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sharkytm posted:Right up there with IV morphine... Been there, done that. Oh, yeah. I had some of that when I had to have my knee put back together in the 90s. Like injecting a warm, fluffy cloud that keeps telling you “You know that pain you have right now? Who cares, it doesn’t matter. HEY LOOK AT THAT TREE OUT THE WINDOW THAT IS THE MOST INTERESTING THING IN THE WORLD. LET’S STUDY IT UNTIL I WEAR OFF”
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After my appendectomy I had a little bit of bleeding they were concerned with, but also I was stuck in the hospital bed. They said I needed to get up and walk around and once I did, I'd be able to relieve myself because something to do with the general anasthesia had shut off my ability to piss or poo poo. And let me tell you I needed to, badly, because they were still running IVs into me at all times. However, the nausea was so bad I couldn't stand up without dry heaving. So this goes on for like two days and I'm so miserable I first requested a stomach tube which they did, but that was worse... and then I asked for a catheter and let me tell you, things have gotten dire when you're voluntarily asking for a loving catheter. So after all that my wife is like "hey you know they really should be able to do something about the nausea, you'd think" so we told a nurse to get the doctor and a couple hours later he comes by and we're like "uh seriously the nausea" and he goes... "oh sure of course, we'll give you a shot it'll knock that out" and 30 minutes later someone ran something into my IV and BAM the nasuea was just loving GONE INSTANTLY. And I experienced a very weird sort of euphoric rage because I was simultaneously able to stand up and start moving around and stop being quite so utterly miserable, which was awesome, and also completely furious because whyyyy did it take two days before anyone thought "hey he can't stand up because of nausea maybe we should try drugs for that." The moral of the story is doctors and hospitals are great, but they're also poo poo, and you have to be very proactive about asking for what you need, even though you might be wrong about what you need, but sometimes you still have to ask or you get nothing and they'll just let you lie there. e. Oh yeah also, the other moral is that crippling nausea is treatable.
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Leperflesh posted:
Via a hollowpoint to the brain stem. Posted this in misc shart by accident, meant to go here: puked in bed last night because I farted in my sleeping bag and couldnt get out in time
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Leperflesh posted:And I experienced a very weird sort of euphoric rage because I was simultaneously able to stand up and start moving around and stop being quite so utterly miserable, which was awesome, and also completely furious because whyyyy did it take two days before anyone thought "hey he can't stand up because of nausea maybe we should try drugs for that." I got hospitalized with bacterial meningitis, had been throwing up for 24 hrs so they gave me compazine which seemed to work wonders once I had regained consciousness. The strange thing is ever since then, I don't throw up, ever. Don't care if I have the flu, eat bad food, drink too much, whatever, just no longer throw up. I don't know if it relates the anti-nausea drugs or something in my brain switching off cause of the constant puking, but it's kind of a nice side effect (except I could probably drink myself to death if I was drinking hard liquor). I'm also very glad I was unconscious when they put the catheter in, I can't imagine asking for one. Was really not a fan of having one, I swear it was the width of an In-n-Out straw, which seemed incredibly unnecessary.
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If you can get some maxilon, stematil or ondansetron (these are Australian names for anti-emetics and YMMV), that'll kill that nausea dead. Downside is you'll probably have to get a prescription from a GP and you live in America so that'll be like a million dollars.
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COOL DICK LUKE posted:Via a hollowpoint to the brain stem. Live by the sword, die by the sword. RIP
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Proteus Jones posted:When you have dehydration, that first IV bag is the most delicious feeling as your body soaks it up like a sponge. It is literally one of the strangest GOOD feelings ever. I got severe Mono in my early 20's and started throwing everything up, partly because the head/jawache I had was preposterously awful, and partly because everything else was bad too. I ended up in the hospital for like 4 days and I still remember that first IV and the relief it gave me because I hadn't been able to keep water down for over a day before that. It didn't cure the headache but it made it feel almost manageable.
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COOL DICK LUKE posted:Posted this in misc shart by accident, meant to go here: puked in bed last night because I farted in my sleeping bag and couldnt get out in time Cards on the table: I loled irl at this.
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Midjack posted:Cards on the table: I loled irl at this. As did I.
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Proteus Jones posted:When you have dehydration, that first IV bag is the most delicious feeling as your body soaks it up like a sponge. It is literally one of the strangest GOOD feelings ever. Except for that weird saline taste you get. And the sudden cold in your arm that you feel creeping up your veins. But otherwise agreed. Leperflesh posted:I asked for a catheter and let me tell you, things have gotten dire when you're voluntarily asking for a loving catheter. Oh god. Yeah, a male asking for a catheter is basically knocking on death's door, waiting for his hot sister to answer, and loving her brains out.. in front of death and his father while they're holding shotguns. I've had one. Once. It was not up to me whether or not I got it. I didn't like it going in, I didn't like it going out, and I sure as gently caress didn't like it the one time I woke up with morning wood while I had it. Thank gently caress I only had it a couple of days. Did they hit you with Zofran? That poo poo is a miracle. If they hit you with phenergan, ehhh... it's an early antihistamine, similar to benadryl, but works well on nausea (just makes you tired as hell). MomJeans420 posted:I'm also very glad I was unconscious when they put the catheter in, I can't imagine asking for one. Was really not a fan of having one, I swear it was the width of an In-n-Out straw, which seemed incredibly unnecessary. I was conscious when they put mine in. Not... pleasant... Don Dongington posted:If you can get some maxilon, stematil or ondansetron (these are Australian names for anti-emetics and YMMV), that'll kill that nausea dead. Zofran is the name brand for ondansetron in the US. I've been rX'd ondansetron (Zofran) and promethazine (Phenergan) before. Zofran is seriously good poo poo, and the oral 4mg version is generally the kind that dissolves in your mouth. Phenergan is okay so long as you don't mind being groggy and useless.
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I've had a drug a couple of times that enhances contrast for a CT scan. When they put it in, the attendant will tell you "you might feel a warm sensation in your crotch". They're not kidding. Each time, it felt like I've pissed myself. The first time they were looking for a hemorrhage in my intestines and I was insanely sick and in pain so I just assumed I had actually pissed myself. The second time I was getting a check up for random low-level abdominal pain and felt fine otherwise, so it came as a real surprise that my bladder apparently let go. Both times were complete false alarms.
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COOL DICK LUKE posted:puked in bed last night because I farted in my sleeping bag and couldnt get out in time
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I've had bouts of flu and food poisoning where I've woken up in my own poo poo before. Great way to start the day I tell ya, washing lovely sheets.
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When I was on a ship, norovirus or something like it would go around usually twice on a deployment. We were unclogging a sink line, and there was a guy dying in a stall. Suddenly the door flies open, and he shuffles across the aisle of shitters, to puke in the one in front of him. As soon as the noise stopped, we heard him moan "oh god it's turning around" and try to back shuffle into the stall again. Instead he just starts making GBS threads. The smell of which made him puke. One of the most hosed up sights of my life, a grown rear end man standing bare assed with coveralls around his ankles violently puking and making GBS threads on every surface within 6'.
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iwentdoodie posted:When I was on a ship, norovirus or something like it would go around usually twice on a deployment. Got horrible food poisoning in Cuba. Spent my last night there standing in the shower doing this. Would NOT recommend. Thankfully the resort seemed to have infinite hot water, as I just stood in the shower/laid in the tub for about 6 straight hours wishing for the quick arrival of death.
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Feb 13, 2018 13:14
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Siochain posted:Got horrible food poisoning in Cuba. Spent my last night there standing in the shower doing this. Would NOT recommend. Thankfully the resort seemed to have infinite hot water, as I just stood in the shower/laid in the tub for about 6 straight hours wishing for the quick arrival of death. Had this happen to me on a boat in Egypt. Don't rinse your toothbrush with tap water, folks. Don't drink the tap water. Don't even look at the tap water.
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Tap water has never made me sick anywhere except the US 
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iwentdoodie posted:When I was on a ship, norovirus or something like it would go around usually twice on a deployment. Just lmao
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MA-Horus posted:Had this happen to me on a boat in Egypt. Don't rinse your toothbrush with tap water, folks. Don't drink the tap water. Don't even look at the tap water. Bad pork at one of the resorts restaurants. Also, immodium, gravol, pepto - nothing worked. Couldn't keep it down long enough for it to do anything. Easily the shittiest I have ever felt. Then I had to fly home the next morning. Life was wonderful.
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Don Dongington posted:Do y'all not have immodium or something You normally don't want to do that with something really bad, it can cause more problems than it solves and it'll probably be overwhelmed anyways.
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Memento posted:I've had a drug a couple of times that enhances contrast for a CT scan. When they put it in, the attendant will tell you "you might feel a warm sensation in your crotch". They're not kidding. Each time, it felt like I've pissed myself. The first time they were looking for a hemorrhage in my intestines and I was insanely sick and in pain so I just assumed I had actually pissed myself. The second time I was getting a check up for random low-level abdominal pain and felt fine otherwise, so it came as a real surprise that my bladder apparently let go. Both times were complete false alarms. Last time I had a CT scan, I discovered that I am allergic to the dye.
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Don Dongington posted:Do y'all not have immodium or something Useless if you can't keep it down.
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sharkytm posted:Right up there with IV morphine... Been there, done that. Leperflesh posted:The moral of the story is doctors and hospitals are great, but they're also poo poo, and you have to be very proactive about asking for what you need, even though you might be wrong about what you need, but sometimes you still have to ask or you get nothing and they'll just let you lie there. On the topic of food poisoning and making GBS threads yourself to death, have this gem from my Dad quote:Here's a update on my India trip:
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Traveling abroad sounds like a blast!
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Oh it is a blast. God it's fun. I spent 3 weeks in Thailand back in early 2012 when I was still a native English teacher in Korea, I was drunk about 90% of the time I wasn't scuba diving it was wonderful. The last two days I started to feel sniffles and thought I was getting sick. Knowing I was flying HKT-ICN-HNL Which was an accumulated 20 hours of flying I went to the local Thai pharmacy and bought enough valium over the counter to drop an elephant Get to the airport for like 10pm in full-blown flu. The departures lounge is PACKED with sunburned hungover Australians because an aussie LCC had cancelled 4 flights out of Phuket that day. I'm trying not to die as I put back airport Changs before boarding my midnight Korean Air flight. I hear my name over the intercom system and think gently caress PLEASE DON'T BUMP ME YOU FUCKS  We are very sorry sir, the entertainment system at your seat is not working. Oh thank god that's it? I don't care I'll be asleep. Oh no sir, that's not acceptable! We will put you in first class.Get on the plane, put back two glasses of free champagne, put the seat into full max relax mode, wake up for landing at Incheon with full body shaking from the fever. Or the hangover I still can't tell. I spent the next 36 hours in a hotel room curled up in the tub blasting rear end from both ends. Was good enough to get on the flight to Honolulu hopped up on valium and then to Kauai and proceeded to get half the people in my family sick with whatever goddamn evil poo poo flu that was. MA-Horus fucked around with this message at 17:19 on Feb 13, 2018 |
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OOh I love poop chat! Got the runs in Switzerland of all places. Just would not stop. And believe it or not public bathrooms in parks and stuff were the stand up and poo poo in a hole variety I kid you not. There were little pharmacies with green crosses on every corner but I was embarrassed and didn’t know what to ask for. I finally approach one as I was dying and try to ask about pooping and the smoking hot Swiss girl was just like oh you need Imodium here ya go.
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Im trying one last thing first but last night was spent in so much physical pain and Nausea I almost woke Tremek up at 4am to ask him to take me tu urgent care. The only thing that helped was sleeping curled up like a prawn on the floor of the trailer with my back and kidneys pressed up to the propane furnace vent and fitfully sleeping for an hour before waking up and dry heaving All i want is a hot bath, cat 
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COOL DICK LUKE posted:Im trying one last thing first but last night was spent in so much physical pain and Nausea I almost woke Tremek up at 4am to ask him to take me tu urgent care. The only thing that helped was sleeping curled up like a prawn on the floor of the trailer with my back and kidneys pressed up to the propane furnace vent and fitfully sleeping for an hour before waking up and dry heaving The cat is unmoved by your story.
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Just turn on the water. He will learn.
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Tremek posted:Just turn on the water. He will learn. Cat owner spotted.
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I've never experienced anything like what you guys are describing. Feeling pretty lucky right now.
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The worst traveling story i have is when i was on leave in the states from Japan and stupid me didn't account for jet lag getting back. Hours after I got off the plane (18 hour flight) went straight into 12 hour shifts for the next five days and I was loving miserable. Extreme jet lag is hard to explain but it's awful.
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Huge_Midget posted:Cat owner spotted. He's more my wife's cat than mine, and I may in fact be overly generous in suggesting he will learn - he's a real dumb cat tbqh - but at least he's friendly. ... most of the time. First week we had him, cat thought I was going to feed him to the dags and sunk his teeth in to the gumline. Hello, cellulitis.
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Tremek posted:He's more my wife's cat than mine, and I may in fact be overly generous in suggesting he will learn - he's a real dumb cat tbqh - but at least he's friendly. My dad had almost the same place bitten on his hand and nearly lost his arm from the infection until they did emergency surgery to clean it up. The cat is still around but ironically has lost some teeth from cat herpes.
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I have a pretty good scar on my right forearm from when a foster cat latched on with her entire jaw. I was debating going to the ER for about a day or two and then it settled down because I had cleaned it out right away and doused it with peroxide.
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Tremek posted:He's more my wife's cat than mine, and I may in fact be overly generous in suggesting he will learn - he's a real dumb cat tbqh - but at least he's friendly. Oh jesus. My mom got that really bad when she tried to give our cat a bath, ended up in the hospital with the infection. So my rear end in a top hat step dad in his infinite wisdom decided to get rid of the cat and make me do it, driving us out to the middle of nowhere and making me drop the cat in the woods (i was maybe 11 years old at the time). Of course weeks later he found his way home so my step dad "took care of it". I always looked at it as my mom's fault for trying to give a big strong tomcat a bath by herself who the gently caress does that.
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Yeah, it went from OW YOU MOTHERFUCKER to this might need antibiotics to yup time to figure out which urgent care is open to thanks for the $150 rear end in a top hat cat surcharge in the first week we have had you, you dick, in a 24 hour time span. Cat mouth bacteria ain't nothing to gently caress with.
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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:Oh god. Yeah, a male asking for a catheter is basically knocking on death's door, waiting for his hot sister to answer, and loving her brains out.. in front of death and his father while they're holding shotguns. It hurt, but it let the pee out that had been building in me for three days. A man who has had an IV running liquids into him for three days and hasn't peed looks at a catheter as an infinitely preferable option, with the other option being scavenging a scalpel from somewhere and seeing if he can find his bladder the hard way. quote:Did they hit you with Zofran? That poo poo is a miracle. If they hit you with phenergan, ehhh... it's an early antihistamine, similar to benadryl, but works well on nausea (just makes you tired as hell). Man I have no idea. They stuck a needle into the place on the IV where you can add stuff to the saline drip, and squirted in some liquid magic that made the bad go away. I was not in a position to be taking notes. NitroSpazzz posted:On the topic of food poisoning and making GBS threads yourself to death, have this gem from my Dad I get the feeling your dad was blissfully unaware that basically ever person he interacted with in India in that story was asking for a bribe. Don Dongington posted:Do y'all not have immodium or something Ironically, Immodium makes me vomit!
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Once I bagged a diet coke from the back of some random fridge at work where they stored leftover supply from hosting events. After drinking about half, I thought "man this coke tastes kinda weird" and checked expiration - it was a couple years past date so I tossed the rest and finished out the workday. Felt somewhat... odd at one point but didn't think too much of it. After work I went over to visit with my new girlfriend at the time, who was housesitting at her parents gorgeous custom-job craftsman house/mansion. I'm talking bespoke stained-glass windows and Honduran mahogany cabinets and hammered brass fixtures everywhere. This was only my second or third time visiting. We eat some dinner and I'm feeling increasingly nauseous but trying to keep it together. Finally, I hit that point of no return and rushed into the nearest bathroom so I could projectile vomit forcefully into the toilet. After a few minutes of that, I felt better and cleaned the previously immaculate bowl before standing up and dropping down to do it all over again - I remember admiring the handcut marble tile between heaves. Finally made it out of the bathroom and crawled into the beautiful guest bed while shivering like a chihuahua and apologising to her. She laughed and told me to sleep it off and she'd come to bed later. Several hours later, I woke up in the dark... fully making GBS threads myself. Not like, a little fart accident, more terrible hangover shits. Unfortunately, she had come to bed and was sound asleep next to me. After laying there panicking for a few minutes I bit the bullet, shook her awake and strongly suggested she exit the bed her side and not ask any questions. The tone of her reply did not inspire confidence. That was a really awkward thirty minutes while I shivered around in that big house carrying a bundle of poo poo trying not to get it anywhere while showering and figuring out the laundry room. It felt like that scene in Trainspotting. To her credit, by the time I finished she had remade the bed and had a bemused look on her face. That was some of the worst mortification I have ever felt. I was back to 100% by noon the next day, and our relationship survived another 2.5 years despite my desecration of her parent's place. I don't know if it was really the expired diet coke or just a coincidentally-timed stomache bug, but I damned well check exp dates on sodas now.
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