ekpolk
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Originally Posted By: JHZR2
Yuck!
. . . but braveness, inconvenience, etc. makes one think twice - it has for me in the past. Glad the wife made you go.
So, I suppose that the ER really only cares about causing it to stop, right? Did they give you any indication of how/why it started? I suppose the ENT doctor will look around and verify this, but was there some notable, understood cause, say high BP with an anneurysm or something similar that is the compelling reason?
I assume you are sleeping propped up so as to not choke on any clots that may still be in there?
Oops, forgot to answer this...
Yes, mega yuck factor -- especially now that I've been trying to get my car cleaned up. I tossed the shorts and shirt I was wearing into the washer by themselves, cold water only. Within a minute, the water swishing against the glass looked like cranberry juice.
ER folks were great (Sacred Heart Hospital, Pensacola). But you're right, they just stopped it and left cause questions for the ENT. High BP seems to be a leading cause, but mine's normally low-normal. It did shoot up when the doc hammered the spike (called a "Rhino Rocket" as I've now learned) into my face.
Sleeping -- ha! Coincidentally, we had just gotten a new puppy the day before. So I'm just sort of propping up on the couch and waiting the two or three hours until she whines to go out again. Here she is, all pound-and-a-half or so...
Wasn't going to be sleeping well anyway...
Yuck!
. . . but braveness, inconvenience, etc. makes one think twice - it has for me in the past. Glad the wife made you go.
So, I suppose that the ER really only cares about causing it to stop, right? Did they give you any indication of how/why it started? I suppose the ENT doctor will look around and verify this, but was there some notable, understood cause, say high BP with an anneurysm or something similar that is the compelling reason?
I assume you are sleeping propped up so as to not choke on any clots that may still be in there?
Oops, forgot to answer this...
Yes, mega yuck factor -- especially now that I've been trying to get my car cleaned up. I tossed the shorts and shirt I was wearing into the washer by themselves, cold water only. Within a minute, the water swishing against the glass looked like cranberry juice.
ER folks were great (Sacred Heart Hospital, Pensacola). But you're right, they just stopped it and left cause questions for the ENT. High BP seems to be a leading cause, but mine's normally low-normal. It did shoot up when the doc hammered the spike (called a "Rhino Rocket" as I've now learned) into my face.
Sleeping -- ha! Coincidentally, we had just gotten a new puppy the day before. So I'm just sort of propping up on the couch and waiting the two or three hours until she whines to go out again. Here she is, all pound-and-a-half or so...
Wasn't going to be sleeping well anyway...