Ugh, just drank Zoa tank water!!

Wishing you the best! You were very smart to take it seriously. Early intervention may stave off problems.
 
YAY! Made it home! Doing ok this morning. Right or wrong I came home last night by leaving AMA. After treatments with IV labetalol for BP, HR and cardiac symptoms, steroids and a large dose of Ativan I was feeling better. The ER Dr wanted to keep me for a full cardiac workup (enzymes, echo, stress test, ect.), so the conversation veered from the palytoxin incident to cardiac. Granted the palytoxin created the symptoms with its vasoconstrictive properties, maybe because I have pre-existing cardiac disease. But those are things that can be done as outpatient. My main reason was there was no one to care for and check on my dogs. My dogs are my children and life. One of my seniors has severe separation anxiety and seizures. Lying in a hospital (I hate hospitals, and it took a real serious case to make me walk in one!) worrying would keep my physiological issues ongoing! Treatment is supportive/palliative care. I’m a retired RN and felt I could continue treatment at home with breathing treatments, steroids and BP meds. If needed ambulance is a call away. I’ll follow up with my Primary Care Dr this week.
Very mild symptoms this morning, mainly respiratory. A lot of chest congestion that I hope clears soon.
I would like to thank everybody for their well wishes, support and advice. I don’t do a lot of posting, just mainly reading and learning from the wealth of information available on RC. Yes, I read the sticky on palytoxins, but I was wearing glasses and gloves, just never crossed my mind I would be so forgetful as to drink the water that several Zoas had been in. And honestly, that it would happen to me.
 
mcgyvr said:
Glad you are ok...
Wait till you get the bill though :(
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Thanks everyone. Yeah, better start a saving for them there medical bills! I purchased my tank used but complete in Dec, it has bottom of the line equipment, but all working. I had planned on upgrading lights, skimmer, ect. little by little. Guess that will wait now. To add to misery my electrical breakers were labeled wrong and I blew one last week, electrician had to come in and fix, I had him put in a dedicated 20 amp for the tank. In 2012 my house burned down and I lost my 180 just as it was establishing and looking beautiful. I did give up then. One would think I might give up now, but no, not this time, I love my tank :D
 
I am so glad! We do care, here. IME people who care about critters tend to be pretty decent folk; and when one of 'ours' gets in trouble, there's a lot of concern all around. Go ahead and get that issue checked out, and give your dogs a little extra kibble and scratch around the ears, knowing they were worried, too.

Stay well, and follow that advice about never using kitchen spoons, measures, glasses, etc for the tank: have dedicated stuff that's clearly marked!
 
glad your ok I did stupid thing like that where i was filling up test tubes but had to grab my 1 year old and put the tube in my mouth ( tank has a bunch of zoas)and my mind played tricks on my for the next few hours :spin3:
 
Glad your ok. put some aluminum foil in your mouth, that is typically what poison tastes like once it's in your system. Good to know for the future.

I made the trip via ambulance for an inhalation dose of palytoxin. It's no fun, that is for sure. I gave up palys and zoas after that. Plenty of other cool stuff out there that won't kill ya.

Hopefully you have insurance!
 
tkeracer619 said:
Glad your ok. put some aluminum foil in your mouth, that is typically what poison tastes like once it's in your system. Good to know for the future.

I made the trip via ambulance for an inhalation dose of palytoxin. It's no fun, that is for sure. I gave up palys and zoas after that. Plenty of other cool stuff out there that won't kill ya.

Hopefully you have insurance!
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+1 Yup they will never ever see my tank again.
 
Glad you're doing better! I read that thread on palytoxin and I'm super careful now when handling the zoas and plays.
 
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