# First time ER **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 13, 2016, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-er/768442 "2016-10-13T17:34:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-er/768442/1 "2016-10-13T17:34:37Z")
I’m in the hospital, getting checked out. And they have WiFi. Hoping I’m okay. Jus letting people know ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-er/768442/2 "2016-10-13T17:46:03Z")
What happened? ---
**Author:** ![Whiskey\_Dickens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9fc348/32.png) [@Whiskey\_Dickens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whiskey_Dickens)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-er/768442/3 "2016-10-13T18:28:58Z")
That damned casein again??? ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-er/768442/4 "2016-10-13T18:35:04Z")
I hope that all goes well with you. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-er/768442/5 "2016-10-13T18:42:45Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I’m in the hospital Oh, crud, that’s never fun. > [@BigT](#): > > getting checked out. Hopefully by a beautiful person of your preferred gender. > [@BigT](#): > > And they have WiFi. W00T! > [@BigT](#): > > Hoping I’m okay. As am I. > [@BigT](#): > > Jus letting people know Thanks - really! ---
**Author:** ![Fiveroptic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiveroptic/32/8257_2.png) [@Fiveroptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveroptic)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-er/768442/6 "2016-10-13T18:42:50Z")
Feel better soon. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-er/768442/7 "2016-10-13T19:18:02Z")
Will you be able to play the piano after the operation? Could you play it before? ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-er/768442/8 "2016-10-13T19:19:36Z")
Buck up, **Big** … um, **T**. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-er/768442/9 "2016-10-13T19:21:10Z")
Just don’t go do that dying thing people like to do in the hospital. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-er/768442/10 "2016-10-13T19:26:11Z")
Not First time **IST**? Get well. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-er/768442/11 "2016-10-13T21:24:33Z")
Hope all is well. Keep us posted. On the plus side, you’re missing Trump’s nonsense of the day. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2016, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-er/768442/12 "2016-10-14T01:30:21Z")
Hey, if you need a kidney, I’ll post signs for you. Hope it all turns out ok. ETA: they’ve got WiFi, but did you remember to bring a charger? ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-er/768442/13 "2016-10-14T01:34:24Z")
Hope all is well! ---
**Author:** ![trapezoidal\_jellyfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6f9a4e/32.png) [@trapezoidal\_jellyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trapezoidal_jellyfish)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2016, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-er/768442/14 "2016-10-14T05:09:40Z")
I hope everything turns out ok! ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2016, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-er/768442/15 "2016-10-14T11:45:35Z")
> [@Whiskey\_Dickens](#): > > That damned casein again??? Mocking the OP for an issue in his past board history in a thread announcing his hospitalization is out of line. This is an official warning for being a jerk. Do not continue this behavior. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2016, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-er/768442/16 "2016-10-14T13:00:16Z")
I’m having chest pains that sometimes go down my arms. It’s not a panic attack, as I know those. It’s not my heart, as I’d hoped it wasn’t, but everything online said you couldn’t be too careful. My BP was high, even for when I’m anxious. And they think it may be a GI issue, but not an emergency. Which means I have to get regular drs appointment. The nitro they gave me did a number in me (scared me when I almost felt I’d faint going to xray), so I just went straight to bed when I got home. Still laying down. Thanks for the well wishes. Even VT’s comment made me smile. That’s how you do that type of joke. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2016, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-er/768442/17 "2016-10-14T13:07:53Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Will you be able to play the piano after the operation? > > Could you play it before? This made me laugh, too. And yes to both questions, albeit better by ear than written music. It actually makes it harder to listen to music, since I’m always thinking about how to play it. Oh, and thanks Dr J. The phlebotomist I think counts. :o ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2016, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-er/768442/18 "2016-10-14T13:28:47Z")
OK, I’ll return the 14 PayPal contributions we were going to use to hire a clown to cheer you up. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2016, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-er/768442/19 "2016-10-14T14:03:02Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > It’s not my heart, as I’d hoped it wasn’t, but everything online said you couldn’t be too careful. Absolutely. When there is anything you might think involved your heart don’t hesitate. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2016, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-er/768442/20 "2016-10-14T14:21:08Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Absolutely. When there is anything you might think involved your heart don’t hesitate. Dude! Two years(?) ago I was having horrible chest pain. The first episode lasted five minutes and stopped, so I incorrectly assumed it wasn’t my heart. A few days later it happened again. By the time I made an appointment with my PCP the episodes were happening almost every night and lasting around 15 minutes despite the Maalox I was chugging at bedtime… It turned out I was experiencing unstable angina, and one of the episodes was actually a heart attack. A single stent and I’m now symptom free for two years. The worst part was the shit everyone gave me for not seeking medical attention immediately. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-er/768442.md?page=2)