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Symptomatic SVT twice.
Once converted by synchronized cardioversion, (shocked) and once converted by adenosine. The first one was alarming since it woke me up. Headache, tightness in chest and palpitations. Called 911 and got zapped. The second one was more like 'really? Again?'. That got taken care of by meds. That one caused chest pain going to my neck and back and dizzyness.
The second time the ER doc told me it was a benign rhythm. I asked him if it was benign, why did I have chest pain?

I don't consider my MX injuries health issues. The worst I had though was a Grade IV AC separation from September that bothers me still and a broken foot that that required surgery and 5.5 months off work. I have hit the ground pretty hard over the last 50 years but those were the two worst.
At 65 I still try to ride once a week.

Fractures in neck and back with spinal cord impingement was painful when I were 23yrs, but that was an injury underground and not medical. My worst medical issue is gout. Ouch gout is painful. I've heard gout and kidney stones or stones are high on the pain scale.

They're going to cut off my left foot in a couple weeks because of a condition called Charcot Foot. Brought on by neuropathy.

Bad judgement

I don't know what it was, neither do the doctors. All I know is for a couple of weeks, literally, my legs didn't work. I couldn't walk.

When I stood up - the pain was so bad my vision would go black and I passed out (early on) - after that, it was just excruciating. LOTS of blood work, a week in ICU, marrow biopsy, more narcotics than your average CVS and a trip to Mayo - they never figured it out.

At one point they thought I had some form of bone cancer. Had 3 choices. No cancer, cancer A and cancer B. Between the 2 cancers - best case was 6-8 weeks to live. I had 9/10 symptoms of 1 and 8/10 of the other. No cancer obvs and that's when I went to Mayo.


So I'd say that was the worse couple of months for me - medical wise.

I have made historically bad decisions regarding women...

MANY TIMES...

Had a valve job done to my ticker in March. Couple setbacks along the way, but on the mend now....

An encounter with a Dodge truck in 1974. He cut across the road in front of me….hit him broadside at about 50 mph contact speed. Totaled my 1973 Honda…..I pretty much walked, OK, “hobbled” away with lots of deep internal bruising and a very sprained ankle. Did my squirrel hunting that Fall on crutches. Crutches “suck” pretty badly in soft Louisiana dirt! 😁 memtb

Reading all the comments makes me feel pretty lucky and a comparative picture of health.

Intensive care for 9 days including a kidney machine operation... all from topping a tree

These postings sure put life in perspective!

I have some a few serious issues but minor compared to some on here

May 2018 Brain hemorrhage 1/2 mi from home while turkey hunting. 60 mi ambulance ride (not fun), 9 days ICU, 6 months later stint put in brain above left ear. Meds rest of my life but lucky to be alive and still live normally.

May 2018 Brain hemorrhage 1/2 mi from home while turkey hunting. 60 mi ambulance ride (not fun), 9 days ICU, 6 months later stint put in brain above left ear. Doctors told my wife I was 5 min. from dying. Meds rest of my life but lucky to be alive and still live normally.

How bout a nail in the eyeball?

I was diagnosed with severe asthma at 8 yrs old. The medicines for asthma back in the early 70's were horrible at best. As I got older, and meds were developed it has been pretty well controlled. I'll admit I took advantage of it through school getting out of some PE classes, but there were also times it held me back from activities I wanted to do. Luckily, neither of my kids has inherited the disease.

I've broken bones multiple times and had a pretty major shoulder surgery. Bones heal and shoulders recover, but asthma is there 24/7 and I have to deal with it daily.

Elk Country

I had a honeybee stinger in the eyeball. It had a be surgically removed because beestingers are barbed, otherwise I had laser eye surgery to fix detached retinas

2 heart stents about 9 years ago, rods and cages in my back, new knee, rotator cuff surgery.Being a electric lineman for 39 years beat my a$$ up..

kidneys aren't the best, just go a diagnosis of melanoma half an hour ago on a spot taken from my forehead last week.