Health issues on the road
I spent much of today passing yet another kidney stone, at home. I have faced this while camping as well. I'm wondering how others handle health issues while on trips or if the concerns keep you at ...
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don't let the what if's rule your life.
Exactly. There's being prepared and there's being paranoid. I'm 56 now but at 45 had a near fatal bout of congestive heart failure. Doc restricted the altitude I could go to for fear of HAPE (High Altitude Pulmonary Edema) to a max of 3500 feet. Then 5000. Then 7500 not all that long ago. What I never told him is I didn't completely listen to him. Wasn't crazy-stupid but pushed myself a bit. My husband, son and I had a discussion and we decided as a family that worst case scenario I'd go home in a box. It would suck for them but I wouldn't have a clue. I'd rather be in that box than sitting quietly on the couch, wishing. Again, it's prepared vs. paranoid. Go enjoy yourself.
Exactly. There's being prepared and there's being paranoid. I'm 56 now but at 45 had a near fatal bout of congestive heart failure. Doc restricted the altitude I could go to for fear of HAPE (High Altitude Pulmonary Edema) to a max of 3500 feet. Then 5000. Then 7500 not all that long ago. What I never told him is I didn't completely listen to him. Wasn't crazy-stupid but pushed myself a bit. My husband, son and I had a discussion and we decided as a family that worst case scenario I'd go home in a box. It would suck for them but I wouldn't have a clue. I'd rather be in that box than sitting quietly on the couch, wishing. Again, it's prepared vs. paranoid. Go enjoy yourself.
