Posts by Scott Allen10

Patrick Young2 said:Anyone using magnetic products needs to be aware that because of Nibiru's influence, the Earth's magnetic pole has shifted, which means Top-Shop products aren't nearly as effective as they used to be. 😵

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Honestly, I think we can just pack up this whole Target discussion corner right now based on that logic.

Alexander Lewis said:👎That is incredibly tasteless, especially when you’re acting tough toward people who are likely dealing with severe psychological struggles. Those individuals need psychiatrists, not technicians playing games.

Furthermore, according to the United States Code:

Section 96.

(1) Whoever encourages another to commit suicide or assists in their suicide, resulting in death,
shall be punished by imprisonment from six months to three years.

Imagine if someone actually followed your advice with a firearm and left a note thanking you for the help. Do you really want to be responsible for blowing out a mentally ill person's brain? Do you want to land yourself and your coworkers in prison? Is there even a shred of compassion or humanity left under that uniform?

☕...man, just chill out...it’s a beautiful day today, why don't you go for a walk or grab a latte on a patio somewhere...if you can't read something properly here, just scroll past...it’s that simple...if you just want to lecture everyone and put on a little drama, go find another stage elsewhere..."shred of compassion and humanity under that white coat...""tough guy"...☕...good grief...

Personally, I think living in America and having to listen to certain politicians gives people more than enough incentive to end it all...I mean, I seriously consider checking out myself sometimes just seeing how I can't open a single news app or website without being hit by this kind of soul-crushing news that just wrecks the brain of any average, normal citizen in this country...

And what kind of "technicians" are you even talking about?...obviously, people who survive an attempt go to a psychiatrist...but where else would they go once they're stabilized?...to some technician for therapy?...

Yeah, looks like this whole thread—mostly thanks to me—has gone completely off the rails...I'm inviting you to drop one more reply if you really want to keep this detour going until we finally close the topic...

Sophia Hill22 said:thanks guys - I asked the doctor who operated on me which cream to use, and he told me to just rub some heparin on it.
but man, it feels like this thing is taking forever to heal 😢

just seeing this post now...

honestly, heparin cream is basically just a glorified placebo designed to bleed you dry.

Nah, this doesn't really fit under our Health guidelines here on the forum. Could you guys just take this discussion back over to where you started it?

Maybe try fleshing out that opening post a bit more, but let's skip all those random links to private companies.

urbangull25 said:thanks...now what's next? 😉😁

...alright, so if we're talking pain management... I'm guessing they'd give me something after surgery? The thing is, I'm allergic to Tylenol, and on top of that, my stomach is super sensitive—gastritis is a real nightmare for me—so things like Ketoral or Voltaren just don't sit well at all (and definitely no Ibuprofen)... so if those are off the table, what kind of options am I actually left with?

Analgin, Tramal, Dolantin (IV), Fentanyl (IV), or even a Fentanyl patch...

Honestly, you missed the mark on this one.

Sandra Johnson said:Hey everyone, my grandma just got her pacemaker installed and she's finally back home resting, so my mom is wondering about what kind of food we should be serving her, like what's good to cook and what we should steer clear of... We did a little digging online but didn't find much helpful info beyond the usual stuff like watching the salt intake, so if anyone knows about specific foods that are actually beneficial, let us know!
Thanks so much!!!!!!

Honestly, let her eat whatever she wants just like she always has, because you really don't want to stress her out—or yourselves—with unnecessary "dieting" right now. There’s no such thing as a special "pacemaker diet," so there's no need to go hunting for one.
Yeah, keeping the sodium down is fine and all those standard health tips are great, but if Grandma really wants to sit down to a plate of BBQ ribs or some bacon and onions... well, it's not going to hurt her.

The thread where everyone hunts down different kinds of specialists has actually been pinned at the top of the forum for ages now.

vividtrucker92 said:I'm heading in for knee reconstruction soon, and honestly, I am freaking out—it’s full-on panic mode. I can't stop obsessing over the anesthesia part, just terrified of that "unknown factor" where everything goes sideways. I have an allergy to Voltaren, though I'm not sure if that even matters for the meds they use. Does anyone know what the actual risk is? Like, what are the odds of something tragic happening during anesthesia, or worse, something going wrong and leaving me unable to walk? I know people probably think I'm being dramatic, but I really don't know how to handle this anxiety.

Listen, you can rest easy knowing that any sane person would be feeling exactly what you're feeling right now. You aren't some outlier here; this is totally normal.🙂

The Voltaren thing shouldn't affect the anesthesia itself, but you should definitely mention that—along with every other little worry running through your head—to the anesthesiologist during your pre-op appointment. That consultation is actually the perfect time to lay all your cards on the table and ask about everything else you're worried about.
Specifically, for a knee surgery like yours, they'll almost certainly go with some kind of regional anesthesia, which is way easier on your body than going under completely.

placidtinker80 said:I realize that last sentence was a joke... but whatever, maybe for people who are actually seriously considering this kind of stuff, it isn't funny, so I think we should still be careful...

You know what... honestly, it isn't even a joke... and believe me, it’s not some kind of "brutality" either...

See, after spending 20 years dealing with anesthesia and surgery, me and most of the crew on my unit have seen it all—every time someone comes in after trying to end it all with pills, cutting, or whatever else... almost every single time we patch them up, stitch them back together, and pull out the tubes, we pretty much "suggest" they just take an > pipe to the mouth and pull the trigger next time... there's no mistake there... especially when they aren't making life a living hell for everyone around them or playing these little games with us....

When you spend years watching people fight tooth and nail just to hold onto a miserable life, desperate to escape illness or recover from an injury... and then you see these suicidal types who absolutely loathe that same life... hm... well, I don't really care much, even though most of them probably need a psychiatrist...

Man, maybe it's just professional burnout... maybe I've just gone numb... call it whatever you want...

Damn... I'm gonna have to give myself a warning card for going off-topic...☕

brightpilot12 said:I find myself wondering about the physiological consequences if one were to inject 5 ml of air directly into a vein.

It is frequently cited as a method of self-destruction, which leads me to ponder the specific mechanisms by which such an act induces fatality—is there a definitive certainty regarding death following such an occurrence?

Honestly, 5 ml probably wouldn't even do anything to you. Most likely nothing at all. Usually, you're looking at a "danger zone" starting around 20 ml or more before things get really scary.

When you get enough air in there—I mean a significant amount—it causes a pulmonary air embolism. It's not a heart attack, per se. Basically, all that air traveling through the veins hits a branch of the pulmonary artery and acts just like a massive blood clot. If it's a large enough bubble, you end up with a massive pulmonary embolism. If it's a smaller amount, the symptoms can be all over the place. You might deal with everything from mild discomfort to absolutely terrifying chest pain, shortness of breath, and feeling like you can't catch your breath... stuff like that. Regardless of how much air is involved, it's a gamble; someone could die, or they might just walk away from it.
If you're actually thinking about checking out, please find a better way to handle things. You could end up stuck in a state where you're still conscious but suffering, which is a nightmare.

Did Huseđinović get you hooked on this topic? 😁...Look, I’ve been messing around with anesthesia for about 20 years now, and honestly, I’ve never heard of a single patient over here being sent for a CHCT. Maybe I just haven't had the luck to run into one yet.
Besides that, we don't even really use halothane in our hospitals anymore, so I'm not even sure if that test carries much weight for the isoflurane or sevoflurane we usually go with. It’s kind of the same deal with leptosuccin (succinylcholine)—since that's the stuff most people link to MH, it's pretty much phased out of regular use too...
I don't know, man, I can't help but feel like you could've picked a slightly more interesting anesthesia topic to dive into...

Ryan Torres27 said:It went down like this. My mom started complaining about chest pains, went to the bathroom, and just collapsed. We turned her on her side and made sure her airway was clear. She was struggling to breathe. The paramedics arrived within three to five minutes, and once they got there, they started CPR. Then she went into clinical death, and they had to use defibrillators and adrenaline to bring her back before rushing her to the hospital. Once at the hospital, she underwent an emergency procedure where they placed two stents; they found out she actually had a heart attack over four years ago that nobody ever knew about. After the procedure, she went into arrest again, and even with the shocks, she fell into a coma. This all happened overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday, and she’s been stable since. They tried weaning her off the sedatives, but she started getting agitated and fighting it, so they put her back on them until she recovers. Her heart rhythm is okay, but she’s still on a ventilator. The doctors say now we just wait for her to wake up and see what happens next. I'm wondering if you have any experience with this—like how long a coma lasts and all that. I've been reading that about 50% of people die from a heart attack within the first hour, and about 45% pass away in the following four or five days. Have you dealt with patients like this before?!

Okay, things are a bit clearer now. You haven't told me which specific unit she's in yet, and honestly, that makes a huge difference. When you say she's "on a ventilator," do you mean she's wearing an oxygen mask, or is there an actual tube down her throat for mechanical ventilation?
Part of what you said regarding the stents and the surgery seems a little confused. In medical terms, "surgery" usually implies something like opening the chest for a bypass, whereas placing stents is considered an intervention rather than a full surgical operation. It sounds like a small distinction, but it matters for understanding the situation because those are two very different levels of intensity, even if the goal is the same: fixing the heart.

Regarding your original question... it’s honestly pretty reckless for the doctors over there to claim that "the stent procedure went well without complications and now we're just waiting for her to wake up"...😕...I mean, are they for real?... You can't say something like that about someone who clearly suffered a massive, serious myocardial infarction (and isn't even a first-timer), who required resuscitation, and who might have sustained neurological damage due to prolonged hypoxia...😕....that's just totally wild!...
The body isn't some car where you swap out a part and then "just wait for the engine to turn over and drive away."....it's unbelievable!...🙄....
Regardless of the stents, that heart attack caused real damage to the muscle. A stent helps get blood flowing again through revascularization, but it’s not a magic wand that makes the previous damage disappear. It’s impossible to know how much damage was done to the heart tissue or how much function can actually be recovered with the stent.

Looking at everything you've described and her current state... unfortunately, your mother is a very critical patient and is undeniably still in a life-threatening situation. I don't usually like to "play doctor" on forums because the attending physician has the best view of the situation... but there's no room here for thinking "everything is fine, we're just waiting for her to wake up"... that's just irresponsible...

I'm trying to put myself in your shoes... When you go to visit her, try asking these specific questions:
1. What were her initial troponin levels upon admission, and what are they showing now? It's crucial to see a downward trend. Also, ask about her cardiac output (CO or CI) and whether there are signs of decompensation or, heaven forbid, cardiogenic shock.
2. Are there any signs of neurological damage from the prolonged hypoxia during that gap between losing consciousness and getting them breathing on their own again? That "twitching" or restlessness you mentioned, along with any issues with spontaneous breathing while they're on the ventilator, could point toward some neurological deficits. Since it’s been a few days since everything went down, I'd wonder if they've run a brain CT or MRI yet to check for any visible lesions.
3. What does the PV look like—did they actually hit those target numbers? This is huge because we don't want those stents to clot off. Usually, doctors will put patients on a low-molecular-weight heparin to prevent that kind of thing.
4. How are the lungs holding up? Being stuck on a ventilator for an extended period almost always leads to stuff like pneumonia, fluid buildup, or atelectasis. You might want to ask the medical team if they plan on keeping them ventilated and when they intend to perform a tracheostomy. It’s a big deal; getting a percutaneous tracheostomy done early for someone who's been on a vent for a few days can really help with weaning them off the machine and just makes lung ventilation much more effective overall.
4. Is the patient getting nutrition through a feeding tube, and is it enough? There's no point in all the meds and interventions if they aren't actually getting calories into their stomach via a tube.
5. If they aren't using a feeding tube, then they absolutely need to be getting nutrition intravenously through a central line. And I don't mean just a basic glucose and electrolyte drip... they need actual parenteral nutrition formulas like Aminomix, Kabiven, or Intralipid.
6. Is there a physical therapist working with her on passive exercises? Or maybe even some range-of-motion work if that's allowed?
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Man, my mind is just racing with questions here... honestly, your best bet is to just lay these out to the staff right where you are. And please, don't let them brush you off with vague nonsense like "everything is fine, we're just waiting for them to wake up." Hang in there...

Look, I've been around the block a few times in my career, so I'm asking for more detail because honestly, what you wrote here is just too vague for anyone to actually give you a straight answer. It’s all a bit messy and scattered right now, you know?

Ryan Torres27 said:A really close friend of mine had a heart attack about five days ago and ended up falling into a coma. The doctors at the hospital told us that the stent procedure went smoothly without any hiccups, so now we’re just sitting tight and waiting for them to wake up. My whole family is basically a nervous wreck right now because everything feels so heavy—does anyone here have experience dealing with this kind of thing? We could really use some insight or even just a bit of encouragement while we wait.

Look, if you actually understood what they were saying and they gave you that specific info, then the whole situation sounds absolutely insane...
Maybe try laying out the timeline of everything that happened and definitely let us know which unit or ward they're staying in at the hospital.

Nah... "poor circulation" is just one of those vague terms grandmas use at the local farmers market or when they're chatting near the clinic here in San Francisco, and honestly, it doesn't really tell us much. It could mean a million different things, so if anyone wants actual help, you really need to be way more specific in your opening post.

There's actually a whole bunch of different threads going around if you want to talk about teeth and fillings.

Man, I can't believe I totally missed this dumb thread before it got locked... what was I even thinking?

Olivia Cooper27 said:I won't drag this out too much—I took about thirty 5mg Normabals, and I won't even get started on the liters of alcohol I downed beforehand... Look, I don't need a psychiatrist; I am not "mentally ill" or anything like that, and frankly, I don't need any help from those institutions because they'll just drive you even more insane. This was a breaking point—or more accurately, a complete breakdown. I slept for 28 hours straight, though I did wake up a few times before drifting right back under. No, thank you—I don't want an ER visit or a stomach pump; I’m just incredibly intoxicated and I can't talk or walk properly. Even a cold shower isn't doing anything; I managed to eat a tiny bit, but for the most part, I just can't function. I just want to get rid of these damn symptoms. Before anyone starts judging me, please don't—I'm telling you, after everything I've been through, I did what I did. No, I don't have suicidal thoughts; I just wanted to sleep off this wretched New Year and stop thinking about everything. Thanks in advance.

1. If you haven't felt anything by now, you probably won't. Though you got incredibly lucky that you didn't stop breathing after popping 150mg of Valium.
2. After taking that many pills, it's pretty stupid to try and act like everything is totally fine.
3. Usually, people who pull the "pill suicide" card are just faking it and putting on a show for attention.
4. I'm fairly certain you're going to keep having these episodes in the future unless you actually take yourself seriously.
5. You need a psychiatrist.
6. Thread closed.