Community Forums => General Chat => Topic started by: ShyGuy on January 14, 2012, 06:47:03 PM
Title: So I almost died
Post by: ShyGuy on January 14, 2012, 06:47:03 PM
It started back in October when I went on diet, reducing my calorie intake and eating very little bread, pasta, and carbs.
This gave me some severe constipation and a little bit before Christmas, I started feeling bad, no appetite abdominal pain, chills and fatigue. Then about Christmas, I began to notice blood in my urine.
Laxatives helped my constipation but the other symptoms came and went, some becoming severe at night. Being stubborn I didn't go to the doctor until the pain got so bad I was bed ridden for a couple of days.
I went to the doctor and he diagnosed me with hypertension (high blood pressure) and had me take a blood test to investigate further.
The next day he called me and said I needed to check myself into the emergency room right away because my blood was toxic.
I went to emergency room and the doctor told me my creatinine levels were the second highest she had ever seen (19.0, they should be 1.0) and she was surprised I was walking and talking. I had renal failure, meaning my kidneys were not working. They started me on dialysis right away.
I'm still the hospital but my stats are improving and my kidneys don't look like they are dead. I have a kidney biopsy on Monday, but I hope to get discharged soon after that.
I was feeling so bad I didn't even have the energy to finish Skyward Sword. If you're sick for an extended period of time, I encourage you to see a doctor because it my be something serious like Kidney Failure
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: UncleBob on January 14, 2012, 06:53:35 PM
Wow.
Glad you're not dead.
Do they know what is was/is?
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: Caterkiller on January 14, 2012, 07:01:13 PM
Good god man! I'm glad your still kicking! Once you get out of there and start to feel like your old self I hope you really start changing your diet and exercise routines. If that was the problem anyway.
Take up Tai Chi, that'l heal you up in no time!
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: Chozo Ghost on January 14, 2012, 07:45:30 PM
Oh man, that sucks... you shouldn't ignore bad symptoms like blood in the urine and things like that. I know a lot of people hate going to the hospital or fear it, but if you want to live its the best thing you can do.
Is it possible what you had could be kidney stones? You said it started with a change in diet. I know certain foods can cause you to develop stones in your kidneys, and that would explain the blood in your urine and the kidney damage.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: ShyGuy on January 14, 2012, 08:07:18 PM
They did two ultrasounds and didn't find any stones or tumors and they blood flow seems okay. My kidney specialist is very cautious and thorough so she hasn't said for sure what it is yet, but another doctor told me that they believe it was Nephritis (inflammation of the kidneys) I think the blood pressure was a factor, but not sure what else28
I've lost 29 pounds so far since I started my diet in October, so it hasn't been all bad.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: Morari on January 14, 2012, 08:13:32 PM
I know a lot of people hate going to the hospital or fear it [...]
Correction, a lot of people simply can't afford to go to the hospital. Financially, they can't handle being thousands and thousands of dollars in debt... and that's just for a doctor's visit, a referral, and a handful of tests.
Fortunately, ShyGuy found away around that problem.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: Caliban on January 14, 2012, 08:31:42 PM
Then about Christmas, I began to notice blood in my urine.
That was more than enough of a sign indicating you to go to a hospital, but I see where you're coming from as I am the same way... the stubbornness to go see a doctor.
I'm glad your alright now, and hopefully you won't catch another surprise.
By the way if your doctor suggests that you should drink more water, and you don't trust the quality of water that you get through your tap, then I'm going to suggest 2 things:
1 - A bobble, http://www.waterbobble.com/ (http://www.waterbobble.com/). I've got a couple of the 18.5oz bottles, and their perfect for me, as I wasn't someone that would usually drink water like any other human being should. Although I still don't drink the "more than a liter a day" of water, and I don't intend to.
2 - If you have money for a home water filtration system, or even just one sink filtration system then make sure to get a R.O. (Reverse Osmosis) water filtration system. They usually also include a UV light to kill off any remaining bacteria.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: Chozo Ghost on January 14, 2012, 09:03:20 PM
If all you did was give up eating bread and pasta I don't see how that could be anything but a good thing. Did you take up eating other stuff to take its place? Maybe that's the issue. It sounds kinda like you are talking about an atkins style diet, so maybe you have been eating a lot of meat/protein while avoiding the carbs?
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: Fatty The Hutt on January 14, 2012, 09:31:29 PM
Holy smoke! Glad you have pulled through. Hope you are on the road to a painless, speedy recovery! If it makes you feel any better, I have not even started Skyward Sword.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: bustin98 on January 15, 2012, 01:08:45 AM
I've heard that toxins are stored in fatty tissue, and as you lose that fat, the toxins are released into your system for your body to dump. Too much at once though isn't a good thing.
Could be I just watch too much House...
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: Ceric on January 15, 2012, 01:16:07 AM
That stinks ShyGuy. Hope you feel better.
If you have insurance I tend to want to be cautious about things that feel out of whack simply because preventative is normally cheaper in the long run. Though I'm amazed how many people don't go to the doctor when they have bloody urine. If its on you poo you could have cut yourself. There is no healthy scenario that blood should be in your urine.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on January 15, 2012, 01:44:25 AM
That is crazy. Glad you are alright. Also glad that one of the first things you thought to do was come back to NWR to tell us about it.
We are your eFamily. We care (no, seriously, we do....)
I also hope that this experience has reminded you to update your eWill. And make sure you take care of yourself.
I've heard that toxins are stored in fatty tissue, and as you lose that fat, the toxins are released into your system for your body to dump. Too much at once though isn't a good thing.
Could be I just watch too much House...
I have heard this too.... or maybe I have also watched too much House.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: Caterkiller on January 15, 2012, 02:44:19 AM
I too am one of those guys who hates doctors, at least hear in America. I feel like I can never trust them. Will they give me something to mask my symptoms or will they help me get rid of it. If it aint lethal it's always some kind of mask.
I suggest if money or insurance is an issue, seriously try out some Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture, that's what I do. They'l hold on to your wrists and tell your your lifes story medical wise, I thought it was hooplah until I asked my doctor to scientifically explain it to me.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: Ymeegod on January 15, 2012, 06:39:27 AM
"creatinine" Hmm I wonder if you where taking any protein shakes or something like that because those would boost your levels.
Or maybe the fatty cells in your body decided to rebel :0.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: Chozo Ghost on January 15, 2012, 10:28:20 AM
"creatinine" Hmm I wonder if you where taking any protein shakes or something like that because those would boost your levels.
If he was eating nothing but meat that would also do it I think. That's how the Atkin's diet works, and it does work... you do lose weight on it, but eating huge amounts of protein is hard on your kidneys.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: nickmitch on January 15, 2012, 01:24:53 PM
Sorry to hear about that, man. Hope you get better soon!
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: King of Twitch on January 16, 2012, 03:08:21 AM
I would be extremely sad if you ever died Shyguy! I bet it's from stress over whether Xenoblade would come to America. Reggie ruins everything, even people's kidney functions! Gosh he is such and idiot.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: Chozo Ghost on January 16, 2012, 07:44:59 AM
If someone here ever died how would the rest of the people here ever know? Unless someone here knew them in real life we probably wouldn't. When you look at old threads and see posts by people from years ago who used to be here but vanished, it kinda makes you wonder. What happened to them?
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: Dasmos on January 16, 2012, 08:03:15 AM
Well I have people I've known through here on my Facebook, so if I perished I'd hope they'd notice and pass it along.
But hey, realistically speaking, I'm not going to die. Ever.
Also I'm glad you're okay ShyGuy, but I guess the whole weight-loss and and being unwell is going to put Extreme Sandwiches on an extended hiatus, eh?
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: NWR_insanolord on January 16, 2012, 08:11:24 AM
No, that just makes them even more extreme.
And ShyGuy, good to hear you're okay. I hope you'll be back to being a regular poster here, because most of the rest of these people are nowhere near as fun to **** with using my mod powers as you are.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: Plugabugz on January 16, 2012, 08:27:21 AM
Take it easy shyguy. Hiope your'e back on your feet soon!
And insanolord needs to butter some camels.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: oohhboy on January 16, 2012, 08:48:27 AM
Welcome back Thigh Guy! For his next trick he is going to turn harmlessly orange (http://www.buzzfeed.com/retardedclonemonkey/does-clive-owen-has-beta-carotene-poisoning-6z0) then turn silverly blue (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2297471.stm) from eating too many silver coins (http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110705222059/deusex/en/images/0/02/MIB.jpg).
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: bustin98 on January 16, 2012, 04:49:54 PM
I have some people here on my facebook too. And Twitter. And Google+... Insanolord gets around.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: Shaymin on January 16, 2012, 06:46:25 PM
If someone here ever died how would the rest of the people here ever know? Unless someone here knew them in real life we probably wouldn't. When you look at old threads and see posts by people from years ago who used to be here but vanished, it kinda makes you wonder. What happened to them?
Dead Man's Switch (http://www.deadmansswitch.net/) or a site like it.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on January 17, 2012, 12:20:49 AM
I already told my girl that if something should happen to me to immediately login to this site and let all of you know.
Not that any of you would probably notice (or care) if I had stopped posting for an extended period of time, but I would want you all to know anyways.... just because.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: Stogi on January 17, 2012, 04:02:29 PM
Glad to hear you're ok considering how dangerously close to collapsing you were. That level of creatinine is absolutely nuts.
A friend of mine had problem with her kidneys (kidney stones from a lack of water) and I literally had to carry from the bathroom. The renal system is no joke. Your blood is what moves you.
I wonder if the no carbs diet is what really did you in. Despite eating more meat, the jump in levels is extremely abnormal. I'd be interested to hear what your doctor had to say about it and a little more about what you ate this past month, if you feel comfortable sharing.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on January 17, 2012, 05:02:51 PM
I am well pleased to see you are not dead, ShyGuy. Be sure to tell us about your kidneys, and if you met any hot nurses in the hospital :faust:
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: Mop it up on January 17, 2012, 05:51:01 PM
So this is why you haven't posted much. I thought you were just getting bored with the site... that certainly would have been a better outcome! I'm glad you got through it, and I hope you take care of yourself in the future.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: ThePerm on January 18, 2012, 02:26:23 PM
ah man, you're one of my favorite forumers and a minecrafting buddy. Thats one thing I hate about the internet, many times someone can just pass away and because there's some anonymity to the internet(although im friends with Shyguy on myspace and I think facebook) you can't always find out if something happens to one of your comrades. So get better buddy!
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: TJ Spyke on January 27, 2012, 01:41:05 AM
Kinda late, but wanted to add that I am glad you are OK now.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: Chozo Ghost on January 27, 2012, 01:50:44 AM
Any further updates on what was wrong with you?
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: ShyGuy on January 27, 2012, 04:04:12 AM
They did a biopsy and said my glomerular were 90% scarred over. They don't know what the cause was, but high blood pressure was probably a partial factor. I am on dialysis now and looking towards a kidney transplant.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: Chozo Ghost on January 27, 2012, 04:30:04 AM
I wouldn't call that okay... but you are alive, so that much is good. Dialysis must suck. I'm sorry you have to be on that... hopefully you can get that kidney you need.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: oohhboy on January 27, 2012, 05:32:22 AM
To save people wondering, it appears he has this (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001515/). Please for the love of god, don't read too much into in or else you will end up self diagnosing. This is also why they treat Kidney stones seriously as the symtoms are hard to differentiate.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: ThePerm on January 28, 2012, 03:43:22 PM
:'(
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: nickmitch on January 28, 2012, 09:12:48 PM
I'll keep you in my prayers, ShyGuy. I really hope you get that transplant.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: Stogi on January 28, 2012, 09:38:04 PM
Best wishes ShyGuy and I hope you have a speedy recovery.
But something is bothering me and I gotta ask. After dialysis, why can't they simply take the kidney out? We have two of them, and you only need one to live.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: oohhboy on January 29, 2012, 04:26:04 AM
The problem it is caused by a systemic issue, it nailed both his kidneys at the same time. The protein pickling was only a symptom, not the cause. If it was a Kidney infection or an STD, he would have been far better off since it more than likely only would have only affected only one Kidney.
That and it would have implied he got laid, abet with someone who wasn't clean. Maybe a sister (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307987/).
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: ShyGuy on January 31, 2012, 01:27:20 AM
If I get the transplant, I'll have THREE kidneys.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: ShyGuy on February 04, 2013, 07:20:56 PM
Guess who is getting a kidney? I should have a new kidney at the end of March! With this new power I'll be UNSTOPPABLE
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on February 04, 2013, 07:29:46 PM
So I woke up in a tub of ice this morning,
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: Caliban on February 04, 2013, 11:02:10 PM
Hahahahahaha, oh S-U-P-E-R.
That's awesome, ShyGuy. Hope you get to full power soon.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: BranDonk Kong on February 04, 2013, 11:04:59 PM
Three kidneys 4 LIFE.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: Caterkiller on February 05, 2013, 01:41:59 AM
What harm do the grapefruits do, but not any other citrus?
Here is a webMD article on it. (http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20010105/what-could-possibly-be-bad-about-grapefruit) Its a little old but it breaks down to that Grapefruit can make some drugs more potent.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: UncleBob on February 05, 2013, 01:43:20 PM
You know, if you're really in the market for a new kidney, I could probably hook you up.
I'm going to have to start selling body parts, with this new Skylanders game and all.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: Caterkiller on February 05, 2013, 01:43:46 PM
Drugs more potent ay? Hmm...
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: Stogi on February 05, 2013, 01:54:01 PM
Grapefruit interferes with the medicine that is used to fight rejection of the foreign organ. It's not just a kidney, but also liver, heart, etc.
Guess who is getting a kidney? I should have a new kidney at the end of March! With this new power I'll be UNSTOPPABLE
That's only true if you get a black man's kidney. Pissing Gatorade.
And I never felt comfortable saying 'Congrats!' to these situations considering how organs are procured from the potential death of another, but I am very comfortable in saying "Best of Luck, my Friend. May it all go smoothly."
What harm do the grapefruits do, but not any other citrus?
Here is a webMD article on it. (http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20010105/what-could-possibly-be-bad-about-grapefruit) Its a little old but it breaks down to that Grapefruit can make some drugs more potent.
Thanks Ceric. That was quite an informative article.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: ShyGuy on February 05, 2013, 02:32:19 PM
Guess who is getting a kidney? I should have a new kidney at the end of March! With this new power I'll be UNSTOPPABLE
That's only true if you get a black man's kidney. Pissing Gatorade.
And I never felt comfortable saying 'Congrats!' to these situations considering how organs are procured from the potential death of another, but I am very comfortable in saying "Best of Luck, my Friend. May it all go smoothly."
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: oohhboy on March 27, 2013, 08:34:14 PM
(http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff2/scienceman6000/deusex_human-revolution-586x286.jpg) How does it feel to be augmented now?
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: UncleBob on March 27, 2013, 11:47:54 PM
I'm glad you're not dead. Since I bought this copy of NFS so we could play vs. and all.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: Fatty The Hutt on March 28, 2013, 11:52:27 AM
Hooray! I can blow out that candle now.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: pokepal148 on March 28, 2013, 06:47:18 PM
Yahoo *picks up phone* -cancel the victory party-
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: Caliban on March 28, 2013, 11:18:52 PM
Alright! Time to play some games.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: ShyGuy on March 31, 2013, 02:46:24 PM
Here is me post-surgery. hooked up to tubes and stuffed full of drugs like prednisone, which is making me a fat head. I look a little better now. The book is my great book of pills and records, subject to change daily.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: BranDonk Kong on April 06, 2013, 08:53:19 AM
First period?
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: nickmitch on April 06, 2013, 11:48:11 AM
Vampire attack?
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: Phil on April 06, 2013, 12:23:14 PM
Almost dying is never any fun (my no **** comment of the day).
I succumbed to anorexia in 2003 and had a complication called SMA syndrome (very rare and very life-threatening) which made me constantly throw up because my intestine was kinked due to malnutrition. It was incredibly scary not being able to hold anything down and throwing up like ten times per minute. The hospital staff had to intravenously feed me so the kink would remedy itself. Quite frankly, I am very lucky to be alive today.
I'm glad you're doing better, ShyGuy. Hang in there and stay strong!
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: pokepal148 on April 06, 2013, 12:34:54 PM
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: ShyGuy on April 06, 2013, 06:45:10 PM
Earlier that day I had a port removed from my neck that they were using to give me medicine infusions. That night I was laying in bed watching a funny Youtube video before I fell asleep and I was laughing. Since I have a large incision on my stomach I can't really belly laugh so I was laughing more in my throat.
The wound from the port opened but I didn't feel anything. Then I touched my neck and it was a wet. A few seconds later my entire back was soaked I jumped up and was covering blood with the bright red stuff spewing from my jugular. My Dad, who had to sign a contract to be my caretaker for a couple weeks was asleep in the next room, but I didn't want to bother him, so I grabbed bandage and held it to my neck for about 10 minutes. I then dumped a bottle of hydrogren peroxide all over my neck and started cleaning up all the blood.
Let me tell, if you kill somebody, use poision because the blood gets EVERYWHERE. I ruined five pillows. :(
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: pokepal148 on April 06, 2013, 06:51:31 PM
Earlier that day I had a port removed from my neck that they were using to give me medicine infusions. That night I was laying in bed watching a funny Youtube video before I fell asleep and I was laughing. Since I have a large incision on my stomach I can't really belly laugh so I was laughing more in my throat.
The wound from the port opened but I didn't feel anything. Then I touched my neck and it was a wet. A few seconds later my entire back was soaked I jumped up and was covering blood with the bright red stuff spewing from my jugular. My Dad, who had to sign a contract to be my caretaker for a couple weeks was asleep in the next room, but I didn't want to bother him, so I grabbed bandage and held it to my neck for about 10 minutes. I then dumped a bottle of hydrogren peroxide all over my neck and started cleaning up all the blood.
Let me tell, if you kill somebody, use poision because the blood gets EVERYWHERE. I ruined five pillows. :(
they aren't ruined if they are just stained... dye them, send to africa
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: Oblivion on April 06, 2013, 07:22:30 PM
Earlier that day I had a port removed from my neck that they were using to give me medicine infusions. That night I was laying in bed watching a funny Youtube video before I fell asleep and I was laughing. Since I have a large incision on my stomach I can't really belly laugh so I was laughing more in my throat.
The wound from the port opened but I didn't feel anything. Then I touched my neck and it was a wet. A few seconds later my entire back was soaked I jumped up and was covering blood with the bright red stuff spewing from my jugular. My Dad, who had to sign a contract to be my caretaker for a couple weeks was asleep in the next room, but I didn't want to bother him, so I grabbed bandage and held it to my neck for about 10 minutes. I then dumped a bottle of hydrogren peroxide all over my neck and started cleaning up all the blood.
Let me tell, if you kill somebody, use poision because the blood gets EVERYWHERE. I ruined five pillows. :(
Jesus. :(
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: Caliban on April 06, 2013, 08:47:18 PM
Earlier that day I had a port removed from my neck that they were using to give me medicine infusions. That night I was laying in bed watching a funny Youtube video before I fell asleep and I was laughing. Since I have a large incision on my stomach I can't really belly laugh so I was laughing more in my throat.
The wound from the port opened but I didn't feel anything. Then I touched my neck and it was a wet. A few seconds later my entire back was soaked I jumped up and was covering blood with the bright red stuff spewing from my jugular. My Dad, who had to sign a contract to be my caretaker for a couple weeks was asleep in the next room, but I didn't want to bother him, so I grabbed bandage and held it to my neck for about 10 minutes. I then dumped a bottle of hydrogren peroxide all over my neck and started cleaning up all the blood.
Let me tell, if you kill somebody, use poision because the blood gets EVERYWHERE. I ruined five pillows. :(
You should have cauterized the wound. It's what any real man would have done.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: oohhboy on April 06, 2013, 10:03:40 PM
The jugular would bleed you out in seconds if cut since you would very quickly lose consciousness. The port probably lead to a pin prick hole in that artery that hadn't healed yet and with the pressure making up for the lack of size. He was very lucky he hadn't bleed out. As to why they had a port in his neck instead of feeding in meds through the arm in a mystery. It's not like his head needed deflating.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: ShyGuy on April 06, 2013, 10:14:02 PM
hey!
I have a fat head. :(
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: oohhboy on April 06, 2013, 10:17:08 PM
It's because we love you.
Title: Re: So I almost died
Post by: Phil on April 07, 2013, 03:49:02 PM
Earlier that day I had a port removed from my neck that they were using to give me medicine infusions. That night I was laying in bed watching a funny Youtube video before I fell asleep and I was laughing. Since I have a large incision on my stomach I can't really belly laugh so I was laughing more in my throat.
The wound from the port opened but I didn't feel anything. Then I touched my neck and it was a wet. A few seconds later my entire back was soaked I jumped up and was covering blood with the bright red stuff spewing from my jugular. My Dad, who had to sign a contract to be my caretaker for a couple weeks was asleep in the next room, but I didn't want to bother him, so I grabbed bandage and held it to my neck for about 10 minutes. I then dumped a bottle of hydrogren peroxide all over my neck and started cleaning up all the blood.
Let me tell, if you kill somebody, use poision because the blood gets EVERYWHERE. I ruined five pillows. :(
My heart sank reading this. :/ I'm so sorry you're going through this!
