The Truth About My Illness

in #health6 years ago


If you guys have been following my blog for awhile you will know that I'm willing to share with you my lowest moments or at the very least laugh at myself. The picture above where I look like I'm severely bloated to the core was a post from almost 2 years ago when I was showing how ridiculous before and after photos can be. That post actually hit trending and if you look at how much the post made you will be shocked. It was a different time back then and it was very hit or miss.

https://steemit.com/life/@brianphobos/the-absurdity-of-before-and-after-transformation-pictures

After that in the fall of 2016 I broke my tooth jumping off a cliff at Havasupai Falls. Here is the video of that if you want to check that out.

After breaking my tooth on that jump it caused additional issues and I had to ultimately get a root canal which I got done down in Mexico.

After I showed you guys that I also informed you when I broke my nose playing basketball.

So What Illness Am I Talking About?

The root canal and the broken nose are in result of me being active but in late 2012 I was diagnosed with someone called neurally mediated hypotension. This causes low blood pressure from faulty brain signals. It comes and goes and I have never been able to totally get a handle on it. Sometimes I'm fine for month and then sometimes it just hits me to where I feel like I'm going to pass out or have a heart attack. In 2012 I ended up in the hospital because I thought I was having a heart attack at Wal-Mart. Recently my symptoms have been hitting me.

The odd thing is it is day to day. One day I will feel like Superman and be playing basketball and trying to dunk on fools. The next day I feel so messed up I have a hard time driving a few miles down the road without feeling like I'm going to pass out and run off the road.

There have been times when I have been having a simple conversation with someone and it felt like someone punched me in the chest and hit me upside the head at the same time. Almost like my heart skipped a beat or something.

Half the time I don't know what to do to correct the situation. Sometimes it seems like the only remedy is to lay down and go to sleep. It is almost like when I go to sleep it resets my nervous system.

I'm seeing other people on YouTube who have a similar issue and they will document their experiences and a lot of times it is similar stuff to what happens to me. Then sometimes it is almost like just the feeling of these symptoms coming on causes anxiety and amplifies the situation further.

One day I'm dunking on fools and feeling like a god king and the next day I feel like I basically can't do anything. It is so bad that I feel like I can't sit in a chair without feeling like I'm going to fall out of it. I get real dizzy and I look like some tweaker who has been using meth or speed for 15 years. It sucks and I don't know how to fix myself.

I don't want you guys to feel sorry for me. Things could be way worse. On the bright side it actually helps me feel better to get a pump in the gym. I think once my muscles constrict it causes my blood pressure to go up some and makes me feel more normal.

I just wish I could get a handle on it 100%. It is a terrible feeling when these symptoms kick up. So if you have some weird unexplained medical situation that you can't figure out. You aren't the only one.

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Watda??? Never realized that you were kinda "bulky" before. Glad you got fit before its too late.

Hahah, well in that first picture I'm just sticking my gut out and trying to look as chubby as possible. lol

I’m sad to hear that you have to deal with this.
Also can’t believe the top pic is actually you!

It isn't a very fun process and it has been really effecting me the last couple of weeks.

Yeah, I have been able to stick my stomach out real far since 1st grade. And I was growing my hair out for Locks Of Love when I took that picture. I was laughing the whole time I was taking those and when I found them again in 2016 I laughed so hard I almost fell out of my chair.

I'm surprised you didn't remember the original post from back then that hit trending. :-)

Man, I'm so sorry to hear this. That sounds terrifying. I am pretty sick of dumb medical shit all the time too. It's ten times worse when you are a really active person, so I really feel for you. There is so much I want to do, but then just can't. Hope things start looking up Brian!

Thanks, it isn't fun dealing with it. There are times when I have thought it is somehow all in my head but honestly that isn't the case. Then to increase my blood pressure I have to eat a lot of salt but if I eat too much I throw up. It is really hard to get the balance right. I'm like a deer and have to lick salt all day.

I am just proud of you Brian that you were able to transform your body from a slab of margarine into a buffed beef steak LOL.

Don't worry about your illness as there are more far worse condition in people like in my case where I am just wheeled to am fro the bathroom because I can't walk due to hip joint pains, etc.

Your life is excellent.

hahah, Slab of Margarine.

I hear you man. it would be way worse and it comes in waves so I will fight through it.
Keep fighting over there.... we are behind you all the way.

OMG

No offense but that before picture of you looking hilarious.

I think you look much better and healthier now.

Yeah that before picture mad me laugh my ass off when I was taking it. I seriously look like I weigh 320 lb in that picture. Here was a recent before and after picture I did. lol

That is one of the best "comeback comments" I've ever read, Brian!!! Nice job with the bod, bud...

Hahah, Thanks! Half the time I'm not sure if people are joking with me or if they think that latest meme is a real transformation. :-)

Man you are looking dude hee...really the transformation is worth giving a nobel peace price...NO offence...
You really look cool now i mean i want to get six packs like this...

thanks! Haha, It wasn't easy....lol

Yeah i can clearly distinguish the before and after condition...
Any tips ,i will tell my father to do the same so that he looks young

Oh my gosh, are you kidding me 😱

You should win best body transformation on steemit.

You must have put in an unimaginable amount of effort to achieve this. Damn!!!

I think I want six packs too

Damn, that sounds like a bad one. I was very ill from a couple of infections that ganged up on me last summer, and I still gets days where I am out of the game. But at least you seem to be worse off, which makes me feel better already :) Lots of good vibes and understanding from here!

Our bodies are so complex it is really hard to figure them out completely.

That was a pretty good payout on that post back in the day. Its funny to see people who were commenting from back then and see who is still around. The guys who stuck around are whales now for the most part. LOL

Yeah I got a couple big payouts like that back in the day but the curation rewards were 50% at one point instead of 25% so that took away a lot of the payout and gave it to the people upvoting. Also the price was dropping like a knife and the power down was like 13 months long instead of 3 months. So a person couldn't really power down fast enough to retain any value because the founders and original investors were just dumping it month after month with no explanation. That is why the price went from $4 to $0.07.

For the most part the guys who were whales then are whales now. Not a lot changed in that category. There were a handful of guys who kept bringing in outside money and got to whale status and there there were 5 to 10 content creators who were able to somewhat create a fulltime income situation out of the platform but no one who was a content creator ended up with millions. Which makes sense in a lot of ways from the way the platform is organized.

It is interesting how the dynamic has somewhat changed overtime and the different eras the platform has been through.

I remember about the Mexico dental story and the different brushes you have. come to think of it, you are quite strong in that you seem to recover quite fast from the different incident. No wolverine but still good.

I wish I was like Wolverine!

Very soon. Non one will say i am sick.

I hope you get better.

Do you smoke herb?

No, the times when I did it I got high AF the one time and then the other times my eyes just got itchy and I got tired. I don't know what strains any of it was or anything.

You oughta try on one of your shitty days, see if it helps at all.

I have found out that having sex with hot girls helps a lot but you are probably right. I should try that Seattle Super Sonic Kronic when I don't feel right.

Sex is a panacea. So is the bubonic kronik, so I hope it helps. The two also go really well together.

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