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Meowmee

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18. I am glad you survived it 🤗

Reply to kozar (Original post)

Sun Dec 1, 2024, 09:20 PM

Dec 1

I have been in that situation many times where I have to explain what is going on to doctors etc. which isn’t easy to do when you are in an emergency.

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Im home, exhausted, but home. [View all] kozar Dec 1 OP

Doctors often have tunnel vision biophile Dec 1 #1

Cook book medicine kozar Dec 1 #2

Glad you are home Koz. Get some rest. n/t livetohike Dec 1 #3

Glad you're home. We all have to be our own advocates, and we know our bodies Evolve Dammit Dec 1 #4

Good for you, but damn, hope all will be your normal soon..... a kennedy Dec 1 #5

re: welcome home AllaN01Bear Dec 1 #6

Be careful. MineralMan Dec 1 #7

And you're right. I spent years and years telling the docs that something was happening (blacking out) and SWBTATTReg Dec 1 #9

I had never heard of lactate acidosis until now... rogerballard Dec 1 #8

So play this to cheer up and sing the chorus 😀 malaise Dec 1 #10

Glad to hear. There's no place like home. surfered Dec 1 #11

Glad to hear you're home & got a correct diagnosis. boonecreek Dec 1 #12

Good for you that you were a convincing advocate. So many sick people need medical advocates. ancianita Dec 1 #13

So glad you're home, Kozar. Biophilic Dec 1 #14

I honestly thought doctors mountain grammy Dec 1 #15

glad you had the strength to convice those medical pros. peacebuzzard Dec 1 #16

Aces. cachukis Dec 1 #17

I am glad you survived it 🤗 Meowmee Dec 1 #18