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John, thanks for sharing your story. I wanted to comment on two things. 1. If you are addicted to licorice (I'm assuming the black variety), please be aware that too much of the goody can plummet your potassium level. 2. What is USD 45???? I have no idea....... ----- Thanks Mary Ann (CG Jamie 68/28 with PD, died 11/20/07 P.S. I'm very glad that you are better. www.bentwillowfarm.org or so. No such luck; the > pills started to work their magic, but just enough to convince me that the > pain wasn't from my PD. It was hurting bad at this point. I called my wife > who was just around the corner to get some groceries, including that > all-important staple of my diet called licorice. Addicted to the stuff! ;) > She came home, and we decided that the best option at this point was to > call > 112 (our version of 911) and ask them for an opinion; there are registered > nurses available for advice on those tricky cases... After a short > description: jabbing pains extending from the back lowest rib to the front > just above my belly button, they decided to send an ambulance since it > might > be the heart. The EKG taken in the ambulance was inconclusive, but > nitroglycerine and two shots of IV morphine had no significant effect, the > pain went from 8 to 5 on a scale of 1-10. I was wheeled into the heart ICU > of the nearest hospital, and after some 4-5 hours, quite a bit of poking > and > prodding they ruled out the heart and transferred me to a ward that I only > can call "internal medicine intensive care for post-op and weird cases we > don't know where to put yet"! > > There I was put on two different drugs, one codeine variant (I think) and > one morphine drug. Finally the pain went away... The blood work had ruled > out the heart, and a urine sample tested positive for blood, so the > working > hypothesis was kidney stones. At 12.30 am they woke me up and took me down > to have a CAT-scan. Yup, three stones of approx. 1/8th of an inch diameter > or a bit larger. I'll be returning to the hospital to have them crushed > with > ultrasound later this summer. After spending 48 hours at the hospital, I > didn't need any more drugs and was sent home with a prescription for one > drug to take the pain away and also help dilate the (for lack of the > proper > medical term) funnel of the kidney, so that the stones can become > dislodged > again should the pain return. > > Today I received the hospital bill, and honestly I couldn't believe my > eyes: > USD 45!!! All included. I hereby promise never, NEVER to complain about > the > 35 % tax I pay, ever again. I knew healthcare in Sweden was inexpensive, > but > this is just amazing. > > Take care guys and gals! CU! > /John (18 onset, 26 diagnosis, 39 years old now) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn