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Well that was scary.

I fell asleep early today and then suddenly woke up choking , not getting air, not being able to breathe, my heart was racing , I felt impending doom and I thought I was dying.

If I’m correct it was a mixture of being burned out, tired, emotionally exhausted and stressed with a sprinkle of acid reflux and a laryngospasm.

If anyone had a laryngospasm or acid reflux induced ones lemme know about it , is this a very often thing or is this happening once in a moon time?

I was so scared to fall asleep again tonight bcs when it happened I ran to mom and was like I can’t breathe and she calmed me down and then gave me some water and some apple sauce.

The impending doom and not breathing sucked the most tbh.

I was able to fall asleep again but I’m prolly gonna go to my GP on Thursday when I’m free anyway from work to check stuff bcs lately I have acid reflux often and idk.

Work sucks atm it’s so stressful that I’m burned out and just can’t and already thought 5 times about quitting yesterday. I won’t do it but it sucked so hard.

#unfiltered realities #everyday echoes #echoes echo of today #echo rambling #unfiltered life #chronic fatigue #chronically ill #mental health #chronic pain #laryngospasm #gerd #acid reflux #crippling anxiety #living with a disability #adulting while being disabled #adulting while being chronically ill #e stress

Have you ever experienced those moments where your throat closes from a breath and you can’t breathe?

They’re scary, but you get used to them. Something about experiencing panic over and over gets you used to the sensation. Oh it still grips your heart and beads sweat on your brow but it’s familiar now. Like a funhouse ride your mind has memorized even if your body experiences like the first time.

Soon the steps become second nature. Hold your breath, don’t try to breathe. Elbows over the head. Stand up. Wait it out. Don’t worry about trying to breathe. You won’t pass out (you never have).

The new step in the dance you learn is to run.

Run to somewhere they can’t see you. Run to somewhere a good meaning citizen can’t take you by the shoulders and try to “help”. You know how to deal with this, but you know you can’t assure them you’ll be fine as your throat closes.

There’s only so much air in your lungs, you can’t waste it on telling someone to get away.

It’s a good thing they care, but in the moment it’s just another pressure tightening around you. A different fear you’re not as used to, another piece to place into the puzzle while you’re already trying to keep your eyes open.

They can see your body panic but they can’t see your mind roll it’s eyes in boredom. It looks like you’re dying, but you can’t tell them it doesn’t really hurt. Not anymore. Not like the first time.

So you run and you hide and you go through the steps of your dance until your body relaxes and you can breathe. It doesn’t take but a minute or two, but you find yourself wanting to remain hidden. Just for a little longer.

Until you walk back with a smile. Explain. Apologize. Go about your day.

Why doesn’t this feel like it’s not about air anymore?

#freeform #choking tw #complex feelings #these actually have a name btw #Laryngospasm #your vocal chords go FUCK YOU and close up #I’ve had them ever since I was a kid #not often but enough that I’m used to them #happy America for running away from someone so they don’t call an ambulance for something you can handle #but yeah #how are you supposed to tell everyone you’ll be fine when your body thinks it’s dying #complex social situation for sure

To determine the incidence of post-operative laryngospasm in throat surgical procedures under general anesthesia. Cross Sectional study was conducted in DHQ Hospital Timergara, district LOWER DIR, Khyber Pakhoonkhwa, Pakistan. Samples were collected through convenience sampling which is a non-probability technique for sample collection. Total study sample size was 398. Patients having ASA physical status I and II, presented for elective throat surgical procedures were included while emergency cases, age less than 15 and greater than 40 were excluded. The incidence of laryngospasm was 0.76% (3/398) out of 398 patients. Individuals who were presented for tonsillectomy under GA were 364, among them 1 (0.54%) patient developed laryngospasm and 34 patients were presented for Thyroidectomy, among them 2 (2.94%) patients developed laryngospasm. We assumed from this study that low age population were more prone to the development of laryngospasm and if reported then should diagnosed early and should be treated for the appropriate cause. Suctioning, deepening the level of anesthesia with propofol and applying continuous positive pressure ventilation with 100% oxygen were the successful techniques for treating laryngospasm.

#Laryngospasm #American Society of Anesthesiologist #General Anesthesia #Throat Surgeries

uh oh!

the red (purple?) onions in the salad were a mistake!

#laryngospasm

Straight Outta Neutrophils

Back in July, when I was dealing with a sick 9 month baby, I had never heard of neutrophils. Three months on, my learner plates have come off, so to speak, as I’ve learned a whole lot more about them. I’m currently coming to terms with the fact that, Kaydence has got a rare blood disorder called Severe Chronic Neutropenia (SCN). Which is also a rare type of primary immunodeficiency. And what I…

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#Health #Laryngospasm #Mastoiditis #Motherhood #Neutropenia #Neutrophils #Rare Conditions #SCN

I have a condition where my throat basically overreacts and closes up p easily and hard laughter can also trigger it.

That damn headless horse from the new Ducktales nearly killed me. 69/10 character design I cannot think about them without cracking up.

#ducktales #laryngospasm

Unclear if any of you know what a laryngospasm is but it legitimately happened to me tonight when I got to grad school and honestly I thought I was gonna die and now I’m scared to even speak and my throat is on fire with every breath.

The end.

#flu #sick #laryngospasm #omg #breathing