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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: franksolich on April 13, 2013, 11:07:37 PM
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018364623
"Breaking News," despite the update.
CaliforniaPeggy (103,246 posts) Sat Apr 13, 2013, 07:59 PM
in urgent care for heart problems; vibes please!
On blackberry--forgive my brevity.
CaliforniaPeggy (103,246 posts) Sat Apr 13, 2013, 09:48 PM
77. **UPDATE**
Just got home!
I'm OK.
It was my heart, reacting adversely to a beta blocker I'm on. The med keeps my heart rhythm normal.
But today, the drug made my heart rate drop into the 40's and 50's, which made me lightheaded.
The staff and doc were great! Lots of vital signs taken, including checking me for orthostatic hypotension. I didn't have that.
So now I'm home, and getting ready for dinner which is being delivered, thank goodness...
Thank you all for your great thoughts and vibes...
They mean a lot.
Well, I suppose.
But what the **** is it about primitives posting while under critical medical care?
I mean, seriously, wouldn't one have things of Greater Concern than yapping with primitives?
Geezuz.
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So.....I had to nadin "beta blocker."
I've seen the word maybe thousands of times, but because I don't do drugs, I had no idea what it meant.
Beta blockers, also called beta-adrenergic blocking agents, treat a variety of conditions, such as high blood pressure, glaucoma and migraines.
Beta blockers, also known as beta-adrenergic blocking agents, are medications that reduce your blood pressure.
Beta blockers work by blocking the effects of the hormone epinephrine, also known as adrenaline. When you take beta blockers, the heart beats more slowly and with less force, thereby reducing blood pressure. Beta blockers also help blood vessels open up to improve blood flow.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/beta-blockers/HI00059
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Wed Jan-27-10 02:17 AM
Original message
Newest Poem: Intensive Care
Paramedic red
battering at the night
someone’s bleeding
heart attacking
or stroking
out
Red lights blink blink blink blink
shiny truck gleaming
run to the bedside
asystole on the monitor
quick with the crash cart
start CPR
where’s respiratory
I need help in here
oh god don’t let her die
don’t let me **** up
no time to think
where’s the back board
flatten the bed
open the airway
oh thank god there’s respiratory
at last
and the ER doc
OK
saved the life
time to mop up
get the chart
document document document
paramedic red
took me
back
tonight
© 2010 MLC
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Don't care. Your loony asshat friends will recall it was almost the same day a far, far superior woman to any of you drooling epileptics died.
I hope there is pain.
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And again.
One wishes primitives wouldn't use this silly arcane jargon, the meanings of which only "certain people" can grasp. The primitives think it makes them look smart, but actually it makes them look pretty stupid.
Orthostatic hypotension (postural hypotension)
Orthostatic hypotension — also called postural hypotension — is a form of low blood pressure that happens when you stand up from sitting or lying down. Orthostatic hypotension can make you feel dizzy or lightheaded, and maybe even faint.
Orthostatic hypotension is often mild, lasting a few seconds to a few minutes after standing. However, long-lasting orthostatic hypotension can be a sign of more-serious problem. It's even more urgent to see a doctor if you lose consciousness, even momentarily.
Mild orthostatic hypotension often doesn't need treatment. Many people occasionally feel dizzy or lightheaded after standing, and it's usually not cause for concern. The treatment for more-severe cases of orthostatic hypotension depends on the cause.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/orthostatic-hypotension/DS00997
Okay, franksolich has had that more than a few times, but nobody described it in arcane jargon.
To me, it was described in plain ordinary language--"light-headedness and passing out due to too-low blood pressure."
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That poem reads just like one of nadin's news reports.
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That poem reads just like one of nadin's news reports.
I dunno what's worse (they're both pretty bad though)--the CalPig primitive's poetry, or the CalPig primitive using obscure and secretive language to describe something.
I mean, those words are okay if the CalPig primitive, a medical professional, were talking with other medical professionals, but damn it, she's talking to non-medical laymen.
And if decent and civilized people have trouble deciphering it, her fellow primitives, with their lesser cerebral capacities, have even more trouble.
The CalPig primitive's pretty old, having lived many decades of life during which time she could've learned effective communication.
Bah, humbug.
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That poem reads just like one of nadin's news reports.
Now we know who Nads' style editor is . . . :whistling:
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What a minute - she cried wolf over being lightheaded?
Karma is a bitch Peg. Jeez.
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What a minute - she cried wolf over being lightheaded?
This just continues to leave me open-mouthed, speechless, in astonishment.
I can't even garner up the feeling to say "I'm sorry, and I hope you get better;" in fact, I think the CalPig primitive needs a kick on the side of her head, so that maybe she'll learn what's important and what's not important.
She seems to have a problem differentiating between "the real world" and "the fantasy world."
The CalPig primitive is very old--nay, ancient--and during those eons of her existence, has obviously accumulated a vast collection of family and friends in real life. People who mean a great deal to her, and to whom she means a great deal.
So she's dealing with something potentially life-threatening--at her antiquity, a sneeze can be life-threatening--swiftly removing her from this time and place into the Eternal World.
And what does she do? She takes the time and trouble to communicate instead with cyberspace "friends," the primitives on Skins's island, nearly all of whom she's never met in real life.
I tell you, that while I appreciate everybody here on conservativecave, if I were in some sort of medical emergency, I'd be dealing with people in real life first. I know I have at least six or half a dozen friends here, but this is the internet--they'd just have to wait until the dust has settled, and things calmed down, before being illuminated about any of it.
And secondly, while I realize I tend to be behind the times, since when has it been acceptable for a person seeking urgent medical treatment to show up dragging along a cellular telephone, an i-pod, a wi-fi, a lap-top, a raspberry, and other toys and trinkets of communication?
If I were a medical professional, I'd insist such a person dump all that into the wastebasket on the way into the emergency room, so that the individual could better concentrate upon what's being done to repair the damage or even save one's life.
Geezuz.
The CalPig primitive, by virtue of old age, should've learned long ago who's truly important to her, and who's not. The CalPig primitive, by virtue of her long-ago medical training, should've understood long ago what needs concentrated upon, and what can be safely ignored, in a medical crisis.
I care about the CalPig primitive, and not only because she's a rich source of material for the DUmpster; I also care about her simply because she's a human being, and especially because she's graced with years.
But damn, her conduct in this medical crisis leaves me incredulous.
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What a minute - she cried wolf over being lightheaded?
Karma is a bitch Peg. Jeez.
First, let me say I don't care if the CalPiggy goes to the Big Market. She is beyond redemption on earth. BUT......
I take "beta blockers". I know all about "lightheaded". It is like struggling to remain conscious. It is disturbing and kind of scary. :wink:
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CaliforniaPeggy (103,246 posts) Sat Apr 13, 2013, 07:59 PM
in urgent care for heart problems; vibes please!
On blackberry--forgive my brevity.
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CaliforniaPeggy (103,246 posts) Sat Apr 13, 2013, 09:48 PM
77. **UPDATE**
Just got home!
I'm OK.
It was my heart, reacting adversely to a beta blocker I'm on. The med keeps my heart rhythm normal.
But today, the drug made my heart rate drop into the 40's and 50's, which made me lightheaded.
The staff and doc were great! Lots of vital signs taken, including checking me for orthostatic hypotension. I didn't have that.
So now I'm home, and getting ready for dinner which is being delivered, thank goodness...
Thank you all for your great thoughts and vibes...
They mean a lot.
And all that including travel time in 1hr 49min. Urgent care, I don't think so.
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Didn't see a single primitive say anything about prayers, every post was about vibes.
What amuses me is they think that religious people are nuts for believing in a "sky daddy" yet healing white light and vibes are all the rage at DUmmyland.
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First, let me say I don't care if the CalPiggy goes to the Big Market. She is beyond redemption on earth. BUT......
I take "beta blockers". I know all about "lightheaded". It is like struggling to remain conscious. It is disturbing and kind of scary. :wink:
The latest news is that the CalPig primitive is likely to be put into straps by her cardiologist, and she'll have to be strapped for a whole month. I'm not familiar with whatever it is; it apparently monitors the heart 24/7, sending the signals to a medical professional or facility, who get immediately on top of things if there's some sort of irregularity.
She doesn't like the idea but she appears resigned to it.
I think they should do something to monitor her brain-waves 24/7 too.
It's just really damned hard to feel for someone who's being wilfully silly.
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I don't know how I missed this thread last evening.
I was worried that the Calpig had to have an emergency Adams Apple removal.
As far as light-headedness goes, I thought that was a prerequisite to being a DUmmy. :-)
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The latest news is that the CalPig primitive is likely to be put into straps by her cardiologist, and she'll have to be strapped for a whole month. I'm not familiar with whatever it is; it apparently monitors the heart 24/7, sending the signals to a medical professional or facility, who get immediately on top of things if there's some sort of irregularity.
She doesn't like the idea but she appears resigned to it.
I think they should do something to monitor her brain-waves 24/7 too.
It's just really damned hard to feel for someone who's being wilfully silly.
For as much as Skimmer pays that slimy nerd Elad, you'd think he could take some time out from surfing porn to set up the Dead DUmmy forum Skimmer promised.
The CalPig was prescient in ordering it up, and it's becoming a more urgent matter by the day.
The CalPig could end up being reminiscent of the guy who developed the guillotine, then became one of his invention's more prominent victims.
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Didn't see a single primitive say anything about prayers, every post was about vibes.
What amuses me is they think that religious people are nuts for believing in a "sky daddy" yet healing white light and vibes are all the rage at DUmmyland.
Freeper . . . you know that the word 'vibes' has at least two meanings at the DUmp. It's a crapshoot as to which is meant, and which is actually given. :whistling: