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boxonhead11 t1_j9y3cnz wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Most people don’t know the closest they have been to dying by Mr_Pocket_

My wife is an ER nurse and she has told me, on multiple occasions, about patients who come in because they “have a feeling”.

My biggest fear is that I don’t have the forethought to get myself to a hospital in your situation and I just try to tough it out or sleep it off.

My wife has said many times: “If that person hadn’t come in when they did, they would be dead right now”.

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WomenAreFemaleWhat t1_j9yypt5 wrote

Even if you do have the feeling, the hospital would probably just brush it off as anxiety and send you off. If it isn't easily identifiable you are fucked.

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Forsaken-Cow- t1_j9zfz8r wrote

Went to the ER somewhat recently because I was feeling “off” I assumed it was malnutrition because I hadn’t been eating very great. Turns out I was so dehydrated that the nurse couldn’t find my vein even with an infant IV needle and they had to do an ultrasound to give me a few bags of fluid.

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