Rush told EMT's he was taking Meds for Back Pain

[RamboLiberal]

Limbaugh, 58, suffered from chest pains, sources said. Limbaugh was sitting in a chair in his ninth-floor hotel room at the Kahala when emergency crews arrived, sources said. He told medical crews that he was taking medication for a back problem, sources said.

Paramedics treated him and took him to Queen's Medical Center in serious condition. He will not be released from the hospital on Wednesday night, sources said.

http://www.kitv.com/politics/22094469/detail.html

H'mmm - legal ones Rush? Wonder if he overmedicated.

Having suffered from back pain at times - no way in hell if I had to take meds for it would I be out golfing.

[TK421]

1. Wanted to stop at McDonald's on the way....EMT's refused request

[BrklynLiberal]

3. lolol

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. As an aside I had a patient do that FOR REAL

why this is not such a funny joke.

[TK421]

8. that is mind-numbing n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. And this patient WAS having a heart attack for real

Some of the weird shit... one sees with the human condition.

[TK421]

11. yeah...that is pretty sad, actually

you are a nurse then?

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. I was a volunteer medic for ten years

Loved the job, but hated the politics... and not even in the US either, but in Mexico, in tijuana.

[TK421]

13. I will be going to school soon, but am torn between nursing and patient rehab

I hear nursing school is incredibly tough by those familiar with it;sounds a bit intimidating from what I've been told.

[TwilightGardener]

16. It's challenging and requires some work and study (unlike my

first go-round with college, when I could still manage B's/C's while blowing off class), but if you're a reasonably smart and diligent person, you'll do fine. Worst part of nursing school was dealing with the nursing instructors--they play favorites, it's very politicky and clique-y. Good luck.

[TK421]

19. thank you for that input!

:-) I guess I'll find out soon enough

[nadinbrzezinski]

18. Follow your heart

I know I did not go to Med School because of the chemistry. Perhaps I could hack it today, but I fear I am a tad too old for all the fun and games that med school would imply. At the very least TRY.

And yes, it can be hard. Also talk to people CURRENTLY in the field to tell you what it is like once you hit the field. That is my best advise.

[TK421]

21. My oldest brother is an RN...unfortunately, we have been on the outs

but I will ask around, thanks! :-)

[Warpy]

24. The work isn't impossible

there's just a lot of it. Four year programs are a little more mellow than the two or three year programs, but both require you to make a serious commitment to the point of pretty much bidding a social life farewell for the duration.

The job is tough, but there's a tremendous amount of flexibility when it comes to moving around the country.

[Kingofalldems]

35. Somebody wanted McDonalds during a heart attack?

As a recent HA sufferer, this is absolutely amazing to me.

[nadinbrzezinski]

37. Yes, and it was not funny

I saw some weird stuff. The human animal IS weird.

[Maru Kitteh]

17. I don't understand why that would make it not funny?

?

[nadinbrzezinski]

22. Real life and the tragedy of the human condition

[polly7]

26. LOL We've done that plenty of times for pts., but on the

way back to a closer hospital. Funny to hear an 80 y/o ask to hit a drive-thru.

(Just in case anyone thinks this strange, we always checked their discharge forms to make sure what they were allowed to eat and drink.)

[nadinbrzezinski]

36. My pt was on the way to the hospital WITH chest pains

she was having a good ol' fashioned heart attack.

So no, she was on no food or water.

:-)

[Bozita]

2. Must be those old anal cysts coming back for revenge

[Gabi Hayes]

15. funny you should mention that:

[Gabi Hayes]

20. always did talk straight out of his a#$

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5371683

[lpbk2713]

4. Rush, you wouldn't have that back trouble if you stayed away from the Dominican Republic.

Over exertion will do it every time.

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. Any of these could produce cardiac effects

Lorcet, Norco and hydrocodone.

In recommended doses, but especially in an OD type of a situation.

I will not speculate, since yes, even in "safe" doses either of these could cause fun cardiac effects.

[argyl]

6. This tune's for you ,Rush. "Oxycontin Blues" by Steve Earle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKjfh7RDp8s&feature=PlayList&p=6EC8C78DAFE524BB&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=64

[Bitwit1234]

10. Can you get oxy on the golf course.

And I don't understand this...you live in Florida with almost 24 hours sunshine and beautiful breezes..then you jet off to Hawaii to play golf under plenty of sunshine and beautiful breezes. Had to be a reason to go to Hawaii.

[arikara]

14. If he admitted to taking "meds" for back pain

reading between the lines and all, wouldn't that mean he's using again? I don't think any recovering addict can take pain medications and still be considered to be in recovery. My guess is that he overdid a binge and brought on the chest pain.

[tanyev]

30. I wondered that a few months ago already.

He did some TV interview and looked much slimmer than he had at a speaking appearance several months earlier. And I don't think Rush is much of a "sensible diet and hit the treadmill" kind of guy.

[Warpy]

23. I suffer back pain to the point I blew off a fracture 12 years ago

because it didn't hurt that much more than normal. I take medication for back pain so that I can function and do what I want to do instead of sitting in a chair, staring at the wall, and hoping I die sooner rather than later until I decide to end it sooner. That's what chronic pain is like.

I choose to do the things that keep me going as well as hobbies like weaving, spinning, dyeing. The medication gives me three four hour periods a day to function. If he chooses golf, that's his thing.

Since he's run into serious trouble on opiates, it would be interesting to know what they've got him on.

My guess is that either his chest pain is GI, or his weight and cigar habit have finally caught up with him.

[Cobalt-60]

25. Sedentary Junkie drops in Hawaiian Heat

That's the best news I've heard this month.
Perhaps he reached too quickly for the Oxy.

[meow2u3]

27. A few songs dedicated to Rush Limbaugh (he's a seeker)

Thy guy can't carry a tune in an 18 wheeler, but the lyrics are hysterical--and hit Rush right where he lives:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mxf2PGL6uwU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPipZTjO9e0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLRH_0_TaCE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqfEnP2GMHI

[madokie]

28. pedoboy is a lying prick

Laying around on his fat ass is what will do him in cause he is one lazy treasonous bastid

[Motown_Johnny]

29. Golfing and back pain don't mix.

sounds fishy

[MadHound]

31. Now that's interesting,

I was listening to him a couple of weeks ago (see what the whack job right is up to) and he mentioned his back pain, specifically that he was having to broadcast while sitting down, or standing up, moving to relieve that pain because he could no longer take any pain medication due to his addictive experience with Oxy

I thought that this was a bit strange at the time, and now we find out that he was/is taking pain meds. Hmm.

[RamboLiberal]

32. That is interesting - and how many would he have to take

When he got caught in his Oxycontin binges he was taking a huge amounts.

[UTUSN]

33. Yip, the "medication for back pain" stuck right out there in the story n/t

[City Lights]

34. Whose name is on the bottle, Rush? Yours or your doctor's? nt