As someone for whom a colonoscopy detected colon cancer in its very early stages two years ago, I can say take that little ride to heaven.
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The Medical Thread: We're experts on everything else; why not?
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As someone for whom a colonoscopy detected colon cancer in its very early stages two years ago, I can say take that little ride to heaven.
Not sure if you saw this:
https://twitter.com/VancityReynolds/status/1569671192281227265?s=20&t=egRGT5BdpG5YBHiNkoHR7A
Edutainment at its finest. Also, I did not know that the age to start screening had dropped 45. It was 50 when I got mine. I was hoping that in the 10 year span between tests they could come up with a better tasting drink but alas, I don't think that happened.
Kepler
Cornell Big Red
Date rape drug was given to me, I was talking and then I woke up in recovery
Interesting. Not me. I went slooooooooowly into an ecstatic torpor, and I remember all of it. It was better than first drunk or first orgasm pleasure. It was first time reading Kant pleasure.
Ask your doctor about the Cologuard test. Non-invasive. It's only "good" for 3 years and not for people at higher risk for CRC, however for those of us generally healthy and not in a high risk category, it's a good alternative.
I also built the direct interface to Exact Sciences last winter and recently had a "handoff" call to our new support folks, so it's pretty fresh on my mind.
I guess the first time I read Kant I had neither pen*s nor brain.We really don't change much, come to think of it.
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SonofSouthie
Misanthrope
I've been mixing my solution with lemon-lime Gatorade. Never given Fentanyl, always Propofol.
Shoulda said 'adding' Gatorade.
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unofan
Well-known member
I remember one time my dad was going through that, and was told clear liquids only. So he added vodka.
Far as I remember it still worked out.
dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
Well, all signs were pointing to a herniated disk.
Barely slept the nights previous to last night. I was able to make it the entire evening without ice packs or nsaids. I'm also able to stand and sit for longer periods of time. Which seems quick for the constant pain to fade for a disk. I also have full range of motion except for bending forward, which is still painful.
Either way. My posture has improved almost overnight. Which certainly helps. Hopefully it's just a frightening muscle pull because I have to fly to Missouri for work on Monday.
Barely slept the nights previous to last night. I was able to make it the entire evening without ice packs or nsaids. I'm also able to stand and sit for longer periods of time. Which seems quick for the constant pain to fade for a disk. I also have full range of motion except for bending forward, which is still painful.
Either way. My posture has improved almost overnight. Which certainly helps. Hopefully it's just a frightening muscle pull because I have to fly to Missouri for work on Monday.
Kepler
Cornell Big Red
Had a weird experience today. Go to work feeling maybe a little tired but nothing bad. Three hours into the work day I am on a call, and within a couple minutes I go from zero to a headache I would rate as an 8 on the pain scale. I was a brave little toaster and ran 22 more minutes of the meeting and wrapped it up. Got off, immediately popped 2 Tylenol and packed it in for the day. Got home, still at an 8, crawled into bed, slept 2 hours until I had to take kitty to the vet.
When I woke it was gone. Nothing.
The only time I have ever had such a severe headache come upon me so quickly was food poisoning.
I am a connoisseur of all kinds of headaches (child of a mom with migraine though happily I have never had one) since I was in my 30s and this was a new one. Anybody had this before? Sharp -- not dull -- like a knife cut, above both temples and a shade dorsal. Constant, not waves. I cannot exaggerate just how off the charts it was.
When I woke it was gone. Nothing.
The only time I have ever had such a severe headache come upon me so quickly was food poisoning.
I am a connoisseur of all kinds of headaches (child of a mom with migraine though happily I have never had one) since I was in my 30s and this was a new one. Anybody had this before? Sharp -- not dull -- like a knife cut, above both temples and a shade dorsal. Constant, not waves. I cannot exaggerate just how off the charts it was.
dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
Come with nausea?
it sounds like a migraine. I get them. They go from like a 1 to "I need to stop being conscious for a while" quickly or in some cases over several hours.
if I start to get the signs of one, I pop a couple ibuprofen and chug water. Usually try to make sure I've had my coffee as well. If it gets worse, I go lay down for a couple hours with an ice pack on point where my spine and skull meet and then one on my forehead. Migraines suck the life force out of you. Mine usually are right behind the eyes. I wouldn't necessarily call it sharp, but certainly not like a dull achy "normal" headache. Which it sounds like yours are as well.
if it happens again in less than a week, go see a doctor. You might still want to see a doctor anyways
it sounds like a migraine. I get them. They go from like a 1 to "I need to stop being conscious for a while" quickly or in some cases over several hours.
if I start to get the signs of one, I pop a couple ibuprofen and chug water. Usually try to make sure I've had my coffee as well. If it gets worse, I go lay down for a couple hours with an ice pack on point where my spine and skull meet and then one on my forehead. Migraines suck the life force out of you. Mine usually are right behind the eyes. I wouldn't necessarily call it sharp, but certainly not like a dull achy "normal" headache. Which it sounds like yours are as well.
if it happens again in less than a week, go see a doctor. You might still want to see a doctor anyways
Kepler
Cornell Big Red
Nope.
My mom had migraine, this was not that. No aura, no light or noise sensitivity. I respect the term migraine because I saw what it did to her. This was a headache -- an extremely sharp one, but just a headache with no bells and whistles.
Maybe somebody shot me with a crossbow from close range and I didn't notice.
The thing is I am prone to headaches anyway, and I am Extremely Old, so I have pretty much felt it all. The only thing about this was it just didn't fit any of the 10+ categories I have experienced before. It had novelty. It held my attention.
It's gonna be really ironic if it's a tumor.
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unofan
Well-known member
I get ocular migraines once every 6-9 months. Started about 5 years ago. Flashing lights radiating outward over the course of 30 minutes, followed by some mild nausea. Thankfully no real headache with it for me, but I know others will get the full migraine experience. First time it happened freaked me the fark out. Now I just recognize the first symptoms and plan accordingly.
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