ARRRRGGGHHHH!!!!! Ok, so much for my workout tonight. I decided to take an EAS supplement prior to working out. It was called Nitron 5 (I think). ANYWAY... got the bar, warming up stretching out feeling good...ready to get a big ol bench press work out in, then it happened. My face started feeling really warm, then warmer, next thing I knew I felt like someone had just painted my whole face with fire, and now it was on my arms and hands... OMG!!! I looked like I was burning right in front of my eyes...I knew it had to be the supplement. It has arginine ~ which isn't that bad, but it also had a large dose of Niacin in it. SO, as I am watching this intense red blotch on my hands, wind up my arms and my face feeling like it was burning off I began to panic. All I could think of was liver failure... Sometimes I wish I wasn't a nurse... I think I know too much. Anyway...I freaked out...my heart was pounding, my skin was burning...so I called Earl and decided to go into the urgent care, but half way there I figured I was overreacting and maybe I should just go home. But, I wanted someone else to see this so I went over to his work, and made him drag one of his guys who is also an EMT out to see it! Long story short we figured it must be the niacin, and it can infact cause liver damage if toxic levels are reached. LORDY LORDY LORDY...I am not a very good nurse when I am in the thick of it! But, it totally hosed my workout. I am sitting her feeling the effects of the benadryl and ready to I think that fact made me the most angry of all. So...watch your supplements folks. I should have known to try 1/2 a dose instead of a whole does. I tend to forget with a shortened guy we hit the bloodstream with stuff a lot faster than before and it gets to the liver quicker too. It seems to be much better, altho I am itching a little, and my forehead still feels like the skin is burning some...owchie! I hope you all had a good evening. I know one of these days I will have a good laugh over this.... My head hurts.

I am not usually a baby when it come to pain but that blood ox test was a nasty stingy owwwie thing! I have to go for a stress test on Friday with some kind of chemical? nuclear? does that sound right? Can anyone see me glowing yet? I think this is the last test for a while! Have a good night! Tammy........after this I can submit to my ins company and hope and pray they approve it. I was told they deny the first time always.

Hahaha... Trust me.. no shyness in this household. I can't remember gas every being this bad. Maybe this is a test to see if I can handle the gas after surgery!! I will take your advice on the gas x. I also took some tums tonight and that seems to be helping my tummy as well. I've had some reflux issues lately too. It must be all the excitement of the surgery combined with the barium and the long hours/stress at work the last few weeks. My appointment went really well with Kligman. He wants to see the flims tomorrow from my upper GI. He will probably scope me since we have a couple more weeks before my surgery. I'll probably get that scheduled sometime later this week or next week. He will do it himself. He said he actually enjoys scoping patients!!. He had me giggling most of the visit. He is truly Mr. Personality

Thanks Tammy. Just got my Radiology report back....... "There is a rather nonspecific gas pattern present. No significant air distended small bowel loops are noted and no free air is seen. Advise Abdomincal CT if clinically indicated..." Soo.. I have gas! Well hopefully thats is it. We will see if Kligman wants me to get the CT, do an EGD, or have some glucose testing. I still have the numbness from when I woke up this morning in my left leg but the pain in my stomach isnt as bad as it was yesterday. Hopefully the numbness is just because I slept funny on it.

Stacy, I hope you feel better. Let us know how you are. I will be checking on the board today.(tonight) lots of prayers, Tammy