# I'm in the ER (posted 2023-01-31, now home) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 1, 2023, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-er-posted-2023-01-31-now-home/979132 "2023-02-01T01:26:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-er-posted-2023-01-31-now-home/979132/21 "2023-02-02T14:19:48Z")
Sending continued good thoughts for you. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-er-posted-2023-01-31-now-home/979132/22 "2023-02-02T14:40:14Z")
Better safe than sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-er-posted-2023-01-31-now-home/979132/23 "2023-02-02T16:28:58Z")
Oh, my gosh! I hope you get some answers soon and heal quickly. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-er-posted-2023-01-31-now-home/979132/24 "2023-02-02T19:21:58Z")
@davidm best wishes for a speedy recovery! I hope they find it and treat it effectively. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-er-posted-2023-01-31-now-home/979132/25 "2023-02-02T23:35:55Z")
Im finally in a real room. Up till now, I was in the observation unit because there were no other beds available. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-er-posted-2023-01-31-now-home/979132/26 "2023-02-03T00:21:49Z")
We are praying for you. Get well soon. Let us know how we can help. Keep fighting the good fight. And… get back in the ring to take another swing! [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xuoXkMZvD5Q/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AG-AoAC8AGKAgwIABABGGUgZShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLAM9mGcOy6aZiBY7SH-B9xUY2o_lw "AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long [Lyrics In Description]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuoXkMZvD5Q) ---
**Author:** ![TheCuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thecuse/32/2854_2.png) [@TheCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCuse)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-er-posted-2023-01-31-now-home/979132/27 "2023-02-03T00:24:57Z")
best wishes. I was in that position back in 2019. ---
**Author:** ![EnolaStraight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-er-posted-2023-01-31-now-home/979132/28 "2023-02-03T01:29:58Z")
Did they give you a thrombolytic soon enough to avoid permanent damage? ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-er-posted-2023-01-31-now-home/979132/29 "2023-02-03T02:04:39Z")
Not at all an expert on anything, but your typing is perfectly fine, which I hope is a good sign? Thoughts and prayers to you, David. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-er-posted-2023-01-31-now-home/979132/30 "2023-02-03T15:56:12Z")
> [@EnolaStraight](#): > > Did they give you a thrombolytic soon enough to avoid permanent damage? It may not even have been a stroke, it was just a pinprick on the scan, but yes they’ve been giving me Lovonox injections and aspirin. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-er-posted-2023-01-31-now-home/979132/31 "2023-02-03T15:58:53Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Not at all an expert on anything, but your typing is perfectly fine, which I hope is a good sign? > > Thoughts and prayers to you, David. My mental faculties are as sharp (or unsharp) as ever and my physical agility seems to have returned. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-er-posted-2023-01-31-now-home/979132/32 "2023-02-03T16:01:22Z")
Im going home today. I’ll have some new prescriptions and will follow up with some specialists. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-er-posted-2023-01-31-now-home/979132/33 "2023-02-03T16:06:30Z")
It could simply be an inner ear infection that can easily be treated by medication, so let’s hope it’s that simple! 💓 ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-er-posted-2023-01-31-now-home/979132/34 "2023-02-03T16:24:07Z")
Sounds like good news overall. Glad you’re getting to go home. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-er-posted-2023-01-31-now-home/979132/35 "2023-02-03T16:32:56Z")
Honestly, going to a hospital seems like watching some intruder in the NASA control room pushing buttons to see what happens. It took forever to diagnose my nephew’s problem (dizziness, fainting), which resulted in having a pacemaker put in. Take care. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-er-posted-2023-01-31-now-home/979132/36 "2023-02-03T17:30:40Z")
Best wishes. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-er-posted-2023-01-31-now-home/979132/37 "2023-02-03T17:42:30Z")
Glad you are heading home today! ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-er-posted-2023-01-31-now-home/979132/38 "2023-02-03T21:19:33Z")
I’m so glad you’re able to go home! ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2023, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-er-posted-2023-01-31-now-home/979132/39 "2023-02-04T23:27:00Z")
Welcome home! ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-er-posted-2023-01-31-now-home/979132/40 "2023-02-07T02:44:15Z")
I’m home and I’ll be taking a statin and a small dose of aspirin every day from now on. I have to follow up with a cardiologist and a neurologist. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-er-posted-2023-01-31-now-home/979132.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-er-posted-2023-01-31-now-home/979132.md?page=3)