Tom Militano
KNIFE MAKER
I just got out of the hospital, again. I was very short of breath and my doctor took one look at me and told me to go straight to the hospital, the paperwork would be waiting on me when I got there. The problem stemmed from the fluids I was retaining. They gave me 240 mg of Lasix in one day, 80 mg at a time and 160 mg a day for the rest of the time I was there. Twenty six hours later I had gotten rid of 19 pounds of fluids. Before I left I had gotten rid of a total of 26 pounds of fluids. I feel pretty good now and he told me he didn't even want to hear that I've used salt for any reason. Not a problem, it convinced me I don't need the stuff. He asked what I use when I grind, he likes knives and guns, and I told him I use a MSA full face mask with a top of the line filter and a pre-filter. I don't even sand anything without it on. I didn't really need a bed in the hospital, I spent all my time in the bathroom. He told me to stay out of the shop for a week.
