sitting in the dirt at a concert i didnt even come to see (538 hits)
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Submitted by i_walk_alone <glshppn.at.hotmail.com> (View user info) at 2004-11-05 08:01:11 EST
The day was hot and the cloudless sky provided no cover from the sun. Dirt from the gravel parking lot was kicked up as i pushed my cart along the path beside it, the taste getting in my mouth and immediately drying up my saliva. Stopping between two stages, with my back to the dirt path leading back to the main stage, Steven and I began preparing for the day. It was only 11 am and we had a long day ahead of us.
We were selling bottled soda/water at the VANS Warp Tour for $3.50. . . in the parking lot. The day had been going fairly well. Despite the high prices and lack of money these 14 yr olds had, Steven and I were selling a lot. When the only water you can get costs $3.50, people will only go thirsty for so long. It was only a matter of time though before these little punks would have to resort to stealing because they were out of money and mommy wasnt coming till 10 to pick them up. The girls didnt have to steal though, they found other ways to earn a free bottle of water.
anyways, having worked a good 5 hrs it was time for a break (5 min to eat a hot dog that was cooked over an hour ago). Of course being in the middle of the parking lot, meant a long walk back to the main stand through crowds of people. The walk to get my hot dog went easily enough and I actually got a fresh hot dog. But on the walk back thats when it hit me. The dulling pain in my shoulder told me I was in for another attack and that I'd have to sit down soon.
I make it back to my stand and sit on the ground, the pain in my shoulder has already spread to my chest and neck. Its getting hard to breath. My breaths come short and shallow. Its a constant struggle for air. I gasp for air and the pain shoots through my chest. My lungs are screaming for air. I breathe in quickly and it just gets worse. I sit slumped over trying to shorten my lungs. My whole left side is in pain. Ive never heard my heart beat this loud before, it feels like its trying to burst through my chest. All I can think is how I'm gonna die, sitting in the dirt, at a concert I didnt even come to see. what a shitty way to go. I'd do anything for a big gulp of air. . .
During this time, Steven had been busy working, but when he turned around to see what I was doing and saw that I looked like shit, he radioed our boss. My boss came and half carried/dragged me to the medical portable where I was examined and given time to recover. I've had a condition since freshman year in highschool: i have a hole in my lung. I dont know what causes these attacks, but basically the hole opens up randomly and I cant catch my breath. Air escapes into my chest pushing against my heart and lungs, which is why when it happens i can literally hear my heartbeat. But there's nothing that can be done for it. Eventually my lungs will just collapse one day. . .
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Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2004-11-05 10:57:26 EST (#)
Ranking: -1
Fuck you and the hole in your lung...
More importantly, how were the Dropkick Murphy's?
Submitted by i_walk_alone (user info) at 2004-11-05 09:54:41 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
DeathJester,
technical term for a collapsed lung is pneumothorax. what i have been told
happens is that air seeps out through a hole in my lung, creating an air
bubble in my chest. This air bubble pushes against my lung (sometimes
heart)and can eventually squish my lung causing it to collapse. my lung
has never collapsed and i had tests done one time which showed the air bubble
went away. Thanks for your concern, but i dont think there's much i can do
about it. It just kinda comes and goes . . .
Submitted by RyuFu (user info) at 2004-11-05 09:34:44 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Don't know where it goes, but it's home to me and...
Submitted by DeathJester (user info) at 2004-11-05 09:22:07 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I was under the impression that a hole in your lung would cause it to fill with fluid... As i'm obviously mistaken, I am interested in reading up on this condition.
Do you happen to know the medical term for it?
Thanks, and all the best.
Submitted by i_walk_alone (user info) at 2004-11-05 09:08:21 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Submitted by ICO (user info) at 2004-11-05 08:33:53 (#)
Ranking: 2
True story?
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yeah, that was the worst attack ive ever had. Last one was
about 6 months ago
Submitted by WiKi (user info) at 2004-11-05 08:36:43 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
'I walk this empty street, on the Boulevard of Broken Dreams'
Submitted by ICO (user info) at 2004-11-05 08:33:53 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
True story?
Submitted by darko (user info) at 2004-11-05 08:19:21 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Marge: This is the best gift of all, Homer.
Homer: It is?
Marge: Yes, something to share our love. And frighten prowlers.
Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire
umm +2 live?