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from backboards, would you guys like to hear the worst "accused of a hangover" story i'll probably ever hear?

Posted by kare (aka kare) Dec 8 '08, 10:17

on new year's day 5 years ago or so, my friend angie (age 30 at the time and quite healthy), who did not go out or drink a drop on NYE, had extreme vertigo, was throwing up, very sick. her neighbor took her to the ER, where they simply did not believe that she didn't drink the night before and sent her home. she continued to worsen, and the neighbor took her back. same thing. finally towards evening, she couldn't even walk. friend took her down to harborview where she was found to be having a stroke. she was in the hospital for months, and it took her a good two years to really recover.

effers.

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Terrible... -- nm - Mazujingle Bells Dec 8, 10:31
Jesus, not everybody is a drunk. -- nm - con_carne Dec 8, 10:26
Lawsuit. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 8, 10:20
*smells lawsuit* -- nm - mafic Dec 8, 10:19 4
- it was one of those things where she was just thankful to be alive, and wanted to get on with her life. you know? -- nm - kare Dec 8, 10:20 3
  - I wouldn't even fault for suing here. And the hospital would be wise to settle. - ty97 Dec 8, 10:21 1
    - i think she gained a lot of perspective in those 2 years, though. (and who knows, maybe there was some sort of settlement that i wasn't - kare Dec 8, 10:22
  - If not for herself; for the next person who wasn't as fortunate. - Will Hunting Dec 8, 10:21
gawd! -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 10:18 42
- although to be fair ... in a person that young on NYD, what would you think? really really sucks for her, though. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 10:18 41
  - I think if they insisted repeatedly that they hand't been drinking, I might believe them. - ty97 Dec 8, 10:22 19
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      - serious question: can an adult over 21 on parole be restricted from drinking?? -- nm - kare Dec 8, 10:32 10
        
        legally? yes, such conditions can be imposed by a judge. Physically? Good luck. People are idiots. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 8, 10:34
        
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        yes. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 10:33
        
        I hear it all the time over the police scanner. -- nm - Reagen Dec 8, 10:33
        
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        dui cases?? (i had no idea) -- nm - kare Dec 8, 10:33 4
        
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        Right, motive or not, the underlying issue isn't being solved by my lie. - Will Hunting Dec 8, 10:39
        
        I've heard a lot of stories about strokes not being believed. I have no idea if it's actually common or not or just dramatic -- nm - Reagen Dec 8, 10:37
        
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      - you're not the norm, dear -- nm - ty97 Dec 8, 10:28 1
        
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      - their mom took them to the hospital and she's standing there and they don't want her to nkow? lots of reasons. people are weird. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 10:27
    - Everybody lies. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 8, 10:23
    - don't you watch House? -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 10:23 2
      - note: I'd really like to hear from Doggie about this, if he shows up today. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 10:23
      - It wasn't lupus, lossi. -- nm - ty97 Dec 8, 10:23
  - i had to take my mom to the same ER when she had her stroke. i kept saying, "i think it's a stroke!" and they were so la, la, la about it that it was - kare Dec 8, 10:21 2
    - ok, that's worse IMO. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 10:22 1
      - meanwhile, my dad is on the phone with the staff every 10 minutes all, "i think it's the west nile!" - kare Dec 8, 10:23
  - Once they answer more than once, you hook em up to the machines and find out. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 8, 10:20 15
    - oh come on, think how often people lie about the chemicals they take. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 10:21 14
      - And those lies do what to the underlying condition? - Will Hunting Dec 8, 10:23 13
        
        I love how we're all second guessing an ER doc. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 10:25 12
        
        I'm going on the information provided. They assumed a condition over patient denials and patient suffered needlessly. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 8, 10:26 11
        
        it's completely effed up. -- nm - kare Dec 8, 10:29
        
        and if that happens all the time, then what? -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 10:28 9
        
        i have a hard time believing that someone completely ill from drinking too much the night before isn't going to admit to it. -- nm - kare Dec 8, 10:29 8
        
        (well, i'm sure some may lie, but a regular occurence? really? also, if they lie, rule it out. you know?) -- nm - kare Dec 8, 10:31 4
        
        I guess I don't have a sense of that. House would - loosilu Dec 8, 10:32 3
        
        how did you get from "i can't believe we're questioning an ER doc" to "Fictional TV Character would say..." ? -- nm - kare Dec 8, 10:34 2
        
        "Fictional jackass tv character", you mean. At least he has the jackass part in common with some real docs. :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 8, 10:36
        
        I don't think I switched arguments at all... - loosilu Dec 8, 10:35
        
        is that even a usual presentation of a stroke? and how often do you see a stroke in a young person? - loosilu Dec 8, 10:30 2
        
        well, yes. my friend's story was how i knew my mom was having a stroke. -- nm - kare Dec 8, 10:32 1
        
        ah, did not know that. thanks. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 10:33
  - it would be a fair question, but you ask it, and believe the freaking answer. you know? -- nm - kare Dec 8, 10:20 1
    - what if patients frequently lie about that, though, you know? and I bet they do. I guess I tend to - loosilu Dec 8, 10:21

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