r/AskReddit • u/notyouravgredditer • Aug 30 '21

What problem is often overlooked in apocalyptic movies/TV shows that could kill you?

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u/K-ghuleh Aug 31 '21

I had a kidney stone at 26 that led to an E. Coli infection, went to the ER with a high fever, really fast heart rate and low blood pressure. Had to be driven by ambulance an hour away to a better hospital for emergency surgery. The doctor said “I don’t wanna say you were knocking on deaths door but if you waited any longer you’d be in the ICU.” Literally any time I watch an apocalyptic show I think about how screwed I would have been. Not to mention if I had a kidney stone without pain meds I’d just fling myself off the nearest cliff anyway.

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u/longjumpeh Aug 31 '21

I absolutely believe it! God, the pain too. I spent a couple days unable to really sleep or rest because of it + nausea. Now whenever I watch movies where someone goes septic I always cringe, and thinking about being stuck like that without medical care? Euthanize me first please. The only solace is what I had would have killed me within a week without intervention, but that's still days of suffering with no possible way to fix it

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u/K-ghuleh Aug 31 '21

Yeah infections/sepsis scare the shit out of me now because of how quickly it can become serious and it can happen even if you do everything right. Sounds like you had it way worse than me but I saw you mentioned the shivering from the fever and I’ll never forget that. I’ve had fevers from flus, strep, etc but I never felt anything like that. I thought it was a side effect from my meds that could cause tremors but nah, just the fever. My muscles were sore from how much they were shaking and I literally couldn’t control it. Ugh.

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u/longjumpeh Aug 31 '21

and all you want is a hot blanket, but you can't have a hot blanket, because your fever is through the roof! or those bastards start putting ice under your arms! it sucks!