From time to time, we can all feel a little off. Maybe we didn't sleep well and have no energy, or grabbed some questionable takeout and now our stomach's acting up.
Often, it's nothing — just a small thing that passes. But sometimes, our body is trying to tell us something wrong.
So, Reddit user BigTuna0890 asked everyone to list the symptoms that might seem harmless but actually require immediate medical attention. Here are some of the most surprising (and potentially life-saving) responses.
#41
If you've been strangled ALWAYS go to the ER after.
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#42
Someone with experience with a herniated disc here: a tingling sensation in the leg sounds very harmless, but it is not.
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#43
Heart attacks in women present very differently in men.
One big sign is constant yawning. It sounds so silly but it could make the difference between getting to hospital in time.
One big sign is constant yawning. It sounds so silly but it could make the difference between getting to hospital in time.
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#44
My mother is a surgeon so she spends a ton of time in hospitals. A few years ago she had an itchy spot on her shin that she figured was a bug bite. It didn’t get better and got even more itchy. She bumped into a colleague who is a dermatologist in the elevator and mentioned it to him. He asked her to tug up her pant leg real quick and told her they should go to the ER right away. It was a MRSA infection she had picked up in the hospital (unclear if she got it from scratching something that already itched or if the infection was the cause of the itching originally). She was admitted and put on iv antibiotics. They ended up life-flighting her to a bigger hospital 6 hours away. She had a surgical debridement and more antibiotics. They were discussing amputation as a last resort if they couldn’t get it under control. Eventually the d***s and multiple procedures worked, and she still has her leg. But she has a gnarly looking scar all down the lower portion of her leg.
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#45
Had pain in shoulders and back and what felt like indigestion. Felt jaw pain then fainted and was out for about 3 minutes. I broke my glasses which caused cuts above and left of eye.
Female over 60 years old so wondered if i was having a heart attack but dismissed that and only went to ER as i fainted that was something that never had happened to me.
Took uber to ER; blood pressure during triage was life-threateningly low. Not a heart attack, it was severe pancreatitis causing my blood pressure to tank. Apparently there was a gallstone blocking the duct near pancreas causing acute pancreatitis.
After 3 days in MICU where i was given d**g and fluids to raise my blood pressure they moved me to a regular room. I then had surgery to remove gallbladder; and was discharged the next evening.
I had no symptoms that are common for pancreatitis or gallbladder issues. Doctors stated my blood pressure; if they had not treated me quickly, was incompatible with life.
Healing up and going back to work soon. Just the weirdest random thing.
Female over 60 years old so wondered if i was having a heart attack but dismissed that and only went to ER as i fainted that was something that never had happened to me.
Took uber to ER; blood pressure during triage was life-threateningly low. Not a heart attack, it was severe pancreatitis causing my blood pressure to tank. Apparently there was a gallstone blocking the duct near pancreas causing acute pancreatitis.
After 3 days in MICU where i was given d**g and fluids to raise my blood pressure they moved me to a regular room. I then had surgery to remove gallbladder; and was discharged the next evening.
I had no symptoms that are common for pancreatitis or gallbladder issues. Doctors stated my blood pressure; if they had not treated me quickly, was incompatible with life.
Healing up and going back to work soon. Just the weirdest random thing.
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