be. There is no truth in what I made a title of this post. Age is a merciless number when we grow as far as our body is concerned. It is both in our mind and body. Next time you feel like this sort of or any sort of discomfort visit your doctor. At this age our resistance power takes a beating and cannot hold longer as it used to. The doctor is the best judge.
The realization came too late. All this time I was smarting under the impression that age is only a number and the fear of aging is ion mind only. I was stupid enough to go by these softy words with lofty between the lines.
Well around 6th of this month I was suffering from cough and cold and a little fever which was nothing new and all these years I was treating it with OTC drugs with good effect. I never visited my physician for common cold. Rather would make a joke and say common cold goes in a week if you take medicines and seven days if you don't.
This time however it refused to subside even after two days, Crocine, notwithstanding. On the third day morning, I felt dizzy and fell down early in the morning . Got up dusted myself and hummed ' bin piye Mai to gira , (fell down without having a drink) . Head was still heavy and as I was trying to sip my morning cuppa, I felt like throwing up and I did.
It was enough for my wife to take me to the doctor on 7th. The diagnosis revealed high fever 102, low BP 90/65. Was prescribed some medicines and if no improvement in a day, hospitalization . While my doctor wanted to watch a day more, my daughters and wife insisted that I get to the hospital immediately.Next day on 8th, I was in the hospital under treatment for which in medical jargon is as under:
"Acute febrile illness due to viral pyrexia with postural hypotension with vertigo and Dyselectrolytemia "
In simple words dehyderation that caused drying up of body fluids and thickening of blood resulting into low BP, loss of socium and pottassium in the blood. They put me on saline and other fluids administered IV for three days, took my complete blood count and bio-chemistry every three hours and BP every two hours.
I was back home after three days on 11th, fully recovered and 50000/- short of my bank balance not forgetting the physical discomfort. My daughter flew in from Mumbai and other kept on line from the USA. One stupid misadventure at this age troubled every body. Added to this was the collatral damage of cancellation of our 15 days tour to London and Europe starting 19th of May 2016 with heavy cancellaion charges. The biggest consolation however is that I am fine now. In the process I have leart a lesson for rest of my life.
I am posting this to all oldies with a request not to be as stupid I proved to be. There is no truth in what I made a title of this post. Age is a merciless number when we grow as far as our body is concerned. It is both in our mind and body. Next time you feel like this sort of or any sort of discomfort visit your doctor. At this age our resistance power takes a beating and cannot hold longer as it used to. The doctor is the best judge.
