maldaly
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Sep 22, 2012 - 03:20pm PT
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You dodged a bullet my friend. It will be really good to see you at Facelift. Let's climb.
Mal
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Sep 22, 2012 - 05:20pm PT
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George Takei?
OOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
Everybody should know how to do a counter balance rappel to evacuate a partner.
Who is your rheumatologist?
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Sep 22, 2012 - 06:08pm PT
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Holy crap bad luck on the med reaction.
Tired? Thirsty? Not feeling 100% on Your first El-Cap wall...Uhmm that's normal lol.
Doesn't sound to me like you did anything wrong except follow a doctors directions. I guess we have all learned something about Tramadol.
I don't see how you can beat yourself up over something absolutely no one I ever heard of could have anticipated.
To me you clearly made at least one great decision in picking some awesome folks to partner with!
Have a great time in TJ!
Just be careful with the driving for a while... Like don't do it.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Sep 22, 2012 - 06:16pm PT
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hey there say, vegasclimber...
oh my.... so veryyyyyyyyyy glad you are alive and will be okay!!
as to this quote:
The next thing I knew, Jon was practically on top of me, screaming into my ear. I had no idea where I was, and I couldn't move. He was saying....that I had a full blown seizure and had flipped nearly upside down.
i understand a lot more about seizures than i ever would have, due to my stepgrandbabe, years back, having them... she is since past that, and weaned off medication, etc...
she is a fortunate one, in this battle...
say, i write the jake smith ranch series, so folks will learn more about seizures as to the the ol' 'daily keep-on-pressing-on'...
these folks are hidden heroes, as they face life on the
'front line' of brain vs body, tackling-- 'you NEVER know when or if':
it is a whole different way of life, when seizure step in...
god bless!!! thanks for the share!
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Sep 22, 2012 - 06:17pm PT
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Wow, what a scary story. Good thing you were with such competent partners. Take good care of yourself.
Phyl
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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Sep 22, 2012 - 06:17pm PT
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Holy crap VC, glad you will be fine with time.
Tramadol huh, I gave that up after a week, something didn't feel right. I've been doing fine now for 8 months on acetamin/cod, even doubled or tripled up when needed.
I've got 150 or so tramadols sitting in my dresser drawer collecting dust now.
You know damn well you'd give 200% for anyone in need in a moments notice. Aren't you glad there are others like you?
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Some Random Guy
Trad climber
San Franpsycho (a.k.a. a token of my extreme)
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Sep 22, 2012 - 07:13pm PT
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well u didn't pull no guglielmucci that's fore sure.
dooooooood....ur still alive and functioning normally - futures so bright u gotta wear shades!
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Cosmiccragsman
Trad climber
AKA Dwain, from Apple Valley, Ca. and Vegas!
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Sep 22, 2012 - 07:16pm PT
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Just in case any of you don't know it;
Travis is on the SAR here in Vegas.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Sep 22, 2012 - 07:40pm PT
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Travis--so glad there was a good outcome and that you're okay.
Take it easy on yourself--not something you had any control over.
Get better and get back out there soon!!!!
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Sep 22, 2012 - 07:44pm PT
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Hell of a story. Glad you came out okay.
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Mousebob
climber
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Sep 22, 2012 - 08:21pm PT
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Well I'm glad you are ok.
Tramadol is widely known in the medical community as one medication that lowers seizure threshold. In an individual without a history of epilepsy, this is often not a problem.
However, combine exhaustion and dehydration (and thus most likely a minor electrolyte balance - which can induce seizures) and you have created the "perfect storm" that your docs described.
In the end, glad you are ok. Tthe situation could have been much worse!
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jcory86
Big Wall climber
Grass Valley, CA
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Sep 22, 2012 - 08:55pm PT
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Hey Travis, whooohooooo! My name is Justin. Oliver, a British soloist and I were the ones who ran up to the base of el cap. I jugged up to you and was working with Jon to get you lowered. Between communicating between you and YOSAR, Jon jugged up to the anchor to lower you. I short hauled you off the bolt and onto the line Jon was goin to lower you on. You had both your jumars attached and that was the biggest bitch to take off. Everything else was easy. You were a trooper man! Almost at the bottom you got it together pretty well and were able to make it over to the YOSAR rangers but were still very out of it. I let Pete use my phone to call your girl? She texted the next day saying you were ok! Pete, Jon, Oliver, Chris and hooted and headlamp flashed the chopper as you left the valley! You are one tough SOB and should keep following your dreams. We're all a team when we are dealing with the capitan. I know you would do the same! Take care, hope to see you back on the capitan soon!
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Roxy
Trad climber
CA Central Coast
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Sep 22, 2012 - 09:07pm PT
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gnarly.
glad you're recovering well
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Sep 22, 2012 - 09:56pm PT
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Mousebob and jcory,
great 3rd and 4rth posts (respectively).
Hope ya got a good seat at the campfire.
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 23, 2012 - 12:39am PT
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Justin,
Thanks man. Really appreciate you helping me out. If you are still in the Valley, I'd like to meet up on Tuesday or Wednesday and get you a beer or 10. Shoot me a message!
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Guangzhou
Trad climber
Asia, Indonesia, East Java
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Sep 23, 2012 - 03:05am PT
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I was told once that 1 in a 100 healthy people will suffer a seizure at some point in their lives for no apparent reason.
Perhaps someone can speak up on this.
It makes the idea of soloing very spooky if it is true.
AP. I heard the same thing, right after I had my first seizure actually. I was in between classes prepping lesson for my next class when I suddenly woke up with a bleeding nose and a few teacher hovering over me.
Had my second while teaching some basic team building activities to my staff in the climbing gym. Collapsed mid-sentence I'm told. Lucky for me, I landed on the bouldering mat we were using for the activities.
Seemed to have one every three month while the medication was being adjusted. Seems alright now. Even with medication, I avoid belaying and when I do I use a gri-gri. I mostly top-rope when I climb, but sometime I can't avoid the sharp end either. I never rap without a belay and a partner who can get me down if needed.
Glad everything turned out alright for VegasClimber, things could have gone a lot worse, that's for sure. Hope it's a once in a lifetime experience for you (seizure not El-Cap) and that you don't need medication in the long run.
Cheers
Eman
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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Sep 23, 2012 - 04:44am PT
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Travis, best wishes.
I used to take Tramdol (Tradol, brand name here in Ireland) once in a while, took my last one a couple of days ago. I think I will give it a miss from now on after your story. Cheers
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graniteclimber
Trad climber
The Illuminati -- S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Division
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The thread where PTPP gets thanked for helping SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE only gets a few responses.
He drops a bag and everyone wants to jump him on multiple threads.
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KabalaArch
Trad climber
Starlite, California
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Tramadol, if memory serves, is a CV mixed opioid agonist/antagonist. This means that if you are on chronic pain management with any CII or CIII pure opioid agonist, you will be thrown into instant withdrawal syndrome. This may or may not prove fatal, but you will most certainly feel your death.
Chronic Pain Management has over the last two decades or so become a very specialized, and effective, arena of medical practice. A thorough web search will turn up quite a bit of information...in fact, ultimately, more than you might care to know.
One good resource may be found at: med.umich.edu/pain/apainmgt. “Approximate Opioid Equianalgesic Doses (adult)". If you are in serious and intractable pain, these days it takes a bit more than a good bedside manner with your local general practitioner – to be your own advocate means you'd better do your homework.
Lest someone Rx's you Tramadol – or worse. Seem to remember a Vioxx recall; I think Celexa is also undergoing an FDA revisit.
That said, an obscure bit of knowledge, which I've held as recourse against WD's, comes from an old Vet Admin detox; anyone on this class of meds should make it a point to lay in a supply of: 50mgs Doxipin (an old antidepressant); 100mgs Neurontin (anti-convulsant) QID 4x. (until these meds make you feel worse then just going it cold duck) This will provide a modicum of bearable level of relief from the grand mal syndrome symptoms.
I had an interesting Wall experience in Zion with Retchnell, once upon a time. But it was by no means as harrowing as your unfortunate synapse collapse.
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 3, 2012 - 02:35pm PT
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To be very honest, I am really disappointed with Pete's apparent decision right now. But until I speak to him face to face about it, I don't have anything else to say about it.
And as far as tramadol withdrawl goes, I haven't had any. As a general rule, I normally don't have it with any drug. The Tramadol that I had got destroyed when my pack got tossed and a bunch of stuff in it burst. It's been a few weeks now and I am doing just fine. Changed to a light dose of hydrocodone a week or so ago that is more acetametaphine (sp) then anything else, and haven't been having any issues with that whether I take it or not.
I appreciate the post though, thanks for taking the time to write it up.
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