Friend of mine/co-worker dropped to the floor today at work

[Smurfy]

Wow, that is TERRIBLE. God bless him. I hope he recovers. I'm sorry you had to see that. That is terrible.

In law school, the guy sitting beside me fell out of his chair and had a seizure. He had epilepsy, but I didn't know it before the seizure. I was pretty upset, but he came to in a few minutes and then was fine but went home.

I don't know what I would do if it had been as bad as you described. I'm surprised they didn't give you guys the rest of the day off.

We run a call center so there's no going home for the day unfortunately.

He did have surgery yesterday which apparently went well although he is still in a coma. I guess we wait and see.

 

[heatherrae]

We run a call center so there's no going home for the day unfortunately.

He did have surgery yesterday which apparently went well although he is still in a coma. I guess we wait and see.

Well, god speed to him. Poor guy.

 

[gonelifting]

I hope you fired him before he hit the floor.

wtf? That's just not right. Can a mod delete that please?

 

[musclemom]

Wow, lotsa neurologists up in here

An aneurysm that is caught before rupture and cleanly clipped or coiled in a younger person is one thing, yes, that can be a relatively quick procedure, (particularly if they can go with coiling and assuming no postoperative complications).

But a ruptured cerebral aneurysm is a whole different ball of wax, folks. I'm not being mean, just honest.

I'm sorry for your experience Smurfy, it had to be traumatic for your entire office.

 

[gonelifting]

Wow, lotsa neurologists up in here

An aneurysm that is caught before rupture and cleanly clipped or coiled in a younger person is one thing, yes, that can be a relatively quick procedure, (particularly if they can go with coiling and assuming no postoperative complications).

But a ruptured cerebral aneurysm is a whole different ball of wax, folks. I'm not being mean, just honest.

I'm sorry for your experience Smurfy, it had to be traumatic for your entire office.

Hmmm, I was wondering about all the above replies about that. My friend (in my first post) has/had? a brain aneurysm. He says "it can rupture at any time" or something like that. So, I'm thinking he has it for life? Not sure how that works. He's had it for years now, and ummmm, so far, so good.

 

[Smurfy]

As a result of what happened, I actually cried at the office yesterday and I also hugged someone both yesterday and today at work in an effort to comfort someone.

I'm growing as a person!

 

[ortiz34]

As a result of what happened, I actually cried at the office yesterday and I also hugged someone both yesterday and today at work in an effort to comfort someone.

I'm growing as a person!

If Lummy read this, he'll be pissed Mrs. Affectionate

 

[chris302001]

FOOD FOR THOUGHT​

1 in 10 people have a berry aneurysm by the time they are 60. The most common place for a berry aneurysm is the Anterior Communicating Artery at the base of the brain. (I woulda forgotten this if I wasnt studying for boards)

So dont forget to live life. Tell the ones you care about how you feel. If you have a crush on somebody, let them know. Do things that excite you. You never know what tomorrow may bring.

 

[Smurfy]

FOOD FOR THOUGHT​

1 in 10 people have a berry aneurysm by the time they are 60. The most common place for a berry aneurysm is the Anterior Communicating Artery at the base of the brain. (I woulda forgotten this if I wasnt studying for boards)

So dont forget to live life. Tell the ones you care about how you feel. If you have a crush on somebody, let them know. Do things that excite you. You never know what tomorrow may bring.

Great post.