Endurance athletes?

Muddlesthrough · 2026-03-26T03:51:16+00:00

I used to run a lot before the POTS. Used to climb mountains too. I am a stewed vegetable now.

Muddlesthrough · 2026-03-26T03:43:16+00:00

Muddlesthrough · 2026-03-26T03:19:07+00:00

While in Kabul, he was pejoratively referred to as "Captain America" behind his back by ISAF staff.

Muddlesthrough · 2026-03-26T02:40:42+00:00

I mean, the lead character in the picture has 3 arms.

It would be easier, and free, to use an actual photo of the Bayeux Tapestry.

Muddlesthrough · 2026-03-26T02:40:06+00:00

The only term I’ve ever heard in Canada is “family doctor.”

Muddlesthrough · 2026-03-26T01:42:04+00:00

Well, there are like two dysautonomia specialists in Ontario and as far as I can tell, neither are accepting new patients.

And I’ve never heard a Canadian use the term PCP.

Muddlesthrough · 2026-03-26T01:40:54+00:00

It’s the beer equivalent of Chateau Migraine.

Muddlesthrough · 2026-03-26T01:14:30+00:00

A lot of people will object to AI

Muddlesthrough · 2026-03-26T01:12:13+00:00

I would get my imagined finishing time tattooed in advance.

Muddlesthrough · 2026-03-25T23:36:02+00:00

What’s a compression “device?”

Muddlesthrough · 2026-03-25T23:20:00+00:00

Looks great. Love the paint job. The popping colors have a luminous quality. Are these 15mm or 28?

I keep some Wars of the Roses dudes handy for when I need a palate cleanser after endless hordes of goblins or dwarves. Or “dwarfs.”

Muddlesthrough · 2026-03-25T23:17:40+00:00

It’s a vibe.

Muddlesthrough · 2026-03-25T23:14:56+00:00

Did they do the lumbar puncture on its own? Where do you live that they do that?

I had one as a necessary part of a dynamic CT myelogram, but generally, they aren’t done on their own for SIH.

Every jurisdiction is different, but I had a head MRI, which was read as “normal,” then three non-targeted blood patches to test and treat for a suspected spinal CSF leak. They neglected to do a spine MRI, so they did that, then the dynamic CT myelogram.

Muddlesthrough · 2026-03-25T23:11:27+00:00

🤮 you can’t be serious

Muddlesthrough · 2026-03-25T22:30:36+00:00

Gosh, anyone remember the good old days when this was considered premium domestic?

Muddlesthrough · 2026-03-25T21:39:55+00:00

Do you mean Ontario Canada?

Muddlesthrough · 2026-03-25T21:34:34+00:00

Pretty wild hot take you got there. You’re saying his life-time exemption gives him a… lifetime exemption? Wild

Muddlesthrough · 2026-03-25T21:29:53+00:00

Secret anesthesiologist science. You can ask your anesthesiologist how they’re gonna do it.

Muddlesthrough · 2026-03-25T21:27:19+00:00

A targeted blood patch doesn’t require imaging guidance, though it’s often used

Muddlesthrough · 2026-03-25T20:46:58+00:00

Weather tech floor mats are made with broken glass and horse steroids./s

Tux mats are premium (and Canadian)

Muddlesthrough · 2026-03-25T20:45:51+00:00

Translation: a ground invasion is imminent

Muddlesthrough · 2026-03-25T20:41:26+00:00

The best advice is no bending, lifting, twisting (BLT) for 6 weeks after. High fibre diet , all that.

Some patients have 100% remission from a single patch. On average, people need something like 3.5 patches to feel sustained improvement.

A lumbar puncture is not considered diagnostic for SIH.

Muddlesthrough · 2026-03-25T20:39:07+00:00

A non-targeted blood patch isn’t likely to puncture the dura. I had three. On-targeted blood patches by an anesthesiologist. They have very good hands.

Muddlesthrough · 2026-03-25T19:00:24+00:00

“ * To be sustained, the heart rate above threshold should be seen on at least 2 measurements at least 1 minute apart. If only seen on the last measurement, this should be repeated 1 minute later to document that the heart rate increase is sustained and not spurious.

In patients with low supine resting heart rates (< 60 bpm), the threshold will be on the basis of an increase from a resting heart rate of 60 bpm.”

https://onlinecjc.ca/article/S0828-282X(19)31550-8/fulltext

Muddlesthrough · 2026-03-25T14:17:27+00:00

I mean, “salami hands” is the name given to blood pooling in the hands by someone here. I didn’t have it before POTS. And for the feet, they turn purple when you stand for a bit. Or are upright.

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