bdsams Veteran Posted November 3, 2007 Veteran Share Posted November 3, 2007 Ever think a gadget could nearly save your life. I never really thought that my Tom Tom navigator would either. On Friday I was driving to an interview that was about 40 minutes away. I was driving along and I had some stomach discomfort that quickly turned for the worse. After about 10 more minutes of driving my left kidney became overwhelmed with pain. Im not talking about simple pain, I am talking about pain that nearly made me pass out. My hands and feet were completely numb and I was shaking and broke out in a cold sweat. I had to make a choice, call 911 or try to find a hospital. I decided to use my Tom Tom to find the closest hospital. A few taps on the screen told me there was one 1.3 miles away. I was pulled over on a road and new there was no way I could navigate (nor wait for an ambulance to arrive). I literally took a pencil, bit down on it, and made the drive to the hospital. I first must apologize to those who I was driving on the road with, I cant say I was the most respectful person on the road that afternoon. Tom Tom navigated me flawlessly to the ER where I parked my car in a no park zone (sorry) and hobbled?ok, damn near crawled my way into the ER. I am now recovering from what was a serious kidney stone that absolutely has put me bedside and on some good ol pain meds. Sorry if this doesn?t make to much sense but I thought I would share my story with you all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Did everything turn out ok in the hospital? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob.derosa Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Ah! technology prevails again. hehe Hope you feel better soon :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accesser Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Wow hope your ok now so I guess you are back home now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkymunky Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Ooooooo whenever I hear about kidney stones it reminds me of Karl Pilkington, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accesser Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 How did the ER fix you? or did you still have to pass them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Rapture| Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Cool story, hope you get well soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shof Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 did you car get tow due to your parking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted November 4, 2007 Veteran Share Posted November 4, 2007 Hope you are ok now tho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas-c Veteran Posted November 4, 2007 Veteran Share Posted November 4, 2007 ouch >.< kidney stones is one of those things i fear :p Sat navs are really cool gadgets! i know i will certainly get one when i cant drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0sit0 Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 hope you are doing better :) btw do you drink soda a lot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas-c Veteran Posted November 4, 2007 Veteran Share Posted November 4, 2007 hope you are doing better :)btw do you drink soda a lot? soda ? does that cause kidney stones or something ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Hope you're feeling better (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted November 4, 2007 Veteran Share Posted November 4, 2007 soda ? does that cause kidney stones or something ? God I hope not I drink ALOT of Soda but then again I drink alot of tea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cormier6083 Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 I'll do some extra Folding for you so you feel better. Get well soon! soda ? does that cause kidney stones or something ? Oh, God, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1h4iL Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Nice story, glad you made it ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dt Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 I hope you are ok :) now call up TomTom and maybe they'll pay you for your testimonial! TOMTOM SAVES LIVES! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kombolcha Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 your tomtom saves you and mine falls from the windshield and now has a crack in the screen. wonderful. hope you're well now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njeske Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Ever think a gadget could nearly save your life. I never really thought that my Tom Tom navigator would either. On Friday I was driving to an interview that was about 40 minutes away. I was driving along and I had some stomach discomfort that quickly turned for the worse. After about 10 more minutes of driving my left kidney became overwhelmed with pain. Im not talking about simple pain, I am talking about pain that nearly made me pass out. My hands and feet were completely numb and I was shaking and broke out in a cold sweat. I had to make a choice, call 911 or try to find a hospital. I decided to use my Tom Tom to find the closest hospital. A few taps on the screen told me there was one 1.3 miles away. I was pulled over on a road and new there was no way I could navigate (nor wait for an ambulance to arrive). I literally took a pencil, bit down on it, and made the drive to the hospital. I first must apologize to those who I was driving on the road with, I cant say I was the most respectful person on the road that afternoon. Tom Tom navigated me flawlessly to the ER where I parked my car in a no park zone (sorry) and hobbled?ok, damn near crawled my way into the ER. I am now recovering from what was a serious kidney stone that absolutely has put me bedside and on some good ol pain meds. Sorry if this doesn?t make to much sense but I thought I would share my story with you all! i feel your pain. i had a kidney stone creep up on me last sunday. luckily my wife was driving and she took me straight to the hostpital. Oddly enough, we used our TomTom ONE to navigate to the hostpital. We've only lived in Reno a few months and hadn't needed to go there befor:) :) I was laid up on percoset for 4 days before it passed. good luck, and hopefully you pass it soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Star Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 I hope you are getting better. :) I am glad you are ok. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
include Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 yay, happy ending! Good to know you're recovering. Live a happy life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejn Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 I'll do some extra Folding for you so you feel better.Get well soon! Oh, God, yes. Really? I've been drinking a few sodas a day for years now (diet, if that makes any difference), and have never gotten a kidney stone. *shrugs* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Don't worry too much about it, never heard of Soda's causing them. if they did, I know several peopel including myself that should have had them way before peopl that do ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwind Hawk Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Congrats on you being okay, but you really should have called 911. Help only is about 2 minutes away and it would have been much less dangerous than driving to the hospital without being able to really concentrate or see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdsams Veteran Posted November 4, 2007 Author Veteran Share Posted November 4, 2007 Thanks for all the wishes! I did finally pass the stone about midnight last night..lemme tell you, passing a stone was NOT SOMETHING I RECCOMEND...sweet mother did that hurt. I am out of the hospital laying on my back recovering from the aftermath and am pretty weak/naseua feeling. hope you are doing better :)btw do you drink soda a lot? i dont! spically about the last two months i had onl been drinking water and milk with meals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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