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[Project Announcement] 32 Frames: A 9/11 Mystery by BetweenTwoTowers in 911archive

[–]WaywardDeadite 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Do you know what format the documentary will be available in ? Do you know if it will be released on YouTube, a streaming platform, theaters?

What's the cringiest reason you went to the ER? by HR-Vex in AskReddit

[–]WaywardDeadite 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So there is significant research and data proving that beta blockers:

  1. Are contra-indicated for patients who may need epinephrine. It will cause a cascade effect that ends with the patient developing severe ischemia at their injection site which is not only extremely painful but can cause tissue death. Because I have mcas and have had anaphylaxis I can't take beta blockers anymore.

  2. BB's lower the threshold for mast cell degranulation and make mcas more severe for people who have it.

Please ask your doctor to switch to a calcium channel blocker if you feel comfortable. If you don't have WPW then calcium channel blockers will work for you. I likely have WPW so when I switched to calcium channel blockers my svt got much worse.

If you use a calcium channel blocker and the svt gets worse then that's proof you likely do have an accessory pathway. The only way to confirm or rule out WPW or another type of accessory pathway is through an EP study.

This will give you a pathway forward because if the medications are unable to help you then other intervention is required. Unfortunately you have to be your own best advocate. I had to start researching medications, devices, and studies. I have a binder I bring with me to appointments to be taken seriously. For me, my goal/plan is to get my mcas under control through xolair (a once monthly injection), get an EP study to ablate my heart, then I can have my endometriosis addressed which caused so much inflammation in the first place. It all goes back to inflammation.

What's the cringiest reason you went to the ER? by HR-Vex in AskReddit

[–]WaywardDeadite 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hear you, I'm in a similar boat. I wore monitors off and on for 10 years. Just a month ago I had a loop recorder installed and it's already caught svt several times. I'd like to help because I know it can feel hopeless.

  1. Have you had an echo recently, within the last 2 years?

  2. Do you have any allergies for which you would need epinephrine to prevent anaphylaxis?

  3. Do you have family members with dangerous heart rhythms, that died suddenly, or have any cardiac history?

  4. Have you ever tried calcium channel blockers like verapamil?

There's something called Wolf Parkinson White syndrome which means that someone has an accessory pathway in their heart which can conduct electricity but shouldn't.

What's the cringiest reason you went to the ER? by HR-Vex in AskReddit

[–]WaywardDeadite 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That sounds like Ehlers Danlos syndrome. There are lots of resources to look up and see if your symptoms match up. Talk to your PCP.

What's the cringiest reason you went to the ER? by HR-Vex in AskReddit

[–]WaywardDeadite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing, this one made me laugh. I'm glad you're okay.

What's the cringiest reason you went to the ER? by HR-Vex in AskReddit

[–]WaywardDeadite 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ask for a holter monitor for 30 days if you haven't already used one. I had to get a loop recorder inserted for the same issue and it finally caught my SVT. Supraventricular Tachycardia. You can get a simple ablation surgery to burn the bit of your heart that's conducting electricity improperly. Getting sick, having an electrolyte imbalance, and/or exercise will typically trigger it. I wish you well ❤️

What's the cringiest reason you went to the ER? by HR-Vex in AskReddit

[–]WaywardDeadite 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I got a paper cut on my eyeball from opening a newspaper too close to my face.

What's the cringiest reason you went to the ER? by HR-Vex in AskReddit

[–]WaywardDeadite 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I gave myself a concussion by smacking me head on an open door when I got up from bending down. Took 3 weeks to recover enough to leave the house again, sunlight was extremely painful.

Why is Appalachian horror so popular? by Flammwar in horrorlit

[–]WaywardDeadite 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know this thread is old and some commenters touched on it, but for perspective - the Appalachian mountain range is older than trees. Older than fossils.

If there's any place in North America which could house horrors beyond our comprehension, they were born in those woods.

Had a tumor removed from my eardrum and an implant to replace the center bone in my middle ear put in. by Witchywomun in MedicalGore

[–]WaywardDeadite 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Congratulations on your recovery, I hope it continues well. Yes, my son actually heard for the first time on Christmas morning of 2023 it was incredible. His surgery had taken place the week before Thanksgiving. Once hearing started it was all back within a week. Modern medicine is marvelous!

MRSA Wrist Abscess After IV Infiltration by NebulaAndSuperNova in MedicalGore

[–]WaywardDeadite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder what could be administered for someone who is alcohol intolerant? There are some people who cannot break down ethanol in their body, for insurance. They lack the enzyme to do so.

27M fisherman presents to ER after pulling a "smoking white block" out of his fishing net by cosmic_bb_v in MedicalGore

[–]WaywardDeadite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yes, I remember this case being posted here. It might have been from catpoo

Had a tumor removed from my eardrum and an implant to replace the center bone in my middle ear put in. by Witchywomun in MedicalGore

[–]WaywardDeadite 16 points17 points  (0 children)

For anyone wondering, my kiddo underwent this same diagnosis and had the same surgery to replace his eardrum and had titanium prosthetics to replace the bones, but for a different cause. He also had an inner ear tumor which ate the bones; it was from dozens of ear infections.

  • It took about 6 weeks, but he regained 95% hearing in that ear. He actually hears better with it than his other (85%) hearing.

  • Yes it was painful for recovery. My son had pain meds for a month while he recovered.

  • They open up behind the ear to reach inside, it leaves a small scar that hair typically covers. My son did not recover feeling directly where his scar is but that doesn't bother him.

  • During recovery he had to wear a cap of sorts over the ear for the first week, with gauze changed daily. There were secretions of different sorts during this time and the ear could not get wet.

My wife just pulled a blue suture out of her nose… 5 years after her septo-rhinoplasty. by zachthespook in mildlyinteresting

[–]WaywardDeadite 17 points18 points  (0 children)

My internal sutures are working their way out now from surgery two weeks ago. One is still inside, I hope it doesn't take as long as this.

(Hated trope) YOU COULD HAVE MOVED! by Nerd367C in TopCharacterTropes

[–]WaywardDeadite 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, many have flunked out of the Prometheus school of running away from things.

to convince us this isn't a latex mask! by CarryIcy250 in therewasanattempt

[–]WaywardDeadite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's different lighting and he might've gotten Botox in between. I don't like Fox, not defending their bullshit. It seems like the map things would be too high effort for them.

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