# (2) 09 Apr 2010, 01:51PM: A Little Seltzer Down Your Throat:
I didn't get the hint when the heat made me really cranky and tired.
I didn't get the hint when I got headaches.
I didn't follow all those directions printed and spoken in every health advisory ever.
Today, when I went to a doctor for an overdue checkup, the nurse tried to draw blood, and it flowed far too slowly for her liking into the needle. She said this was a sign of dehydration ("your body's way of saying 'I don't wanna give up my liquids, I don't know when I'm gonna get any more'"), and aborted the procedure, adding that I was the first person she'd ever seen who'd been so dehydrated that she couldn't draw enough blood.
OK, I'm going to try to drink more water.
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