Cashmanimal 0 #1 April 14, 2009 So I've had a cold for a couple weeks, but after a jump on saturday I blew my nose, and it was solid blood. It's only from my left nostril, and it hasn't stopped. At the time I was taking antihistamines, but have since stopped (not sure if that is a good or bad thing?-- seems like the corect decision). It's now been three days, and it's still pretty nasty. It's only from my left nostril, and it only comes out when I blow my nose, so it's not a 'normal' bloody nose situation. Normal, light green boogers come out of my right nostril (you know, how they're supposed to look when you're sick). Anyway, urgent care is a hard thing to work out as a college student, between classes and $$. If anybody has experience with this, I'd like some assistance in making the call. I took this picture just now, for the sake of helping convey the situation.... picture is probably SFW, but not safe for the easily grossed out.It's all fun and until someone loses an eye... then it's just a game to find the eye Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #2 April 14, 2009 Now you know not to jump after or during a cold. I had it happen to me once. Blood went up my face in freefall. Probably not a bad idea to have an ENT doctor take a look. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cashmanimal 0 #3 April 14, 2009 Quote Now you know not to jump after or during a cold. I had it happen to me once. Blood went up my face in freefall. Probably not a bad idea to have an ENT doctor take a look. -sigh- yeah, I figured that was the safest call.... this was my second weekend jumping with this cold. Aside from trouble clearing my ears, it really didn't bother me. Even when this happened, it didn't hurt... I just blew my nose, and it looked like a crime scene Speaking of the mid-freefall bleeding, that was my main concern for the rest of the day... I kept wondering why all the tandems I filmed looked unusually terrified It's all fun and until someone loses an eye... then it's just a game to find the eye Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MagicGuy 0 #4 April 14, 2009 Go to the doctor, man. I was living with what I thought was just a minor cold/chest congestion and it turned out that I was one step away from pneumonia. It was a serious case of bronchitis that almost landed me in the ER. Will never wait that long to go to the doctor again, that's for sure.. I'm finally better now, after a solid two weeks of misery. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
d_squared431 0 #5 April 14, 2009 QuoteSo I've had a cold for a couple weeks, but after a jump on saturday I blew my nose, and it was solid blood. It's only from my left nostril, and it hasn't stopped. At the time I was taking antihistamines, but have since stopped (not sure if that is a good or bad thing?-- seems like the corect decision). It's now been three days, and it's still pretty nasty. It's only from my left nostril, and it only comes out when I blow my nose, so it's not a 'normal' bloody nose situation. Normal, light green boogers come out of my right nostril (you know, how they're supposed to look when you're sick). Anyway, urgent care is a hard thing to work out as a college student, between classes and $$. If anybody has experience with this, I'd like some assistance in making the call. I took this picture just now, for the sake of helping convey the situation.... picture is probably SFW, but not safe for the easily grossed out. It all depends on the urgent care and if they have the proper equipment and capability to address a nasal issue. Call ahead and ask them if you should go to the ER or to their office. If it is not bleeding right now and only when you blow your nose then try not to blow it. Make an appt with your normal doc to look at it. Until then you can get some OTC nasal saline to use. Just make sure you get looked at soon.TPM Sister#130ONTIG#1 I love vodka.I love vodka cause it rhymes with Tuaca~LisaH You having a clean thought is like billyvance having a clean post.iluvtofly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #6 April 14, 2009 So, let me get this straight. This happened to you and you continued to jump the rest of the day? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squirrel 0 #7 April 14, 2009 When I was a student at CSU Chico, there was very very low cost general medical services provided by the university...are you attending a state college? ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FIREFLYR 0 #8 April 14, 2009 Probably just blew a couple blood vessels, if yoou get a temp, sore throat...etc, it might get infected. unlikely. dont jump!, a humidifier helps, blowing it all the time will aggravate it. if youve got health care, why not, see a doc, if not...dont sweat it. ~J"One flew East,and one flew West..............one flew over the cuckoo's nest" "There's absolutely no excuse for the way I'm about to act" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cashmanimal 0 #9 April 14, 2009 Quote So, let me get this straight. This happened to you and you continued to jump the rest of the day? In short, yes. I was taking Mucinex and the antihistamines, and had used Zicam (the nasal spray version) that morning. Since it never hurt, I wrote it off as a side effect of being all dry from the cold medications. The cold seemed like it was almost gone, I had actually planed on making that day my last on the cold stuff... Like I said, aside from blowing my nose, I feel completely normal. I don't even feel like I have the cold anymore (I am fully aware that this does not negate the possibility that i may have caused some damage)It's all fun and until someone loses an eye... then it's just a game to find the eye Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cashmanimal 0 #10 April 14, 2009 Quote When I was a student at CSU Chico, there was very very low cost general medical services provided by the university...are you attending a state college? San Jose State.... swung by to get an appointment, they gave me a stack of papers and said "maybe thursday." I think I'll grab a couple magazines and head to urgent care soon It's all fun and until someone loses an eye... then it's just a game to find the eye Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millertime24 8 #11 April 14, 2009 Do you live in a dry, low humidity climate? I live in UT and the same thing happens to me from time to time. It usually stops after about a day or so. Oh, and drinking does seem to make it worse (ie you get drunk Friday night then go jumping on Saturday usually brings it on for me). Have you tried WebMD.com?Muff #5048 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #12 April 14, 2009 Quote Quote So, let me get this straight. This happened to you and you continued to jump the rest of the day? In short, yes. I was taking Mucinex and the antihistamines, and had used Zicam (the nasal spray version) that morning. Since it never hurt, I wrote it off as a side effect of being all dry from the cold medications. The cold seemed like it was almost gone, I had actually planed on making that day my last on the cold stuff... Like I said, aside from blowing my nose, I feel completely normal. I don't even feel like I have the cold anymore (I am fully aware that this does not negate the possibility that i may have caused some damage) Well, I bet you learn from this . . . at least you didn't do a 270.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #13 April 14, 2009 Sympathy, we don't do sympathy here - sorryGo see a Dr whilst you still have them in the States (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broke 0 #14 April 14, 2009 Dude Stop picking your nose while pitchingDivot your source for all things Hillbilly. Anvil Brother 84 SCR 14192 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowwhite 0 #15 April 14, 2009 Sounds like you have a good sinus infection. Green stuff means infection, clear stuff means allergies. Go the the doc in a box, or check your community for a low cost clinic. There are lots of them around, they'll take $ on a sliding scale according to income.skydiveTaylorville.org [email protected] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lippy 771 #16 April 14, 2009 I thought green stuff coming out of the nose meant boogers. I got nuthin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cashmanimal 0 #17 April 14, 2009 First of all, thanks to everyone for the tips and advice, it was all taken seriously and with a grain o salt. Doctor says while the sinus and ear infection would have been a source of concern 2 weeks ago, they are fading on their own. I got some light antibiotics for those. As for the bleeding, he says as a result of the medications i was taking and high wind speeds while skydiving, I blew a few blood vessels apart in my nose. He says (as did someone above me!) don't blow my nose or a couple days, use Afrin, and buy a humidifyer. The best part? STILL CLEARED FOR SKYDIVING, woo! He says if it doesn't hurt (which it didn't) that the antibiotics should clear me up by the weekend, and as long as I coat the inside of my nose with saline gel before each jump, I should be good as gold. Quote Well, I bet you learn from this . . . at least you didn't do a 270. Funny enough, I did ... it was also my first night swoop And for those in the market for a humidifier, go to Target... the children's ones are on sale. I originally wanted the frog, but ended up with the dragon. They are bigger than the Vick's humidifiers, and provide far more entertainment.It's all fun and until someone loses an eye... then it's just a game to find the eye Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 0 #18 April 14, 2009 QuoteFunny enough, I did ... it was also my first night swoop I watched you do that. Nice landing. I'm the guy that got crashed into on the tube dive. The new colors on my arm are coming along nicely.My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cashmanimal 0 #19 April 14, 2009 Quote Quote Funny enough, I did ... it was also my first night swoop I watched you do that. Nice landing. I'm the guy that got crashed into on the tube dive. The new colors on my arm are coming along nicely. Yeah, geez, he just barely missed ME too! Looking at the clip, it seems you SHOULD have a hefty bruise It's all fun and until someone loses an eye... then it's just a game to find the eye Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #20 April 14, 2009 That would go into the catagory of be careful who you skydive with. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 0 #21 April 15, 2009 Quote Quote Quote Funny enough, I did ... it was also my first night swoop I watched you do that. Nice landing. I'm the guy that got crashed into on the tube dive. The new colors on my arm are coming along nicely. Yeah, geez, he just barely missed ME too! Looking at the clip, it seems you SHOULD have a hefty bruise ] Well, yeah it's colorful alright. You don't need to post this ... would you mind removing the link? The guy who hit me and I already talked about this. spence, or would you prefer Captain Obvious? I haven't jumped there in a long time. This was my first jump there in a few years. The guy who hit me realizes his skill is not quite what he thought it was and I realize his skill isn't quite what he thought it was either. What's done is done. We got away with it and some people are a bit wiser than they were a few days ago.My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #22 April 15, 2009 My comment was tongue in cheek but it looks like someone is a little touchy about this.Glad your not dead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 0 #23 April 15, 2009 nah .... text doesn't come out so enthusiastic as intended. Note how I read yours? I'm glad I'm not dead too. The owner of the rig I borrowed would have probably been out a perfectly good container.My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowwhite 0 #24 April 15, 2009 Quote I thought green stuff coming out of the nose meant boogers. OOOooo Infected BOY Boogers! Bet they have BIG Cooties on em!skydiveTaylorville.org [email protected] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cashmanimal 0 #25 April 15, 2009 Quote Quote Quote Quote Funny enough, I did ... it was also my first night swoop I watched you do that. Nice landing. I'm the guy that got crashed into on the tube dive. The new colors on my arm are coming along nicely. Yeah, geez, he just barely missed ME too! Looking at the clip, it seems you SHOULD have a hefty bruise ] Well, yeah it's colorful alright. You don't need to post this ... would you mind removing the link? The guy who hit me and I already talked about this. spence, or would you prefer Captain Obvious? I haven't jumped there in a long time. This was my first jump there in a few years. The guy who hit me realizes his skill is not quite what he thought it was and I realize his skill isn't quite what he thought it was either. What's done is done. We got away with it and some people are a bit wiser than they were a few days ago. No worries, mods beat me to it... he was actually sitting right next to me when I posted it It's all fun and until someone loses an eye... then it's just a game to find the eye Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
