# So, I just spent about a week in the hospital **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 18, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-just-spent-about-a-week-in-the-hospital/536540 "2010-04-18T17:05:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-just-spent-about-a-week-in-the-hospital/536540/41 "2010-04-20T20:50:53Z")
Oh, really? Sorry… retract my statement then. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-just-spent-about-a-week-in-the-hospital/536540/42 "2010-04-20T21:37:55Z")
I’ve been doing submission grappling/BJJ about the same amount of time now, and yeah, it puts as least as many marks on you as striking does. I’ve had some knee, neck and shoulder issues over it as well. Only time will tell; might be possible to continue, might not. > [@Dinsdale](#): > > We think too much alike, bro! > > I always kinda wondered where the line was for me. Not exactly sure - but I’m pretty certain those guys are over it! Sure looks like fun tho… The Dog Brothers are stark raving insane. Good insane, but insane nonetheless. > [@Poysyn](#): > > pravnik - I hear you on the adjusting. I have had some health issues this year that are keeping me from running and racing this year. This was going to be my first year in Triathlon DAMMIT! > Now everything is on hold - pending outcome. Sucks to be in limbo. Sorry to hear that. Hope you’re back up on your feet, stomach and butt soon. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-just-spent-about-a-week-in-the-hospital/536540/43 "2010-04-21T14:07:32Z")
Just for the folk who might not have encountered them before, [here](http://www.dogbrothers.com/pages/multimedia.html) is a link to some Dog Brothers vids. Check out the “in action” ones. Just good clean fun, heh? 😛 My wife never cared for my figthing, but IIRC what upset her most was when I’d have my shirt off the day after training and she’d see all these purple handprints all over my body. Sorry for the hijack. Now back to **prav**. You know one thing you’ve learned from your training is that you can accomplish just about anything you set your mind to, and have the fortitude to create yourself pretty much however you want. Eager to hear where you go from here. ---
**Author:** ![jay-c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@jay-c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jay-c)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-just-spent-about-a-week-in-the-hospital/536540/44 "2010-04-21T20:47:57Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > Heterozygous for Factor V Leiden thrombophilia and homozygous for Factor II Prothrombin 20210 mutation. Holy crap! You are the first person I’ve ever met (albeit online) that has the exact same mutations that I do! Your story reads almost the same as mine… DVT, PE, etc. I also had the bonus of a defect in the walls of my heart that allowed a clot to migrate to my brain. I had a stroke at age 27, back in 2004. At 6 years out from being given a lifetime sentence to warfarin therapy, I can tell you that it eventually becomes part of your day to day routine. Over time, you learn to accept your limitations and work within them. I had to give up rock climbing and now play softball wearing a helmet. I wear compression stockings on long flights. The one piece of advice I can give that nobody told me is to be careful if/when switching pharmacies - generics are not always metabolized the same way across different brands, so be sure your doctor knows if you switch and tests accordingly. I learned that the hard way when I switched from CVS to Kroger and developed a spontaneous hemorrhage inside my knee. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-just-spent-about-a-week-in-the-hospital/536540/45 "2010-04-22T02:53:10Z")
> [@jay-c](#): > > Holy crap! You are the first person I’ve ever met (albeit online) that has the exact same mutations that I do! Your story reads almost the same as mine… DVT, PE, etc. I also had the bonus of a defect in the walls of my heart that allowed a clot to migrate to my brain. I had a stroke at age 27, back in 2004. :eek: Holy moley. Thanks for a little more perspective in the “could have been worse” department. Glad to see you still among us. Thanks for the heads up on generics; I’d heard that it needed to be paid attention to, but not in quite so dramatic terms. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-just-spent-about-a-week-in-the-hospital/536540/46 "2010-04-22T02:58:56Z")
[QUOTE=Dinsdale;12366721Sorry for the hijack. Now back to **prav**. You know one thing you’ve learned from your training is that you can accomplish just about anything you set your mind to, and have the fortitude to create yourself pretty much however you want. Eager to hear where you go from here.[/QUOTE] Thanks. That means a lot, especially since we come from similar MA backgrounds and you understand where I’m coming from. While I’m on it, thanks again to everyone for your kind words and well wishes. They really do help. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-just-spent-about-a-week-in-the-hospital/536540.md?page=2)