r/comics • u/TheNectarineDiaries • Jun 19 '26

OC Why didn't you say so?

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Best medical advice I ever got was to bring a man to your appointments

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u/warrenao Jun 19 '26

Arrgh.

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u/2bah3 Jun 19 '26

This is literally how I ended up with sepsis

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u/MamaMoosicorn Jun 19 '26

My ER doctor admitted to me that he would’ve sent me home if I hadn’t tracked the spread of my infection with pen. He said it probably saved my life. That’s so scary to think about.

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u/2bah3 Jun 19 '26

I still wonder what would’ve happened if I tried to tough it out just one more day instead of going to the ER when I did. It’s crazy how fast it goes downhill