The Off Topic Topic

[celedhring]

I seem to be coming up with a  lot of blood in my flem and snot.
Doom ?

Go to the doctor?

That said, it has happened to me a few times without it being anything serious. My throat gets irritated easily.

[Josquius]

It happens to me with my nose a lot, particularly in allergy season. Never seen it with my mouth .
I'm considering doctors, no other symptoms attached apart from the dying embers of my Turkish cold though. In Switzerland too so it's not something that can be done so casually. Doctors are expensive and awkward.

[celedhring]

It happens to me with my nose a lot, particularly in allergy season. Never seen it with my mouth .
I'm considering doctors, no other symptoms attached apart from the dying embers of my Turkish cold though. In Switzerland too so it's not something that can be done so casually. Doctors are expensive and awkward.

Yeah I sometimes get a bit of blood in the nose or mouth after a nasty cold. As I said, my throat gets irritated pretty easily. You should probably get it checked, though.

[Brazen]

It happens to me with my nose a lot, particularly in allergy season. Never seen it with my mouth .
I'm considering doctors, no other symptoms attached apart from the dying embers of my Turkish cold though. In Switzerland too so it's not something that can be done so casually. Doctors are expensive and awkward.

Yeah I sometimes get a bit of blood in the nose or mouth after a nasty cold. As I said, my throat gets irritated pretty easily. You should probably get it checked, though.

I thought I was coughing up blood but it was bloody snot from my nose that'd gone down my throat. Blood in anything unexpected is always worth investigating, thought.

[lustindarkness]

Gotta love allergy season(s).

[celedhring]

Gotta love allergy season(s).

Oh yeah. It's weird though, I didn't start suffering from it until my late 20s. Now I can barely go outside during the last weeks of April/early May. Pollen everywhere 

[Brazen]

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[garbon]

I finally have home internet again. It has only been 10 days but it has felt like an eternity.

[Eddie Teach]

I finally have home internet again. It has only been 10 days but it has felt like an eternity.

Hehe moving sucks.

[garbon]

I finally have home internet again. It has only been 10 days but it has felt like an eternity.

Hehe moving sucks.

Yep, the worst. At least I ended up in a nicer place.

[Valmy]

I am moving on Monday. Just want to get it over with.

[Josquius]

Yeah, I'm really not looking forward to moving country again, hope I don't have to trash too much of my stuff

[mongers]

It happens to me with my nose a lot, particularly in allergy season. Never seen it with my mouth .
I'm considering doctors, no other symptoms attached apart from the dying embers of my Turkish cold though. In Switzerland too so it's not something that can be done so casually. Doctors are expensive and awkward.

You should still see a doctor, I recently had to deal with an elderly relative who had a similar, though worse condition, in part made worse by colds/seasonal issues. Eventually it was found to be a small artery near the surface that had torn and was spurting blood into the sinesses. A simple, quick cauterising procedure and antibiotics solved the problem.

The NHS has a page about nosebleeds here:
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Nosebleed/Pages/Treatment.aspx

And the section that deals with persistent problems and cauterisation is this:

The two main treatments that your GP or hospital doctor may use to stop your nose bleeding are cautery and nasal packing. These are described below.
Cautery

If your doctor is able to identify exactly where the bleeding is coming from, they may carry out a minor procedure to seal the bleeding blood vessel by cauterising (burning) it.

This is normally done using a stick of a chemical called silver nitrate. A local anaesthetic will be sprayed into your nose to numb it and the silver nitrate stick will be held against the bleeding point for up to 10 seconds.
Nasal packing

If cautery is ineffective or your doctor is unable to identify a specific bleeding point, they may recommend packing your nose with gauze or special nasal sponges to stop the flow of blood by applying pressure to the source of the bleeding.

Packing will usually be carried out after local anaesthetic has been sprayed into your nose. The gauze or sponges often need to be left in place for 24-48 hours before being removed by a health professional. You'll usually need to be admitted to hospital to be monitored during this time.
Further treatment

If the treatments above don't help, you may be referred to a hospital specialist such as an ear, nose and throat (ENT) doctor for further treatment.

Additional treatments that may be used in hospital include:

    electrocautery – an electric current running through a wire is used to cauterise the blood vessel where the bleeding is coming from
    blood transfusions – a procedure to replace the blood you've lost
    tranexamic acid – medication that can reduce bleeding by helping your blood to clot
    packing under anaesthetic – your nose is carefully packed with gauze while you are unconscious from general anaesthetic
    ligation – an operation using small instruments to tie off bleeding blood vessels in the back of your nose

[CountDeMoney]

I am moving on Monday. Just want to get it over with.

Most of my shit is still boxed up, and still have a lot in storage.  Just in case. 

[MadBurgerMaker]

Welp. My house and our two cars just got the shit kicked out of them by some nice racquetball sized+ hail.  Her windshield now has some sweet cracks all over it.  My truck just has some gigantic dents.