Well so far it looks like the fall fire season is a bust. Way too much rains here in the south east anyway. Im looking to go back to work about a week late since spending nearly 10 days in the hospital battling flu and pnumonia and was nearly placed on life support due to not getting enough oxygen. I was placed on 10 liters per min for 6 days and faced the possibiklity of being placed on life support so I could breathe. Not a very good way for a firefighter to start out fall season but..im back, exercising and getting into shape. Hopefully I can return soon and perhaops get to smell a little smoke before winter sets in.
10/15/09
Just updating this blog. I was supposed to go back on duty today but my doctor still has me on leave. I got the flu a few weeks back on a sunday, let it go thinking I could beat it then 6 days later I was short of breath and suffocating. Having been rushed to the ER I find I have double pnumonia in both lungs, o2 sat was down bad so they put me on 15 liters per min. Doctors advised me (while I was concious) that I was in critical condition and faced being placed on life support.
Let me tell you being told that makes you work hard to bounce back. After two weeks in the hospital bed Im back doing good now and breathing better. Im on leave till next week then with some luck I can return to work.
10/16/2009
Well I go back to the doctor Tuesday and hope he releases me for work. Already been told I will be released on light duty for at least two weeks. I explained the job role (on the dozer crew) he advised me point blank that I needed to go on the pumper truck for two weeks then see how I was doing, guess the old wind bags arent up to chasing dozers and backfiring yet according to him. Doesent look like we are going to get a fire anyway. I heard today the state was installing pontoons on all the dozers. More as I get it. Cyaz!
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