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lolskylar
Profile Joined January 2014
Canada2 Posts
May 21 2014 01:52 GMT
#201
Praying for you Minigun, you're gonna recover from this and these infections are gonna have to leave. you are an overcomer
Romans 8:37: Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
*probe squuurk*
blacksheepwall
Profile Joined June 2011
China1530 Posts
May 21 2014 14:23 GMT
#202
Take it easy and get better.
(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ // </3 Taeja
Penguinator
Profile Joined December 2010
United States837 Posts
May 22 2014 06:15 GMT
#203
Holy fuck that sounds horrible... I have a friend with crohn's disease but he never really told me much about it, and I never asked; I had no idea it could get that bad. I hope you're able to make a full recovery and get back into shape so you can kick some ass. Gogo Chad motherfucking power of protoss Jones!!!!!!!
Towelie.635
kinsky
Profile Joined November 2010
Germany368 Posts
May 22 2014 10:50 GMT
#204
get well soon, chad!
Daigoro
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany251 Posts
May 22 2014 14:23 GMT
#205
Hey Chad!

I still remember your streams from early WoL, I loved watching you play being #1 in NA and all. I deeply symphathize with you, and even though my health issues are really nothing compared to yours, i want to give some perspective, i would really love to help even a little bit.
I had a couple of chronic diseases, last one was a chronic prostate infection. Not that much pain, but after a couple of months it really wears you down. The doctor gave me antibiotics, 2 weeks later just dismissed me saying 'yeah that will stay with you for life, nothing to be done about it." That is exactly the stuff you want to hear, and actually i think he was right; if i had believed him i am pretty sure i would still struggle with that stuff. But i didn't, i read up on the disease and found out most of those so called prostate infections have muscular causes and strongly correlate with stress. It kind of struck me how your condition took a turn for the worse just as you had your important match with qxc. Could of course be a coincidence. I have the strong belief that your attitude towards your body is extremely important, and some time ago i changed my attitude concerning health and the body. You are young, and your body functions great; even with your issues, maybe 99% work fantastic. Nothing in science comes even close to creating something as amazing as pretty much any organ in your body. We think of ourselves as minds, emplaced in those fallible vessels that help us to get from a to b. Once trust is lost, many problems can arise. Of all the problems your body faces, it solves easily 99.9% by itself, most of them without anybody noticing.
I still find it difficult at times to trust my health, and that leads in my case to overly worrying, and paying attention to what is going on with it and usually exascerbating the symptoms. But i learned to push my body and marvel at what it can do. We are resilient creatures, we really are. You are a highly functional being, you are intelligent, good looking and young. You managed to become top 0.001 % player at the 2nd hardest RTS ever. In that sense your body is a fine tuned racecar, highly volatile and sensitive to even slight disturbances. Right now you are obviously in crisis and that should be your main concern, but in my mind looking for someone to solve whats wrong with your body, because your body is by far the best tool to heal itself. Obviously that doesn't mean you should not go to doctors etc., the guy recommending a functional approach makes a lot of sense to me. But I feel doctors just help you and your body to find a viable strategy to cope.
As scary the shit is you just went through, i believe you can at least help yourself a great deal by decreasing anxiety and stress. I love seeing you play, but i cant see anyone accomplishing anything in this game without being completely wired and tense (MAYBE if your name is stephano). I honestly don't see how playing sc2 at this level could help you with your health issues, but you be the judge. You are a great guy, sorry for the wordy post and get well!
KaiserCommander
Profile Joined April 2010
Mexico290 Posts
May 22 2014 15:34 GMT
#206
Maybe a form of Post-traumatic stress... I'm a doctor, so, you can ask if you have any question, at your service.
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KaiserCommander
Profile Joined April 2010
Mexico290 Posts
May 22 2014 15:35 GMT
#207
I'm talking about your eye.
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Jornada
Profile Joined February 2012
United States223 Posts
May 22 2014 15:47 GMT
#208
Chad,

I hope you get a chance to read this. I work in a hospital as a Cardiac Sonographer, basically i perform Ultrasound Imaging on someone's heart, similar to when a pregnant women gets an ultrasound of her baby. I can tell you 100% i understand and AGREE WITH everything you said about hospitals. It is extremely sad to see that some of these RN's are even hired! As i was reading your post i cringed at the pain you were in and was just as pissed off with how the Dr. responded to your pain and how long it took for someone to come and help you when you asked for it. That is completely unacceptable. What i would recommend doing and its completely up to you, is writing a letter and sending it to the hospital. I would send the same letter 4 times. One to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), Quality Director, and the Nursing Supervisor or Manager on the hospital floor you were on. I could see how you kind of are done with the hospital and dont want to waste you time writing out your frustrations but trust me... IT HELPS in two big ways. It gets the matter talked about with the whole executive team and it helps get rid of incompetent nurses (If you remember the nurses names write them). Chad if you do decide to do this i'm extremely confident that your specific matter will be used as an example on how to NOT treat patients and to give you care that you rightfully deserve. I will be willing to get that information to you... give me name of hospital you were at in a personal message and i can get all the info you need if you want to pursue this. Anyway bro i'm sorry you went through so much pain! It breaks my heart man!!

As far as what your feeling with your eye's my friend had very, VERY similar feeling situation to your's. He plays starcraft as well but he would always play in the dark (As i think you do). His eye's started getting bad and when he saw his eye Dr. the Dr. told him he needed to take a 2 week break from computer games and anytime he got on the computer he needed to have the light on or atleast a lamp with good lighting. Im no Dr. but i personally would transition into better lighting when it comes to playing Starcraft 2 It really does strain your eyes when you play in complete darkness. My friends eyes are slightly better but whenever he is using an electronic device he has to have sufficient lighting.

Hope you get a chance to read and sorry again for what happened to you!! Hope you come back even stronger and heal well!

Rey
www.twitch.tv/jornada28 Master Protoss. Follow me on Twitter for SC2 Updates https://twitter.com/#!/elelvlent
GrayFox90
Profile Joined January 2013
Malaysia23 Posts
May 22 2014 20:13 GMT
#209
Chad!!!! We missed you man!!!! OMG the stuff u've been through....horrible, horrible experience! =( stay strong Chad!!!

---> Dude I can't help you with your pain but in regards to you missing out on your straight A's, I can tell you that I know how awful you must be feeling. I was in my last year of law school when i broke my arm playing soccer (over-extended my elbow). Had to rest for half a year. It sucks so much! But there's always light after the dark days. Always try to find peace and love in the little things in life and as time passes by, I'm sure u'll eventually get those straight A's that u damn well deserve. For now, just don't give up on seeing more doctors to figure out the problem with your eyes. Maybe take a mini-break from sc2 for awhile (pun not intended). Get some much needed time with nature together with your loved ones. That'll take care of your stress levels fo sho. Missed your awesome stream dude. Hang in there Chad. For Aiur. We're with you. <3
There is only one good: knowledge, and one evil: ignorance.
chaos021
Profile Joined March 2012
United States258 Posts
May 23 2014 05:51 GMT
#210
Good God. I don't even... Uh... get well and then get a lawyer.
ZachFreeman
Profile Joined November 2010
Australia484 Posts
May 23 2014 08:42 GMT
#211
Come post on JSP some time, we still love you.
GIVE ME COMMAND
Cassalina
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
United States65 Posts
May 24 2014 04:11 GMT
#212
i'm so sorry you had to experience that in the hospital dude. you're a great player and one of the best personalities this community has. i'll still support your stream. i hope you stay healthy, and enjoy life to the fullest. def keep playing sc2, i assure you, you have the support here; i had no idea what you've been going through, so thanks for the update.

stay in touch <3
"advance solidly, fight solidly"
ypslala
Profile Joined April 2011
Burma545 Posts
May 24 2014 11:23 GMT
#213
my wife almost died a few years ago because i thought she is in good hands at the hospital. i swear, this will never happen again, if it ever will happen again, i don't leave her alone anymore, until i know, she is in good shape again.

i wish you all the best minigun.
best SC2 game of aaaaaaall time: vibe vs avilo (don't miss the end!!): https://youtu.be/mygH92WzKV4
BisuDagger
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Bisutopia19246 Posts
May 24 2014 12:58 GMT
#214
Just read every single word. This whole experience was heart wrenching. I truly hope your health can stay consistently high. You are important to Starcraft and the community and I will be sure to cripple my support for you as a fan.
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onPHYRE
Profile Joined October 2010
Bulgaria923 Posts
May 24 2014 14:25 GMT
#215
My best wishes Chad, keep getting better.
Livin' this life like it was written.
pajoondies
Profile Joined February 2014
United States316 Posts
May 25 2014 05:07 GMT
#216
didn't read anything but your post Chad, but just wanted to say that I hope you stay strong and get through this crap. I had a really serious issue revolving around a blood clot in my subclavian vein in my left arm (thoracic outlet syndrome, resulting from heavy weight lifting). fortunately my hospital stay was great, i had amazing care the entire time but the effects of repeated surgeries and damage to multiple vessels had me not only believing i would never lift again but that I was doomed to pain and discomfort (constant swelling and drainage issues in the arm) for the rest of my life, as well as high risk of reclotting the region of the vessel that was damaged. i suffered from panic attacks and anxiety issues for nearly 8 months after that, but i made it through and reached a level of health surpassing the shape i was in prior to the diagnosis. stay strong man, you'll get through it and it'll all just be a bad memory
OuchyDathurts
Profile Joined September 2010
United States4588 Posts
May 25 2014 08:00 GMT
#217
Well, I'm late to the party, I blame splitting off liquiddota =P

But, for what it's worth coming from a random guy who you've never met on the internet I wish you the best Chad. You've always been a fun, nice guy and going through this sort of thing isn't fair. No one knows your body like you know your body and if something is off or you're in unbelievable pain you do need to speak up about it. Your health is more important than anything, never apologize for putting your health first. The people that matter will understand and when you do decide to come back you'll find open arms.

Keep fighting the good fight and get well soon.
LiquidDota Staff
quirinus
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Croatia2489 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-05-25 18:02:17
May 25 2014 18:00 GMT
#218
On May 20 2014 22:48 ROOTMinigun wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 20 2014 15:54 quirinus wrote:
god damn...
Thanks for sharing.

I have no idea about the eye, but it's probably because of the pressure/pain/tension. I had some constant pressure/light pain and I would feel my eye and head like they are under pressure. Sometimes my sight would go quite bad in a very short time and then recover to perfect in 15 minutes... it's very frightening to lose sight that fast and that badly.
I went to an eye doctor, he said the eyes are fine and it's normal for my age to get some eye problems (even though I had perfect eyesight and was like 23), he said it's probably from being allergic to something (was spring). I was 100% sure it's not allergy since I never have allergy problems and I got tested several years ago. I told him everything, and he was still talking lightly and joking and saying it's nothing. Fucker. The best part is, my mom said he's one of the best and people are saying he's a good doctor.

A while after that my sight went from perfect to bad in a very short time. So I completely agree with you when you say you have to be assertive with doctors/nurses, especially if you're kinda introverted (like me). If I had been adamant about it, I would probably not have lost my sight. I had a similar experience with a dentist. Next time I go to a fucking doctor, I'll rape them like I'm 3 ranks/leagues above them. Fucking idiots, they should listen to people when they say something, especially young people, since they don't have a reason to semi-bullshit like some older people do. (Some doctors are good though...)

I guess they're too used to people crying wolf all the time for everything, that they're not ready when the real wolf comes...


May I ask what is wrong with your eye?

I'm seriously concerned about it and no one is taking me seriously and it's pissing me off. There's something wrong and no one seems to care...

It's mostly the cause of my anxiety attacks. I feel it all the time and my body is telling me there is something wrong with my eye but I've seen 3 eye doctors....and I just saw an eye surgeon yesterday. I'm beginning to feel like I'm crazy...


Teeth problems combined with high blood/eye pressure and general bad health. I'm lucky because I think the sight will improve once I fix my overall health a bit (it got better for a short time a couple of times, so I'm lucky), but stuff in life keeps me busy... I guess I might be somewhat avoiding it, but I should be taking care of it asap... and I stopped training/doing sports for a long time, so that doesn't help at all.

I don't know much about your eye problems, but my idea is if you keep other problems in check or fix them and improve your overall health, a lot of other problems and symptoms will go away or lessen.

Good luck to you, I hope you're getting better!
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Nightshake
Profile Joined November 2010
France412 Posts
May 26 2014 17:41 GMT
#219
I really hope you will get well soon, I'm praying for you. Cheer for your mother, this experience must be difficult for her.
Joedaddy
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States1948 Posts
May 27 2014 04:52 GMT
#220
Sounds like Obamacare is working as intended! Aren't you thankful?

Hope you get better soon dood!
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