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So, I almost died today

#1

Frank

Frank

I was having lunch with a friend. It was a normal lunch. It was a good lunch. It was a fine lunch until I passed out cold right off the table.

Weeeoooo weeeeeooooo weeeeoooo weeeeooooo weeeeooooo

I wake up in the hospital. I had suffered a microstroke. Apparently an old job injury had an undetected blood clot that released a little bit of itself into my blood stream. Bam, instant microstroke. If the whole thing had been released, I would very much be dead. If I hadn't been out in public, I may very well be a vegatable right now. But here I am, 9 hours later, and I'm almost as good as new if not for a sore hole in my leg.

So, thank whatever maker smiles on people, because holy fuck do I feel good.


#2

Cajungal

Cajungal

Holy shit, dude. Thank god you're okay... And that you feel ok.


#3

WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

Glad to hear you're ok! Did the doctors say anything about the possibility of this happening again at all?


#4

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Holy shit, man. I hope the docs did everything they could to make sure it doesn't happen again.


#5

Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

That is scary as hell. Glad you're okay.


#6

Frank

Frank

Moral of the story, don't ignore any damage you do to your legs. You could have created your future killer.


#7

LittleKagsin

LittleKagsin

Oh my goodness, I'm so glad you're okay now!! That's absolutely terrifying.

I hope there's no chance of this happening again.


#8

Frank

Frank

Not in that way anyway. I'm gonna get everything super checked out from now on.

Oh and I also learned that I have high blood pressure, likely from stress. NOOOOOOO!


#9

Zappit

Zappit

Good God! Glad you're okay, bud. Even happier you didn't suffer any major damage.

Hypertension, eh? It's not too bad. Some regular meds and reducing your salt will do wonders. Oh, and a quick tip from someone who knows - sugar can cause blood pressure spikes, so don't go nuts with that. I'd also recommend giving up caffine, as that forces the pressure up, too.


#10

checkeredhat

checkeredhat

Holy crap. Glad you're back on your feet.


#11

Frank

Frank

Zappit said:
Good God! Glad you're okay, bud. Even happier you didn't suffer any major damage.

Hypertension, eh? It's not too bad. Some regular meds and reducing your salt will do wonders. Oh, and a quick tip from someone who knows - sugar can cause blood pressure spikes, so don't go nuts with that. I'd also recommend giving up caffine, as that forces the pressure up, too.
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Yeah, I'd all but given up sugar already, but because of drinking less coke, I was drinking far more coffee, so my caffeine intake was booming.[DOUBLEPOST=1345689688][/DOUBLEPOST]
checkeredhat said:
Holy crap. Glad you're back on your feet.
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Yeah, all I got from the ordeal was a close call with the reaper and very, very slight limp for a day or two.


#12

Zappit

Zappit

Watch that caffeine; it can cause quite a jump in blood pressure. I was never a big caffeine drinker, so it wasn't too hard an adjustment...Cherry coke, why hast thou forsaken me...but if you're drinking it to stay alert/awake, then it's best to adjust your sleeping habits accordingly.

You can't fuck around with high blood pressure. It overtaxed and harms other parts of your body. It could even be a symptom of something worse. I seemed healthy, but discovered I had some pretty high blood pressure, and that led to my diagnosis of acute kidney disease. My kidneys are half dead, and I might be right now too if I hadn't checked my pressure on a whim about a year ago today. Made a lot of progress since then, but if my pressure gets too high, my kidneys get walloped all over again.

I don't mean to make this sound like it's about me, but I've been dealing with this awhile, and if you need ANY advice about keeping that pressure down, I will help in any way I can - diet advice, making food flavorful without salt, decent low-salt grocery items, what foods can help even more...like bananas, Frank? They give you a major boost to your kidneys and help filter out excess salt. Just PM me if you need advice or even a sympathetic ear.


#13

Frank

Frank

Thanks dude, I wasn't taking it all that seriously. I appreciate the candor.


#14

Silent Bob

Silent Bob

Holy crap, bro. Glad you're alright.


#15

Dave

Dave

Lend me $5. That way I won't let you die.

Seriously, though...

HOLY FUCK! Glad you are okay! Is there a chance it could happen again? Did they put you on blood thinner or anything or did they just drain the area?


#16

Hylian

Hylian

Fuck man that would be scary. :confused:

That being said I am glad to hear that you are alright. But just as a warning you better take care of yourself for I will have to hunt you down and beat you senseless.


#17

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

This happened because you decided at the last minute not to get on that plane that crashed.

I'm glad to hear you're alright, but try to stay away from any situation that could lead to a Rube Goldberg style of death.


#18

Frank

Frank

Hylian said:
Fuck man that would be scary. :confused:

That being said I am glad to hear that you are alright. But just as a warning you better take care of yourself for I will have to hunt you down and beat you senseless.
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Hey, the doctors missed the blod clot too.[DOUBLEPOST=1345699576][/DOUBLEPOST]
Dave said:
Lend me $5. That way I won't let you die.

Seriously, though...

HOLY FUCK! Glad you are okay! Is there a chance it could happen again? Did they put you on blood thinner or anything or did they just drain the area?
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Nah, it was a leftover from an injury. I should be ok. They pretty thoroughly ultrasoundily scanned me.


#19

Jay

Jay

Dude, that's terrible. I'm glad you're alright ow but damn that's scary as fuck.

You'd figure this type of thread would be job related.... Damn.


#20

bhamv3

bhamv3

Clearly Microsoft sneakily injured you in your leg, deliberately creating the blood clot and aiming to kill you slowly. They're trying to eliminate the greatest obstacle to Games for Windows Live taking over the world.

Seriously though dude, glad to hear you're ok now. It'd suck to have to create a "where the hell is Frank" thread.


#21

Wahad

Wahad

Zappit said:
Good Words
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So...you're saying ''Come with me if you want to live''? :D

Good to hear you're okay Frankie, keep on keepin' on.


#22

Bubble181

Bubble181

Good to hear you're going to be okay.
Like Jay, I expected a work-related story, possibly about the stupidity of the lower rungs of society and the bad luck of having to deal with them.

Stay healthy!


#23

Timmus

Timmus

I'm happy to hear you didn't die today Frank.


#24

Jax

Jax

Glad you're ok! I'm very curious though...



What did you have for lunch?


#25

Frank

Frank

Jax said:
Glad you're ok! I'm very curious though...



What did you have for lunch?
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Lamb stew.

I barely got to eat any of it.


#26

Jay

Jay

Did you feel anything before it happened?

What the fuck happened while you were put.I WANT ALL THE GORY DETAILS.


#27

Frank

Frank

This lamb stew is gooooooo....wake up in hospital.

That's it man.


#28

Dave

Dave

Frank! Keep away from the light!


#29

evilmike

evilmike

Glad your ok.

Out of curiosity, how serious was the original injury that caused the clot?


#30

Bowielee

Bowielee

I can't really add anything, other than echoing the sentiments of everyone that's posted so far.


#31

Frank

Frank

evilmike said:
Glad your ok.

Out of curiosity, how serious was the original injury that caused the clot?
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Not all that serious. I sprained my ankle and knee in a gopher-like hole on some shitstains property in the middle of the night.


#32

Azurephoenix

Azurephoenix

Damn dude... I'm very glad to hear you're alright.


#33

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

Damn, bro..... I am HUGELY relieved to hear that you're doing okay...

Now you're making me nervous about all the many myriad "little" injuries that I've sustained throughout the years.

Keep safe and carry on, brother!


#34

Hylian

Hylian

Frank said:
Hey, the doctors missed the blod clot too.[DOUBLEPOST=1345699576][/DOUBLEPOST]
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Well if need be I can beat them senseless as well.


#35

Chad Sexington

Chad Sexington

Frank said:
This lamb stew is gooooooo....wake up in hospital.

That's it man.
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Are you sure you didn't just get blackout drunk?



Seriously though, TIAs are scary as all hell. Glad to know you're good.


#36

Frank

Frank

I gotta cut down on the salt and stress and I'm on some light anti-anxiety meds and blood pressure regulators now.

Oh well.


#37

CrimsonSoul

CrimsonSoul



#38

Jay

Jay

How you doing Frank?


#39

Frank

Frank

Fine and dandy, wine and brandy.

I'd celebrate super huge, but apparently I need to live a little healthier than I do. Even spending as much time in the gym as I do, you can't eat garbage all the time and not have some internal problems.


#40

Jay

Jay

Be safe man, close calls like that aren't to be ignored.

Also, buy less Microsoft games.


#41

Frank

Frank

Ha ha ha, for sure man.


#42

CrimsonSoul

CrimsonSoul

Really guys? Nothing for using I was frozen today? I am a disappoint, HALFORUMS.


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#43

Frank

Frank

Ugh, the medication I'm on right now is making me feel 100 times worse than I've ever felt. Everything is sluggish.

My appointment on the 31st can't come soon enough.


#44

Frank

Frank

Until then, I play video games on leave.


#45

Jay

Jay

What have you been playing?


#46

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

Jay said:
What have you been playing?
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https://www.halforums.com/threads/what-are-you-playing.16748/page-71


#47

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

Playing video games and getting paid for it.

Like a BOSS.


#48

BananaHands

BananaHands

I wish I could hug and brofist at the same time.


#49

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

That's what gutpunches are for...


#50

Frank

Frank

I seriously felt better recovering from the stroke than I do from the meds I'm on...


#51

Frank

Frank

Update: Things have been affecting me very oddly since the..."incident". I'm definitely not at 100%. Right now, I'm on indefinite leave until doctor clears me.

Not ideal.


#52

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

Jesus, man... hope you manage to get yourself back on your feet... good thoughts, good thoughts...


#53

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Damn dude. Hope you get 100 percent again soon. That is a story to tell your descendants right there.


#54

Cajungal

Cajungal

Good luck to you, Frank. :-/


#55

Azurephoenix

Azurephoenix

Damn it Frank this is no good. If there's anything I can do to help just let me know (you're not THAT far away).


#56

PatrThom

PatrThom

Bubble181 needs to post in here.


#57

Jay

Jay

What's going on?


#58

Frank

Frank

I'm pretty messed up by medication right now, that's all.


#59

Jay

Jay

Sorry to hear it bro.

Rest well and take it easy.


#60

ScytheRexx

ScytheRexx

Hope you feel better Frank, this is horrible. :(


#61

Bubble181

Bubble181

PatrThom said:
Bubble181 needs to post in here.
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Considered it, didn't because I saw Frank had ongoing trouble relating to the original post ;-)


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