Thread: Houston Texas frozen story? It starts before the freeze knocked us down. We knew a big winter storm was coming. If you live anywhere in the South & are being warned of a dangerous winter storm you know it will be serious. We know we don't know how to drive in this.

We know our homes aren't built for prolonged freezing temps, and we know we will have power issues because of high demand. Those are the knowns so, we prepare with high drama. We ordered a propane heater from @amazon it never came. We ordered extra blankets from @amazon they

Didn't arrive either. I ordered food on a click list & stocked my fridge. We winterized our outdoor pipes and helped our neighbors do the same. We were preparing for the unknowns. What we could've never known was that I was going to have a serious medical emergency. After all

The preparing was complete I started feeling unwell. I started throwing up, this went on for two hours. We called my Dr. For a anti nausea medication. My husband went to @Walgreens to pick it up. 10-minutes after he left I had a unbearable pain on my left flank & passed out

I think I came to quickly. I was alone so I don't know. I grabbed my cell, called 911 for an ambulance. @HoustonFire was at my home in 5 minutes. They had me rolling to @memorialhermann lights & sirens. They had me on an IV and pushed pain meds. Unfortunately the pain increased

I was literally screaming & wailing in pain. The ER Dr. Saw me quickly. Machines were being wheeled in my room, I'm mentally out of it, just a crying rag doll. 1st an ultra sound in my left flank, then an x-ray machine was wheeled in. Bunches of x-rays all over my abdomen.

Then I'm rushed off to a MRI machine. I only remember that super warm feeling from the dye injection, opening my eyes & realizing I'm in the machine. I'm desperately trying to hold still as I fight the pain. As soon as I'm wheeled in the room the Doc comes to tell me it's

Multiple large kidney stones. They push more & stronger pain meds. I can't stop throwing up, everything they give me orally comes right back up. They decide to admit me. At some point in the night they stabilize me. After I'm comfortable the crazy sweet, kind nurses on the 5th

Floor tell me I'm on the covid floor , the run down precautions with me, tell me I need to sleep in my mask, and I'm just darn grateful I'm in a room & not stuck in the hall. There were dozens of people in the hall. The Hospital was beyond capacity. The next day

After all the meds I feel better and ask to go home. (This will be a mistake) I get home, gosh I'm happy to be home. My neighbors saw me being wheeled away & are excited Momma bear is back home. Within hours, I start throwing up & passing out again. Oh God, the storm is coming

My husband calls the ER, they say bring her back. He bundles me in the truck & flys to the ER. Again, they take me back right away. They do the x-rays again, push pain meds & tell me they think the stones are moving. Pain meds don't work, they try 3-different kinds The pain will

Not stop. I don't have blood pressure issues but, my blood pressure goes so high people start to scramble. I'm now having severe chest pains, fire & burning in my chest. This is it, I'm going to die. I start praying for god to take care of my husband. I thank god for the life

I've lived & let him know I'm ready to go. I stopped fighting...
The Urologist from the day before starts ordering a bunch of tests. I hear him, holy shit I'm still alive. I'm being wheeled quickly through the hospital, all I know is I'm alive, or am I? I'm scared, what's

Happening? I open my eyes, I'm being asked a bunch of questions about food. Yeah, I'm hungry but not sure it will stay down. Where am I? "You're in pre-op you're going to be ok." Will you feed me? Is the storm here yet? Laughter... hey ya'll I'm hungry but I don't think I can

Eat right now. Laughter. ".ok kiddo you're right kidney is blocked we need to do surgery & get a stent in there to clear the blockage." So you're gonna feed me? Laughter & then.. "here's a little cocktail to help you. I woke up in recovery with another super nice nurse. She

Really did feed me, and I didn't die. 72-hours later the storm is on us. They really need my bed, I'm feeling ok, kinda, the pain is there but under control & they fed me. Absolutely, I'm going to do the right thing & give up my bed. The roads are getting icy but we make it home

Again. I still just want food, feed me more. But, all the food tastes weird, like really weird. I'm still in pain but it's manageable. I'm starting to run a fever it's 102, my husband tells me the kidney that was blocked is really infected that's why I'm running a fever.

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I'm still hungry, will someone feed me. My husband makes instant mash taters. Yay! Bam, the power goes off. It's ok, we thought this would happen. My neighbors call to check on me, we're all going to be fine. They're probably doing rolling blackouts. It's Sunday at midnight

We can just get under the blankets & sleep.
Monday 9AM still no heat, I need my medication, food & fluids. My kidney stones haven't passed, I have an infection & a fever but, it's so cold. My indoor propane heater from @AmazonHelp sucks arse, still hasn't arrived.

We decide to use the outdoor propane heater, 30-minutes on, 3-hours off. The temperature is dropping fast inside. I can't get warm. The sun goes down, it's super cold, no heat no power. My stove is gas, I heat canned soup on the stove & hot tea. It's about 1AM over 24-hours

Without heat or lights, my phone battery is at 2% must needs my Twitter life line. I go to the car to charge it up. Totally forgot I had these heated seats, wow this feels good. Movement in the dark, cat screaming, what's that? My neighbors are putting their cat in a running car.

I'm worried I'll fall asleep in the car. Isn't that dangerous? Everything is getting scary, I'm afraid if I go to sleep I won't wake up or won't get my pain meds & will be worming in pain again. Wish I could make coffee, no strength to go to garage &, find

Camping coffee pot, I'll make more hot tea.
I survived the night, I'm now 36-hours with no heat or lights. I'm feeling sicker perhaps it's because I'm freezing. Tuesday afternoon...Houston we have power. An hour later it was gone again.

It's now Thursday. All the food in my fridge has gone bad. Should I have left the fridge doors open? It's hard to think. The neighborhood kids slept in running cars, will they be Ok?

We're under a boil water order, I'm lucky to have water. I just boiled water and make instant taters again. Everything still tastes weird. Husbands worried I have the rona I don't think so but who knows. I tested negative in the hospital. I can't get tested now because

All testing locations are closed because of this weather. My power comes & goes. Maybe by Friday? If you're reading this, pray for Texas and help us elect Democrats @GovAbbott is a liar like trump & is blaming wind turbines. He's a known liar so we can't trust him.

@LinaHidalgoTX says we're really in a situation and she's being honest with us. About 30-people died on Galveston Island last night from carbon monoxide poisoning. Grocery stores & fast food places are closed because they don't have power. The @WCKitchen folks have been

Feeding the elderly in retirement homes. Oh yeah & @tedcruz went to Sunny Cancun. He's as worthless as tits on a boar hog anyway.

#TexasFreeze #houstonfreeze
6:30 AM power is on..for now. Heating home & boiling water.

Thursday: I lost all the food in my refrigerator. I was able to make it to the grocery store and restock. My soul hurts...how many people can't do what I just did? How many people will freeze, die, or become homeless tonight?