Anyone ever been to the ER for palytoxin poisoning?

[SanguinesDream]

I hope I live to day 5 because it feels like an elephant sat on my chest and it is only day 4. My chest isn't congested it just feels like my sternum is bruised.

Btw, BC poison control was useless as they has never heard of it.

[Magickiwi]

Can't be that bad if you aren't willing to call an ambulance or at least get a ride to the hospital to get checked out.

[jason604]

Originally Posted by Magickiwi

Can't be that bad if you aren't willing to call an ambulance or at least get a ride to the hospital to get checked out.

+1. We in Canada. Free health care!! Call ambulance dude

[Coral Hoarder]

Originally Posted by jason604

+1. We in Canada. Free health care!! Call ambulance dude

Not free health care paid for in taxes lol

[SanguinesDream]

What an immense waste of my time!

For the record, the triage nurse "doesn't DO Dr. Google", regardless of the circumstances.

As my temp, hrt and bp, although high for me, but because I am already on bp meds, she figured it wasn't unusual, were within normal ranges, I must have the flu like the rest of the town. Now go home, I'm wasting her time.......shocking. I didn't even get past the waiting room.

I could sputter obscenities until the New Year, but what is the definition of crazy? Doing the same damn thing and expecting different results.

She at least could have at least bought me dinner.......I feel so cheap.....and dirty. *shudder*

[Doug]

Well thats stinks. But not unexpected from our handy dandy health care. I hope you are going to be ok.

[EmilyB]

Drink lots of water, and take milk thistle.

*shrug*

[don.ald]

Originally Posted by SanguinesDream

What an immense waste of my time!

For the record, the triage nurse "doesn't DO Dr. Google", regardless of the circumstances.

As my temp, hrt and bp, although high for me, but because I am already on bp meds, she figured it wasn't unusual, were within normal ranges, I must have the flu like the rest of the town. Now go home, I'm wasting her time.......shocking. I didn't even get past the waiting room.

I could sputter obscenities until the New Year, but what is the definition of crazy? Doing the same damn thing and expecting different results.

She at least could have at least bought me dinner.......I feel so cheap.....and dirty. *shudder*

http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=...5-52f8f8624a39

[Ron99]

Usually death occurs within a couple days with subacute poisoning or within minutes if you get a really good dose. Since it's been close to a week I'd say you are probably out of danger but might feel like crap for a bit as your cells recover from having their ion balance disrupted

[SanguinesDream]

Originally Posted by Magickiwi

Can't be that bad if you aren't willing to call an ambulance or at least get a ride to the hospital to get checked out.

If I had the luxury of living in Calgary, I would have days ago.

But I live in butt####nowhere where there are a couple of old nurses who triage you and decide IF a doctor is necessary. There is no doctor at the "hospital".

Case in point, Grandpa and cousin were in an accident where the horse trailer jackknifed on icy roads, pulling the dually into the ditch and slamming Grandpa against the window.

As everything was still upright, they called for a tow and went home. That was Thursday. Saturday night, Grandpa starts throwing up and has a headache and goes to the ER, where a nurse practitioner diagnosed him with a TIA (mini stroke) DESPITE being told REPEATEDLY that he was in an accident two days later. She never calls the doctor and states that they will continue to do neuro-exams throughout the night.

Monday, a doctor finally sees him, FOUR days after the accident, two days since he was in the hospital. He orders a catscan and lo and behold, he has profuse bleeding on the brain.

Grandpa died because of those nurses.

Take this story and times it by 1000 that is the competency of medical care here.

So if March from Fragbox is in T.O. and it still takes them 8 hours to figure it out, what are my chances here? Hence my question in my OP.