I have a couple blood clots in some places.

[Nal]

The side effects of speed running are staggering

I'm actually curious, since family members of mine had blood clots, but how bad did the pain get?

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[Gamefandan]

I know but you can also get a pulmonary embolism from sitting too much.

You cant get a PE from sitting too muh, but you can get a clot in your leg which could then move to your lungs. If you are experiencing any pain from your leg, you should consider seeing a doctor.

The side effects of speed running are staggering

I'm actually curious, since family members of mine had blood clots, but how bad did the pain get?

The pain was intense and stabbing, it increased as time went on.

[Gamefandan]

I'm going to my primary care physician tomorrow. Never met him before either.

[Zanaran2]

drink a lot of water to keep your blood thin, only real advice I have

[ResonKinetic]

drink a lot of water to keep your blood thin, only real advice I have

he's already on blood thinners

he should take some vitamin K 

[Gamefandan]

he's already on blood thinners

he should take some vitamin K 

I think my doctors said that my medication doesnt actually have any side effects with vitamin K. I cant have ginseng though, because that literally makes my meds not work at all.

[Destroyer]

wtf is a blood clot

Blood in its normal form is free flowing. It consists of red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma. Whenever you get a cut that bleeds, once the bleeding stops it is said that the injury has clotted. The blood will either harden up completely or take more of a goo-like, less free flowing form. Having blood clots form without and injury though is not normal. It will generally make a "ball" of blood at a location.

The problem is if the clot breaks free, it can travel up the vein. If a clot reaches the heart, it is fatal.

Hope you get better soon Dan.

[WALDO]

Get better soon Gamefandan! :)

[sir dooble]

The problem is if the clot breaks free, it can travel up the vein. If a clot reaches the heart, it is fatal.

It's basically like being Iron Man, but not as cool.


Anyway, I hope it gets better and doesn't cause you any future issues in life. That's a real shame to have such an issue and be affected by it, particularly when you're so young.

[Gamefandan]

Update: My doctor said my chest pains were actually due to extreme anxiety and I have been prescribed antidepressant/anti-anxiety medication and need to meet with a psychologist. So that's fun.

[SquartleTurtle]

who will do poke snap streams now

[Rigel]

I'm pretty sure I've been developing a blood clot in the bottom of my left foot, and around my head, outside of the skull.

[Jubel]

Well speedrunning can get pretty depressing when you miss a record by a few milliseconds, but thats a little extreme to provide antidepressants for that.

[ResonKinetic]

If Dan doesn't make it, I guess he'll have to reset teh urn.

[Gamefandan]

Seeing a lot of talk about speedrunning, I would like to continue playing as normal but there will clearly be changes now.