r/itap, here's a picture from my recent angiogram!

jhowdy · 2012-05-25T07:01:29.178938+00:00

You mean a lymph node? I'm pretty sure that there aren't any lymph nodes in or on the brain. What type of "node" is the doc referring to?

Also fyi, coiling isn't the only aneurysm treatment. For instance there's also a common surgical technique to treat aneurysms that's called "aneurysm clipping". If your condition isn't amenable to coiling, then you might want to ask your doctor/surgeon if clipping might work on you. If they aren't familiar with the technique or aren't willing to give reasonable consideration to whether it might be right for you, then seek a second opinion until someone at least gives it some consideration. In fact, given the seriousness of your condition, it would probably be a good idea to get a second opinion on the whole situation anyway.

http://www.mayfieldclinic.com/PE-Clipping.htm

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007372.htm

Good luck.

f3rn4ndrum5 · 2012-05-25T06:37:00.792264+00:00

Semen, like Tyrion Lannister stated on Game of Thrones is like a poison.

Here's the more accurate (and non-misandrist) version:

Testosterone has strong effects on many aspects of a person's mind and body, including increased libido and increased impulsivity. Immediately after ejaculation the level of testosterone in your blood rapidly and significantly declines, which causes a very significant decrease in libido (sex drive) and impulsivity, and that results in the more rational parts of your brain being more dominant, which allows you to make more rational decisions.

Wordier perhaps, but more accurate and less misandrist sounding.

EDIT:

p.s. women have a meaningful amount of testosterone in their bodies as well, and it has powerful effects on them also, but to a much lesser degree because it's a relatively much lower amount.

http://women.webmd.com/normal-testosterone-and-estrogen-levels-in-women

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/testosterone-therapy/AN01390

jhowdy · 2012-05-25T05:46:59.034240+00:00

thanks for the info. as I wrote a few comments back, when a berry ruptures it often leads to subarachnoid hemorrhage, so that would certainly be consistent.

jhowdy · 2012-05-25T04:51:37.630833+00:00

Sorry to hear about your illness. Though, at least in a relative way, it sounds like you were very lucky, because lots of people die pretty much immediately after a ruptured brain aneurysm. As a beginning 3rd year med student I'm pretty sure that there isn't anything I can tell you that you haven't already heard from the real doctors. Did they say what type of aneurysm it was? Was it a berry aneurysm? If so, was it a typical berry (meaning a defect in the vessel wall that developed into a berry of the decades) or was caused because you also have Marfan's, ADPKD, ehlers-danlos syndrome, or an AVM? What type of seizures did you have? Were they able to localize the seizure activity to a specific area of the brain? Did you ever have any seizures before the aneurysm ruptured? And I believe you didn't mention your gender, are you male or female?

p.s. I'm only asking because it sounded like your were encouraging further questions, but I don't want you to feel even the slightest pressure to answer. If you don't want to answer for any reason, then please feel free to simply not answer.

jhowdy · 2012-05-25T04:21:37.879537+00:00

Dude, are you me? Except for the D.O. part, that's (so far) my story exactly.

jhowdy · 2012-05-25T03:59:04.375917+00:00

Thanks! Yeah, I've heard pretty much everyone say the same thing, and I'm STRONGLY hoping that it gets much better for me from this point onward. These first 2 years have SUCKED. I really, really did not enjoy these previous 2 years. But I loved volunteering in the hospital during undergrad, so I hope to FSM that I'm going to love the rest of my career since now that I'm going back into the clinical setting again. I really, really hope so.

jhowdy · 2012-05-25T03:42:01.542361+00:00

I just finished 2nd year, and I'm studying for step 1 right now, and literally like 15 minutes ago I was looking at my notes about berry aneurysms leading to subarachnoid hemorrhage. So what's my excuse? ;)

jhowdy · 2012-05-25T03:39:41.542110+00:00

If you mean upstate NY, then we have a winner!

jhowdy · 2012-05-25T03:29:27.252494+00:00

Oh snap, I didn't even notice that, but I think you're right. I'm definitely not a radiologist, but it looks like he might even have multiple berrys.

http://i.imgur.com/i5Rji.jpg

mutatron · 2012-05-25T01:18:09.940464+00:00

I see, thanks for the info.

kbraden · 2012-05-24T23:37:11.288563+00:00

I can't speak to the koran, but in the new testament citation you quoted, you're misinterpreting it. A "curse word" is ENTIRELY different than cursing someone. The bible verse you quoted is saying that you shouldn't insult people. It's only a coincidence that in english the phrase "curse word" means "raunchy word" and also can mean "to hurl insults and bad wishes at someone."

read the multiple commentaries here http://bible.cc/james/3-9.htm

EDIT: in other words, that verse means you shouldn't say "I don't like you and I hope you get cancer" (note that there are no vulgar words in that sentence), and that verse DOESN'T mean that you shouldn't say "this dinner you cooked is fucking awesome!" i.e., the verse doesn't say which style of words you should or shouldn't use to express yourself, no, the verse says you shouldn't say mean things to people.

jhowdy · 2012-05-24T18:55:30.077844+00:00

Yeah, but his circle of willis is an unrecognizable mess, so that'll ruin any chance he had at being a vascular model. If he's lucky he might be able to get some work as a vascular model in the Sears catalog.

mutatron · 2012-05-24T10:27:42.481467-07:00

Okay, so when do you study for shelfs?

mutatron · 2012-05-24T09:42:04.930760-07:00

Aren't weekends spent studying for shelf exams?

stealmyface · 2012-05-24T09:32:11.503667-07:00

Here's the link to the show on Netflix

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/How_It_s_Made/70211495

eatliftreddit · 1 day

Well, I got you in the neighborhood at least.

kbraden · 1 day

[citation needed]

cite the chapter and verse.

bluestblue · 1 day

That's it, but the submitted site has many more pictures.

junkerlump · 1 day

And it's mostly not hand drawn.

TupperwareAvalanche · 1 day

It's nice, but it feels a little contrived to me, it makes me think more about the technical setup of the shot rather than delivering an emotional feeling to me. But still, nice work.

pentahelix · 1 day

Ad hominem. You've now made it clear that you're just a troll trying to stir up argument by acting like a fool.

pentahelix · 1 day

This is a false dichotomy, and also completely changes your primary argument. You want me to say that G+ was a copy of facebook, but it's not, they're just in the same product category. By your definition facebook is just a copy of myspace, and myspace was just a copy of friendster. These are all products in the same category, but they are VERY different from one another. They aren't copies at all, they're merely in the same product type category. Is the PS3 just a copy of the Atari 2600? Is the Prius just a copy of the Model-T?

And actually your new example again perfectly illustrates why your primary argument is flat out wrong. Facebook is free, Myspace is free, Friendster is free. So G+ isn't competing one iota by being the first free service of its type.

And you haven't responded to anything I wrote in my previous comment either. If you want me to respond to any further comments from you then you have to respond to what I write in my comments, not simply pretend like I didn't write anything and merely reply with additional new unrelated arguments from you.

It's a discussion, not a monologue.

pentahelix · 1 day

You're simply completely and objectively wrong. For example, Gmail wasn't the first free webmail service, there were plenty of other free webmail services before gmail arrived, including the at-the-time extremely popular Hotmail. But everyone left hotmail and switched over to gmail because gmail was by far the BEST free webmail service.

pentahelix · 1 day

I'm not downvoting, but I do expect you to support your claims. For example, gmail didn't invent free web email, but neither did hotmail (it was only the first one to become popular). And the reason why gmail crushed the then-dominant hotmail is specifically BECAUSE gmail wan't just a copy of hotmail, it was far superior. Just because someone creates a new product in an existing broad product category, that doesn't mean they're doing anything close to just copying what already exists. By that logic Toyota's Prius is just a copy of Ford's Model-T. Sure, these two cars are 99% different from each other, but Ford invented the 4-wheeled mass-produced motorized-carriage passenger car, so any other company that creates a car after that is just making a copy of Ford's Model-T. Obviously this isn't an accurate statement, and neither is yours.

eatliftreddit · 1 day

Now you have a name for dat feel

breakneckridge

TROPHY CASE

breakneckridge

TROPHY CASE

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