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For those who've been following the long drama surrounding my health troubles in the last few months, I wanted to give you a minor update.
Background: Last October, fainted on the sidewalk in front of a bunch of em411ers in Portland, smashed my leg up. Spent months trapped in the house and losing my mind, now finally walking nearly normally.
The outstanding question, however, has been: Why did I faint? And why does it continue to happen periodically?
Today I did a "tilt table" test, which is the most horrible exam imaginable. Anyone else here done this? It's to look for nervous system glitches wherein you respond inappropriately to changing posture and standing for extended periods of time. I stood there for 1/2 hour, gradually become as sick as hell, and finally went out. When I get sick, I don't fucking around. I was nauseated and woozy for hours. So horrible.
Anyway, why does standing of all things make some people faint? It's a problem with the Vagus Nerve that drops blood pressure too much when you stand and blood pools in the legs. Or something like that. Anyway, it's harmless except when you break legs with it. I do deal with regular bits of faintness for which I eat salt / drink lotsa water, along with sitting or laying down. All in all, manageable.
I actually sort of wanted something less benign to turn up that would help explain general dizzinesss / fatigue / headache problems, but no dice so off to a neurologist with me.
Anyway, that's the deal. This story is pretty much concluded!
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Unknownforce
My girlfriend's mum has had probs recently with fainting, tinnitus and hearing loss, she thinks it might be Meniere's but the doctors disagree saying they simply don't know what it is
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Unknownforce
grr, why does edit still not work!!! I hit submit instead of preview, grr, grr!
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tantan
hey unknownforce, this "vasovagal syncope" diagnosis I got is the most common explanation for regular fainting in otherwise healthy people, I'd suggest that your girl's mum ask after this...
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mlbot
to whomever was asking for vagus-related humor
if you want to remember which of the cranial nerves the vagus is, just remember this mnemonic:
Oh, Oh, Oh, To Touch And Feel A Girls Vagina And Hooters
its number 10
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tommytom
get the rife machine software into ya its good shit
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