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   Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 23:16:13 JST Warner Crocker

   Good morning. The ER was not exactly where I planned on spending my afternoon and evening into the wee hours. The good/bad news is that they discovered nothing wrong. Yet another medical mystery in my life. I have too many of those. #today #photography #health #Chicago

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 23:32:56 JST Warner Crocker

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     @Sumocat Had the MRI. The good news there is my brain and noggin are in great shape, so there’s that. Scary news is that it happened again after the MRI, freaked out the staff when I blacked out while attempting to go to the bathroom after the scan.

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     Sumocat 🐈‍⬛ (sumocat@mastodon.world)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 23:32:57 JST Sumocat 🐈‍⬛

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     @WarnerCrocker That happened to me once. Transient ischemic attack passed while I was there. No way to diagnose without MRI. Hope you figure it out and can deal with it easily. 🤞

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 23:37:41 JST Warner Crocker

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     • Mike Cane

     @mikecane That’s what sent us to the ER. It went off the charts with the cuff we use at home. Each time I got dizzy (sitting, lying down, etc…) it rose. It was a crazy day.

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     Mike Cane (mikecane@mas.to)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 23:37:42 JST Mike Cane

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     @WarnerCrocker How is your bp? There's such a thing as it plummeting when getting up from sitting or making a sudden move.

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 23:38:37 JST Warner Crocker

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     @Sumocat Only once. First two times I just got dizzy, disorientated and nauseous.

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     Sumocat 🐈‍⬛ (sumocat@mastodon.world)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 23:38:38 JST Sumocat 🐈‍⬛

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     @WarnerCrocker So you blacked out twice? Both while standing?

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     Mike Cane (mikecane@mas.to)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 23:41:46 JST Mike Cane

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     @WarnerCrocker Home measurement isn't as reliable as health pro ones. They're often not medical grade, like masks. Are you on any bp meds?

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 23:41:46 JST Warner Crocker

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     • Mike Cane

     @mikecane Been on those for ages. BP was very under control which is why the sudden change (even with hom cuff) was noteworthy. It rose and fell in ER as well.

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     Mike Cane (mikecane@mas.to)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 23:43:10 JST Mike Cane

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     @WarnerCrocker Oh! Also vertigo! It turns out crystals can form in the ear that can make your head spin. I've had that. But no real bp problems.

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 23:43:10 JST Warner Crocker

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     • Mike Cane

     @mikecane Doc thinks it might be Vertigo. But he’s not sure given the last epsidoe last night when I blacked out. I fit zero patterns once they start digging on any of my health issues.

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     Laffy (gottalaff@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 23:45:25 JST Laffy

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     • Sumocat 🐈‍⬛

     @WarnerCrocker Oh Warner, I just saw this. I’m so so glad they found nothing, but I know what it’s like to have mystery ailments, and it must be terrifying for you. I hope it goes away stat. Be well, dear Warner. ❤️ @Sumocat

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 23:46:25 JST Warner Crocker

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     • Sumocat 🐈‍⬛

     @GottaLaff @Sumocat Thank you my friend. Medical mysteries are no fun.

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 23:47:13 JST Warner Crocker

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     • Mike Cane

     @mikecane Nope on cold. They rain every test in the book including ultrasounds.

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     Mike Cane (mikecane@mas.to)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 23:47:14 JST Mike Cane

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     @WarnerCrocker Were you cold? I've had near-faint once but it was outside in frigid weather. Body apparently couldn't keep moving AND keep warm. Had to pick one. I stopped walking for a bit. Resolved. Did they ultrasound your carotids? They can have a blockage that could do that. That could also lead to stroke. Do you have tinnitus?

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 23:50:01 JST Warner Crocker

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     • Mike Cane

     @mikecane Yup. But readings stayed well within range throughout. That was one of the first thoughts, but since I wear a monitor I could tell things were good on that front.

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     Mike Cane (mikecane@mas.to)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 23:50:02 JST Mike Cane

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     @WarnerCrocker Ah. One more. Diabetic?

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     Laffy (gottalaff@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 23:50:29 JST Laffy

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     @WarnerCrocker No, they’re not.

     But the main thing is that for you, they found nothing. Let’s hope that’s what they keep finding. I’m going to hang onto that for you.

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     Mike Cane (mikecane@mas.to)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 23:50:59 JST Mike Cane

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     @WarnerCrocker One more. I forget if you ever had COVID.

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 23:50:59 JST Warner Crocker

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     • Mike Cane

     @mikecane Once. In December 2023.

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 23:51:29 JST Warner Crocker

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     • Laffy

     @GottaLaff ❤️

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 23:51:42 JST Warner Crocker

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     • Mike Cane

     @mikecane Multiple.

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     Mike Cane (mikecane@mas.to)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 23:51:43 JST Mike Cane

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     @WarnerCrocker Did they do EKG?

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 23:54:24 JST Warner Crocker

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     • Mike Cane

     @mikecane Had one of those awhile back. According to my cardiologist my heart is too healthy for my age and my previous lifestyle choices.

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     Mike Cane (mikecane@mas.to)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 23:54:25 JST Mike Cane

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     @WarnerCrocker You might have a cardiac catheterization in your future. Not fun. They tell you up front it can kill you. I've had it 2x! Wheeee!

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     Mike Cane (mikecane@mas.to)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 23:58:39 JST Mike Cane

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     @WarnerCrocker Wait. You said COVID 12/23? Damn. It's probably COVID after-effect.

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 23:58:39 JST Warner Crocker

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     • Mike Cane

     @mikecane They don’t think so, but who knows.

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     Mike Cane (mikecane@mas.to)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 00:01:24 JST Mike Cane

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     @WarnerCrocker Don't want to scare you, but things could get worse. COVID fucks up the blood vessels and heart. This is why I haven't stopped wearing an N95 masks. COVID would kill me, period.

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 00:01:24 JST Warner Crocker

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     • Mike Cane

     @mikecane I’m aware. My doc(s) are as well. I have a small army of docs.

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     Mike Cane (mikecane@mas.to)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 00:03:37 JST Mike Cane

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     @WarnerCrocker Bah! You get an army. I get revolving freelancers. COVID can also create micro bleeds, in the brain too. Yeesh. Good luck.

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 00:03:37 JST Warner Crocker

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     • Mike Cane

     @mikecane That was one of the things they were looking for in the MRI. Like my heart they say my brain and noggin are in great shape.

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 00:06:38 JST Warner Crocker

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     • Sumocat 🐈‍⬛

     @JBShakerman @Sumocat Thanks for passing that along.

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     JBGerman (jbshakerman@mas.to)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 00:06:39 JST JBGerman

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     @WarnerCrocker @Sumocat Something like this happened to me 20+ years ago.

     Turned out to be syncope, an occasional skipped heartbeat that deprived my brain of just enough oxygen to get dizzy and/or blank out.

     Hasn't been a problem since I got a pacemaker. Good luck.

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 00:10:25 JST Warner Crocker

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     • David Todd McCarty

     @davidtoddmccarty We got home about 3am. We know it’s not blood sugar/etc.. No one knows what it is and that’s the scary part. I hate hospitals as well. (They also hate me when they see me coming.)

     It is sort of fun watching their theories fall one by one once they run tests. Based on initial diagnosis in my lifetime I shoiuld have been dead years ago.

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     David Todd McCarty (davidtoddmccarty@me.dm)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 00:10:26 JST David Todd McCarty

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     @WarnerCrocker Dude. WTF? I used to get this when I was young. It was hypoglycemia. Just low blood sugar. But you seem a little long in the tooth for that to be the cause. I hate the hospital. Not sure which is better, finding nothing or knowing why it happened. Hope you figure it out quickly and it’s an easy fix. Like, you need to eat more spinach. Are you still in lockup?

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 00:14:36 JST Warner Crocker

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     • Sumocat 🐈‍⬛

     @Sumocat Thanks, my friend. We did check it sitting, standing, lying, etc.. Appreciate the concern and the advice.

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     Sumocat 🐈‍⬛ (sumocat@mastodon.world)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 00:14:38 JST Sumocat 🐈‍⬛

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     @WarnerCrocker Three in a day is scary. If they haven’t checked your BP while standing, check that. I used to try to calm myself through attacks, and that is not the right choice when standing BP is low. Ok, I’m going to pull back before armchair diagnosing you, but I have to let you know, if you do any type of imaging with contrast agent, you need a lot of mineralized water to plump your veins and flush it out. Good luck.

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     Incorrigible Maker (oldude82@mstdn.party)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 00:14:59 JST Incorrigible Maker

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     @WarnerCrocker @Sumocat

     Hmmm ... ask your primary to request a "tilt test" for you. I was having symptoms that are similar to what you're describing, and was diagnosed as having orthostatic hypotension - low blood pressure triggered by positional change. Mine was related to a side effect of a medication I had started about a month before, but there are many things that will trigger the condition. Also can be related to low sodium condition in the body or adrenal malfunction

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 00:14:59 JST Warner Crocker

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     • Sumocat 🐈‍⬛

     @OlDude82 @Sumocat Thaks for sharing that.

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 00:15:35 JST Warner Crocker

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     • David Todd McCarty

     @davidtoddmccarty With multiple someones. Adding to the legion of doctors I deal with.

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     David Todd McCarty (davidtoddmccarty@me.dm)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 00:15:36 JST David Todd McCarty

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     @WarnerCrocker Glad you’re home. Do you have a follow up plan with someone?

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 00:20:12 JST Warner Crocker

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     @davidtoddmccarty I agree. We’ll be working up a plan once I do the followups.

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     David Todd McCarty (davidtoddmccarty@me.dm)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 00:20:13 JST David Todd McCarty

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     @WarnerCrocker Annoying, I get it. But I like to have a plan. There’s always the hope that someone figures it out. My wife has a rather rare lung thing. It took us years to figure it out. From allergists to pulmonologists. But we finally figured it out and she has it under control.

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     Lydia Schoch (lydiaschoch@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 00:30:17 JST Lydia Schoch

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     @WarnerCrocker I hope you get answers soon. I’m so sorry you’re not feeling well.

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 00:38:43 JST Warner Crocker

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     • David Todd McCarty

     @davidtoddmccarty So do I.

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     David Todd McCarty (davidtoddmccarty@me.dm)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 00:38:44 JST David Todd McCarty

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     @WarnerCrocker I mean the follow ups are a plan. As long as you have someone to see next, until it’s figure out, I consider it progress.

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     Ian Robinson (ianrobinson@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 00:44:26 JST Ian Robinson

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     @WarnerCrocker Yikes. Hopefully a one off. Take it easy!

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 01:04:02 JST Warner Crocker

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     • Voima Oy

     @voimaoy Thanks. Definitely feeling better today than yesterday.

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     Voima Oy (voimaoy@zirk.us)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 01:04:04 JST Voima Oy

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     @WarnerCrocker
     I hope you are feeling better now! Take care 🙏🏾

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 02:11:29 JST Warner Crocker

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     @voimaoy I am indeed.

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     Voima Oy (voimaoy@zirk.us)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 02:11:30 JST Voima Oy

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     @WarnerCrocker
     So glad for that! Hope you are back home now.