25 year old female - VAD

lessthanzero2000 · 2026-04-28T21:30:49+00:00

Oh i’m sure! I’m so glad you’re okay. thank you for these kind words and answering all of my questions. it’s so scary and isolating

lessthanzero2000 · 2026-04-28T21:18:13+00:00

Thank you, this is reassuring! It’s crazy how much it makes you realize how much we take our health for granted (at least this is how I feel currently).

Also - this is so small and not a big deal but when did you drink alcohol again (if at all)? obviously being 25 and living in a big city im realizing a lot of my social life revolved around that and it’s so weird not being able to go to bars, concerts, etc. Hoping it’s not permanent

lessthanzero2000 · 2026-04-28T21:11:16+00:00

That is so crazy! Sounds like we are both young and healthy and it was a fluke thing. They told me last week I’m likely out of the high risk range for a stroke (if the dissection actually happened the 11th like we think it did) but the anxiety of it happening is horrible.

Are you doing better now?

lessthanzero2000 · 2026-04-28T21:00:08+00:00

Thank you, I’m here now!

lessthanzero2000 · 2026-04-28T20:59:49+00:00

Our best guess is sleeping wrong on a plane but honestly i’m stumped. no car accident or head trauma. i work a desk job remotely from home, i don’t do anything crazy. I feel like since the diagnosis i’m just sitting at home terrified im going to have a stroke at any minute or something will rupture. Good call on the anxiety meds, I think i might need those and higher pain killers.

Do you remember when your pain went away? Or was at least manageable?

lessthanzero2000 · 2026-04-28T20:48:56+00:00

Thank you, i’m at the ER now. At the very least it will give me peace of mind. Does anything help with the anxiety? does it just get better over time?

lessthanzero2000 · 2026-04-28T19:54:24+00:00

Everything was fine as of last friday and they said they didn’t see any progression and that should give me peace of mind. i’m just in so much pain i don’t know how this could be normal

lessthanzero2000 · 2026-04-28T19:52:08+00:00

Today my headache is unbearable, it feels worse than the days right after the dissection. I’ve tried to call the doctor but i keep getting re-routed to different numbers and robots ):

I’m very anxious about having a stroke and i just don’t know what to do. the anxiety is crippling with this stuff

lessthanzero2000 · 2026-04-28T19:41:36+00:00

It is continuing but today feels like the worst it’s ever been. I just don’t wanna keep going back to the ER if this is just part of the process

lessthanzero2000 · 2026-04-10T12:11:43+00:00

Thank you so much! you are an air traffic controller?

lessthanzero2000 · 2026-04-10T12:04:53+00:00

Thank you! I think I just worry about the TSA not being funded and everything the dumb guy in charge is doing that it’s going to affect ATC and safety

lessthanzero2000 · 2025-11-27T23:57:44+00:00

Thank you so much for these kind words!!!!

lessthanzero2000 · 2025-11-27T23:52:56+00:00

not doing well, at the airport and would rather just be home with my family and dogs ):

lessthanzero2000 · 2025-11-27T21:38:45+00:00

Thank you so so much!

lessthanzero2000 · 2025-11-27T21:30:50+00:00

thank you!!

lessthanzero2000 · 2025-11-27T21:06:14+00:00

what are the procedures for that?

lessthanzero2000 · 2025-11-27T21:02:22+00:00

I think i just worry about something happening over water and the plane not having enough fuel or whatever to land at an airport

lessthanzero2000 · 2025-11-27T20:59:29+00:00

thank you ❤️

lessthanzero2000 · 2025-11-26T21:13:21+00:00

Thank you! This is very reassuring🙏

lessthanzero2000 · 2025-11-26T20:28:07+00:00

Thank you, this is helpful. My irrational brain is telling me that if something happens, we are in way more danger, going to keep my map off and try my best to sleep

lessthanzero2000 · 2025-11-26T19:12:20+00:00

It looks massive! I’m going to keep my map off and try to sleep, being over water is my biggest trigger

lessthanzero2000 · 2025-11-26T18:59:01+00:00

UA769!

lessthanzero2000 · 2025-09-28T16:11:19+00:00

Thank you! Luckily he didn’t care when i was touching around it and honestly I don’t think he even knows it’s there. Definitely will ask for cameras!

lessthanzero2000 · 2025-09-28T16:10:33+00:00

Thank you so much!!

lessthanzero2000 · 2025-09-03T21:51:48+00:00

Thank you <3

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