So yesterday, about an hour before the Washington Wizards were to play their game against the Portland Trailblazers, my back starting throbbing like crazy, and I felt incredibly dizzy. Because I am a stubborn man, instead of sitting down and getting my bearings, I just started walking a bit slower and leaning against the wall. But it was not getting any better at all, and one of the Verizon Center staff members noticed and said man you don't look good. I told I was fine, and I kept going, but when he noticed how close I was to falling, he grabbed my arm and helped me outside.

Once I was outside, I thought the 30 degree air would shake and wake me up, so I sat down for minute, but even the policeman out there asked me if I was alright, and again I lied and said yes. He told me I couldn't sit where I was sitting, and I went to move to an acceptable area, and again I almost fell, so he said, "Sir, I am calling the ambulance", and he did just that. That was at 6:30pm.

While in the ambulance, they took my blood pressure and it said 151/103, which is extremely high for me, but everything else seemed to be normal. I wanted them to take me to George Washington Hospital, but apparently all the DC area hospitals were busy last night, so they had to take me to the least busy one, which happened to be in Southeast DC. Not good. But hey, beggers can't be choosers right?

While I was in the hospital, they did EKGs, CT scans, blood and urine tests, and they took my blood pressure, and set up an IV with fluids. My blood pressure gradually came down the longer I was there, and it was determined that 1)I was severely dehydrated and 2)I had an unusual amount of wax in my right ear that could have very well caused me to feel dizzy, so they cleaned that out. Unfortunately, they STILL could not tell me what was up with my back, so they told me to see my neurologist as soon as possible, which is next Wednesday. They also told me to stay off my back for 48-72 hours. Tomorrow is the Wizards' biggest game of the year, because Kobe, Phil Jackson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the Los Angeles Lakers are coming to town. What kind of timing is this?

But let me not be like that. I'm grateful it wasn't more serious but I'm frustrated that this back issue is still around after a year..and physical therapy did not help at all. And just like that, I got my blog mojo back..

Cameo - Back and Forth