The awakening

Enigma · Post by **Enigma** » 2003-09-26 09:00am

For me it's waking up to a vertigo attack. Weird part is then when it happens, even in my dreams I'm dizzy.

Tasoth · Post by **Tasoth** » 2003-09-26 10:07am

Waking up with both legs asleep and numb. First time was an experience as I rolled out of bed and ended up crawling down my stairs. I may have sprained my ankle before getting out of bed, my memories foggy on that one....

BrYaN19kc · Post by **BrYaN19kc** » 2003-09-26 10:55am

Waking up and reaching over to take a quick grope of my partner only to find out that he's all ready left for work!

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2003-09-26 08:43pm

Damn, what's with all the leg cramps and charley horses? Is it an age thing or do you guys just sleep in weird positions? My dad gets them too but I've never had one in my entire life that wasn't sports related.

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2003-09-26 08:52pm

Some of us are currently athletes. Improper streaching can lead to cramps when the muscles cool down and remain inert for long periods of time. Then they constrict.

SeebianWurm · Post by **SeebianWurm** » 2003-09-28 07:14pm

At one point, I had this cat that, as it got older, apparently became something close to incontinent. She would shit everywhere.

Then one night I'm dreaming and smell something really fucking bad. I jolt awake and do my customary "I'M AWAKE" spasm. In the process, I landed my hand in cat-shit, my hand slipped out from under me, and I fell into it. Getting the shit all over my chin.

God, I hated the kitty that day.

FireNexus · Post by **FireNexus** » 2003-09-28 07:20pm

Gall bladder attack, like three nights in a row. Most hideous pain I've ever experienced.

That won't happen again, though. God bless modern surgery.

Sriad · Post by **Sriad** » 2003-09-29 01:54am

In general, waking up and breathing at 1/8th normal because of some lame asthma/allergy attack.

For a specific instance, I'd say my freshman year, when some drunk frat boy in waiting pulled my dorm's fire alarm. I rolled out of bed, forgetting that we'd just changed to loft beds, and falling five feet face first to the tile floor.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-09-29 01:57am

FireNexus wrote:Gall bladder attack, like three nights in a row. Most hideous pain I've ever experienced.

That won't happen again, though. God bless modern surgery.

Are you really so sure it was a good thing to cut that thing out of you? It serves a purpose, after all. Mind you, I know surgeons have trouble getting gallstones out so they simply remove the whole damned thing, but there are some old-time folk remedies for getting them out which have worked for lots of people in the past. Not that it matters for you now, though.

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-09-29 02:15am

Darth Wong wrote:Are you really so sure it was a good thing to cut that thing out of you? It serves a purpose, after all. Mind you, I know surgeons have trouble getting gallstones out so they simply remove the whole damned thing, but there are some old-time folk remedies for getting them out which have worked for lots of people in the past. Not that it matters for you now, though.

Well, if you have your gallbladder removed you just have to watch your fat intake, IIRC. My grandmother had hers removed years ago.

StimNeuro · Post by **StimNeuro** » 2003-09-29 03:07am

Darth Wong wrote: Are you really so sure it was a good thing to cut that thing out of you? It serves a purpose, after all. Mind you, I know surgeons have trouble getting gallstones out so they simply remove the whole damned thing, but there are some old-time folk remedies for getting them out which have worked for lots of people in the past. Not that it matters for you now, though.

The gall bladder is the organ that releases bile into your system, right? If that's the case, the surgeon would have replaced the gall bladder with a device that slowly, but continuously, releases bile. Not as good as the original, but it does the trick.. sort of...

FireNexus · Post by **FireNexus** » 2003-09-30 11:38am

I had quite a few stones, and the thing was in really bad shape, according to my surgeon. I wasn't all about asking questions in the state I was in, though. I just wanted them to remove my pain.

Moreover, I haven't noticed anything major as a result. Only that when I eat too much fat, it passes right through me. If I eat too little, I shit bile. Disgusting either way. I'm still on the lookout for a balance. I've also found that lots of fiber works quite nicely in removing the runs.

(Edit: Added second paragraph.)