OT - I'm bored, Part Salo!

[ritari330]

Howdy

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

What's up!

 

[ritari330]

Not much. Should be in bed but I know too well I won't fall asleep

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

Yeah, me too.....flustered....

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

Other than Steve Czaban, i don't listen to much DC radio anymore, what is he thoughtspeak on Hunter???

 

[ritari330]

Atleast I have answers about my head now though, just have to wait for the post concussive aspect to run its course

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

You had a concussion???

 

[ritari330]

Other than Steve Czaban, i don't listen to much DC radio anymore, what is he thoughtspeak on Hunter???

I rarely listen to talk radio in the first place because its 90% Skins and I haven't been to work in a while, so I haven't heard what Eliot has to say about it either. My guess is a lot of poeple were happy, and now a lot of people are disapointed.

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

That would sound about right.

 

[ritari330]

You had a concussion???

I had a whole spell where I passed out, hit my head on the ground, started siezing, and got a concussion from it. I figured out why I passed out, now I just have to deal with post concussion syndrome...

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

Why did you pass out?? That is kind of scary....

 

[ritari330]

Well WW88, let me explain what I learned before today. I first passed out and then when my head hit the ground caused me to have the seizure. I have post concussive syndrome, and everything that I've dealt with is either post concussive or passing out, not seizure problems. I've had headaches and trouble sleeping because of the post concussive symptoms and dizziness and lightheadedness related to the passing out.

So today I had called a Tilt Table Test which tries to re-create a controlled situation where I feel like I'm going to pass out. They hooked me up to a bunch of machines and whatnot and I got pretty close to passing out. They discovered I have this thing called Neurocardiogenic Syncope. Basically when I stand, too much blood goes to my legs and not enough goes to my brain. If i stay standing too long and I feel like I'm going to pass out, I will if I don't lay down. It has to do with a disconnect with my brain and my heart. It was magnified by my inability to work out (my knee, still) and my leg muscles not being as toned and helping the blood along.

So, with this they put me on medicine and hopefully it will help take care of this. Time will only help the Post concussive symptoms.

^^ is what I know about the situation

 

[ritari330]

Yeah, I don't fully understand it, but its a disconnect between my brain and my heart

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

That, my friend, is crazy. Do they have any meds for it or anything?

 

[ritari330]

Yeah, I'm on something now. The test happend this past Wednesday, so I just started taking them. They have to monitor me though and make adjustments to how I react to the medicine.

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

How long are you off of your knee, what happened there??

 

[ritari330]

Going through my whole medical history haha. I have osteochondritis dissecans, OCD of the Knee. It's a joint disorder which is caused by the bone not getting enough blood to the Knee. Parts of the knee start to detereriate (sp?) and crack. 4 surgeries later and I look to have solved the problem

 

[ritari330]

I actually have surugry later this month to remove the screws from my latest surgury in March. After that, I should be able to run and work out again. Man I miss it.

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

Well shit!!!! I have had 4 knee surgeries, but all were simple and successful, so I am lucky. The last time I had one, I was back on a treadmill jogging within 7 days. Crazy what docs can do now....

 

[ritari330]

And in total, I've spent 1.5 years on crutches