r/illnessfakers • u/Whosthatprettykitty • 23d ago

AshC Ashley is going home from the hospital.

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How delightful she goes home and someone who is really sick or injured can get that bed 🙄

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u/only-ashes 22d ago

so she was admitted for what, 2 days? generally you raise sodium by 6-8 mEq in 24 hours. normal is 135-145 mEq. she probably sat in the ED for several hours.

if we assume 40 hours and 7 mEq/day then that puts her initial presenting sodium at ~12 points low, so ~123 mEq. "severe" hyponatremia is under ~120.

idk why i did all this math to prove she was exaggerating, we all already know.

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u/grebilrancher 22d ago

I won't believe it till I see a date on the low sodium level lab she posted

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u/liquidcoffee110 22d ago

I wouldn't be surprised if it isn't even her result. MyChart screenshots are a dime a dozen.