Daft things you have done healthwise

[Pblakeney]

Yes but what did it do to you?
How quickly did it take hold and what was potentially getting drunk that quickly like?

Are you asking for a friend?

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Are you asking for a friend?

Just curious as it sounds like one of the most stupidest things I've heard alcoholwise for quite a while! 😆

And with a story like that... Spill!!

 

[presta]

Just remembered another fell about 20 foot climbing. Landed on my feet a bit shock through my leg but after a few minutes felt ok so carried on climbing. Next morning leg was really stiff so went for an xray told nothing was broken, managed to get a sick note as I worked a building site at the time. Spent the next 3 weeks climbing most days till note ran out, rang work to say I would be back in next week. They said any chance you could milk it a bit and get another sickie as things have gone really quiet.
So off I go to the doctors pretending to limp and ready pretend to be in pain. Doc examined me and twisted my lower leg, I nearly go through the roof in shock and pain.
He says you broke the little bone that supports your calf muscle, they weren’t looking for that when they read your X-ray. You need to take it easy for a few weeks, don’t put much weight on it.

When I hurt my fingers in a fall, the GP told me to exercise them. It wasn't until I went back 9 weeks later complaining of all the pain the exercised caused that they x-rayed them and found they were both broken.

 

[Webbo2]

*Twilight Zone theme plays*

Anyway, what did being injected with Vodka do, except for possibly a rather large hangover the next morning?

Found some left over Salted Caramel Vodka in the drinks cupboard from Christmas brought by daughter dearest mixed with Pepsi max and we have a winner. Not got round to mainlining it yet though.

 

[T4tomo]

I'm not sure I had a choice, but I helped my Dad tip a lorry load of straw bales into a barn just after I'd got back from having a tetanus and something else inoculation.
Could barley move my my arm the next day...the advice not to do any heavy lifting after the jab is good advice!

 

[Beebo]

Exercising after giving blood.
I assumed that after 16 hours it would be ok. It wasn’t.
I gave blood at 5pm on Friday and ran 5k parkrun at 9am. It’s amazing how your physical performance drops. I felt weak, dizzy with a headache as I stumbled to the finish.

 

[T4tomo]

Exercising after giving blood.
I assumed that after 16 hours it would be ok. It wasn’t.
I gave blood at 5pm on Friday and ran 5k parkrun at 9am. It’s amazing how your physical performance drops. I felt weak, dizzy with a headache as I stumbled to the finish.

Yes you've pretty much taken out 10% of your blood oxygen carrying capacity.

I can confirm that their "don't drink alcohol" advice doesn't really have to be followed, a pint of stout feels like it should do you good.

 

[BrumJim]

Yes you've pretty much taken out 10% of your blood oxygen carrying capacity.

I can confirm that their "don't drink alcohol" advice doesn't really have to be followed, a pint of stout feels like it should do you good.

That's one of the benefits of giving blood - getting drunk cheaper that evening?

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

@steveindenmark, I am not sure why you cannot answer the questions about the Vodka. I am a bit depressive here again, am just curious, needing a bit of a good story and well, I might be taking things a bit literally here (although I looked it up and it is possible).

If it was a joke, say!
If it's not, why not just answer? I mean it would be some story!

Stop faffing about and just say!

Yours flatly and morosely, MDB.

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

Yes you've pretty much taken out 10% of your blood oxygen carrying capacity.

But go to an altitude of 1000 m and you have 10% lower concentration of oxygen compared to being at sea level.

 

[T4tomo]

But go to an altitude of 1000 m and you have 10% lower concentration of oxygen compared to being at sea level.

err yes and also a poor park run time - what was your ponint?

 

[lazybloke]

Some decades ago, an ex of mine dropped a car battery and thought it a good idea to break its fall with her foot.
Yes, the battery was fine.
No, her foot was not; that was a fun day in A&E!

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

Some decades ago, an ex of mine dropped a car battery and thought it a good idea to break its fall with her foot.
Yes, the battery was fine.
No, her foot was not; that was a fun day in A&E!

Couple of years ago I'd been doing roof repairs to the house and whilst "wasn't my fault" in reality must have been and up ladder leaning over roof replacing tiles and ladder decided it wanted to be elsewhere and it went elsewhere and I came crashing down onto hard stone patio.

Got up, managed to hobble a few paces so decided no long bones broken. After a bit decided to call NHS 111 "just in case" and they quickly got medic to call me who decided ambulance needed with "blue lights" (which I thought OTT but apparently punctured lung is a risk from such accidents).

Ambulance was amazingly quick, spent ages doing loads to tests and examinations and decided I should go to hospital for X-rays but when I asked why, which bones and if broken what would they do (apparently nothing) they relented and made a me promise to get a family member to call to check on me that evening.

They wanted me to take some paracetomol but I looked and I had a new box unfortunately now 3 years after its "use by" date so they gave me a pill from their ambulance.

All a first for me.

 

[Shearwater Missile]

Exercising after giving blood.
I assumed that after 16 hours it would be ok. It wasn’t.
I gave blood at 5pm on Friday and ran 5k parkrun at 9am. It’s amazing how your physical performance drops. I felt weak, dizzy with a headache as I stumbled to the finish.

The last time I gave blood the nurse missed my vein or should I say, she just caught it. So she then tried my other arm but not much would come out, despite moving my fingers etc, so the nurse gave up. I had my cup of tea and a biscuit and a rest. I then drove the 10 miles home. I felt a very warm sensation in my arm all the way during that journey. It was dark as it was winter so I could not see all the blood that had come out through my clothing. My jacket was stained, big time. I vowed I would not give blood again. My arm was pretty sore for some days afterwards. FWIW, the nurse was a retired volunteer. ouch !

 

[Dogtrousers]

The last time I gave blood the nurse missed my vein or should I say, she just caught it. So she then tried my other arm but not much would come out, despite moving my fingers etc, so the nurse gave up. I had my cup of tea and a biscuit and a rest. I then drove the 10 miles home. I felt a very warm sensation in my arm all the way during that journey. It was dark as it was winter so I could not see all the blood that had come out through my clothing. My jacket was stained, big time. I vowed I would not give blood again. My arm was pretty sore for some days afterwards. FWIW, the nurse was a retired volunteer. ouch !

My wife used to work in a hospital doing research & often used to lend an arm for various people needing a bit of blood. She says the very worst are doctors, and the more senior they are the worse your bruising will be. Phlebotomists are the best, obvs. General nursing staff in the middle. She never mentioned retired volunteers.