BF2S Forums Worst Illness You've Had?

chrissy1668 wrote:

D6717C wrote:

chrissy1668 wrote:

i too had a blood clot that travelled from my leg to my lung i was only 21 at the time, i am now on warfarin for life as everytime they take me off it another clot develops and they dont know why, so far i have had 5 clots in my leg and one in my lung, trouble is the veins in my leg are so naffed i have constant pain and swelling

Damn, that sucks. I have been lucky (knock on wood), and haven't had another one. I take an 81 mg aspirin every day, that's about it. My leg hurts sometimes though, mostly when I have been standing around for a long period of time. They don't know why you are getting them?

no, ive had the usual tests for thrombophillia ect but all came back normal, the first clot i had they put down to being on the contraceptive pill but they have long since ruled that out due to the fact that i havent taken it for 7 years now but still get clots within a week of being off the warfarin, the one thing that worrys me most is that if they dont know why i get them could my two young sons end up with the same problem but the answer i get from the docs is that they dont know,

Last edited by The Stillhouse Kid (2006-12-22 14:46:24)

Reciprocity wrote:

explosivo wrote:

Homeschtar wrote:

No big illnesses, the only medical problem I have is that sometimes my heart gets off beat. That's kind of scary sometimes. My heart will just start beating weird and it feels weird like I can feel the blood rushing through me like you can feel a rush of adrenaline. Makes me get light headed if it doesn't stop for a while but that's the worst it's ever done.

i get that
like i can just be sitting watching tv or sutin...then - ..BOOM...boom boom BOOM

AND YOU FEEL AS IF YOU HAVE TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH TO CORRECT IT

is that normal?


sorry for the caps there

that's called cardiac dysrhythmia (aka arrhythmia) and you both should see doctors.  you don't fuck around with heart conditions

mcminty wrote:

I have a constant illness.


Tinnitus. I couldn't be bothered to explain... google it or something.

JE3146 wrote:

47man wrote:

JE3146 wrote:

Type 1 diabetes...

its an illness that never ends...


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Began in January of 2000. I had a severe fever, which many doctor's believe to be one of the culprits of juvenile diabetes. Gradually over the months, my body ceased to produce insulin and began burning fat tissue filling my blood stream with a biproduct acid in a situation called ketoacidosis. The HumaA1C level of my blood rose to over 14.5, which is similar to a PH level. Normal is ~5.5 to 6 btw.

Fat burned off because my body couldn't digest sugars. Severe stomach cramps, followed by over 30 lbs of weight loss. Constantly tired because my body had no energy, and I had to piss about once ever 45 minutes in LARGE quantities due to my body trying to flush the acids out of my system. Also due to that, I was constantly dehydrated and drank like a fish. Fell asleep in class. Grades slipped. Inevitably ended up in a 3 day hospital visit, borderline ICU.

Now, even stabalized, I have to take a shot about 5 to 6 times a day, and monitor myself, and watch food intake.

So.... ya... worst I've ever had.

I'm in the same boat as you, 2 week hospital visit though, fucking doctor was on a vacation. Take a drink, piss, by the time you finish in the bathroom you're thirsty again... gotta love it.

Sorry to hear that... I was in such a bad state when they hospitalized me, that 2 weeks would have been an eternity. They went through like 3 IV bags rehydrating me. Though I have to say, when they injected me with insulin that first time, and after it kicked in, it was probably the greatest feeling in the world, because it was like night and day at how quickly all the shit went away.

How many years are you up to? Going on my 7th now.

Last edited by 47man (2006-12-22 16:32:57)