Would you still be alive?

Gmol

Given the improvements in medicine and stuff(always stuff) in this century. Have you had any illness that would have killed you had you been living in the say the 14th century?

Reckon would have been dead at 12 when my appendix burst.

Ghost Buster

Gmol wrote: »

Given the improvements in medicine and stuff(always stuff) in this century. Have you had any illness that would have killed you had you been living in the say the 14th century?

Reckon would have been dead at 12 when my appendix burst.

Had I survived cracking my head open aged 4 I would have been more than a little in jeopary with my ruptured appendix aged 15. But had I survived that I think my major potential brain eating ear infection and consequent two bouts of major surgery would have done for me in my twentys:(:eek:

kylith

I'd probably be dead from tonsillitis at about age 7. Had a mad high temperature with sensations of floating and everything. Without antibiotics I'd probably have died.

ronkmonster

Meningitis when I was 3, which I still nearly died from. So yeah I'd be dead

dlofnep

I would probably be better off than I am now.

Ghost Buster

kylith wrote: »

I'd probably be dead from tonsillitis at about age 7. Had a mad high temperature with sensations of floating and everything. Without antibiotics I'd probably have died.

Oh yeah. me as well!!!
Is hypocondria terminal?

Kojak

No, the 14th century medicine was better. Have a look at this innovative procedure....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trepanning

tan11ie

I've never been really ill thank god! and i could count the amount of times on one hand that i've been given an antibiotic. So no..

Spread

Heart attack en route to hospital two years ago. Had to change my lifestyle. So I guess 'twould be curtains in the very old days

Wolfe Tone

No I would be grand, never had any major illness.

ShiresV2

Septicemia aka blood poisoning when about 6 years old. Got a small graze/cut after falling down, a week later had lost the use of my legs, into hospital, sorted before it progressed upwards to organs.

stupidusername

nothing that'd have killed me i dont think. doubt tonsilitis would've killed me.... the broken ankle would probably have meant me being cave bound for life though :pac:

Alter-Ego

Nope, no major illnesses so I'd still be kickin' a$$ and taking names without meds.

dlofnep

Spread wrote: »

Heart attack en route to hospital two years ago. Had to change my lifestyle. So I guess 'twould be curtains in the very old days

Then again, your diet might not have been conducive to getting a heart-attack.

Biggins

Gmol wrote: »

Given the improvements in medicine and stuff(always stuff) in this century. Have you had any illness that would have killed you had you been living in the say the 14th century?

Yes, caught a rare African infection that surely would have finished me off within 48 hours.
As it was, I was lucky to have survived at the time of occurrence, in our present timeline.

Ficheall

Could they not reset broken bones in the 14th century?
And wtf would you be doing living in a cave?

Sykk

I have psoriasis, I use cream once a week and it's un-noticable. Without treatment, however back in the day I'd have been burned at the stake as there wasn't anything for it!

Same with eczema etc.

tbh

I'm diabetic. I'd be dead 16 years this year. I imagine even my parents would be struggling to remember me at this stage, instead of playing with my newborn son.

Buddinplant

would have been severly brain damaged if not dead at the age of 9/10. thank the heavens for trainee doctors that actually look at something and say 'ahhh thats not right!'

(although the present day method of my cure is a glorified 20th century trepanning)

Spread

dlofnep wrote: »

Then again, your diet might not have been conducive to getting a heart-attack.

Quite possibly a healthier diet in the old days. But then no blood thinners either. And no GOOGLE to be checking up on

seamus

I would have died from meningitis at 2 years of age.

LenaClaire

Even with modern medicine I had an asthma attack bad enough to nearly kill me when I was 13 so yeah... I would have been dead in the 14th century

problemchimp

Stabbed in the neck in London and nearly died in 1989. But then again, I probably wouldn't have been living in London in the 14th century. But then again the black death in Europe wiped out one third of the population of Europe so probably would have been fuucked anyway.

Spread

tbh wrote: »

I'm diabetic. I'd be dead 16 years this year. I imagine even my parents would be struggling to remember me at this stage, instead of playing with my newborn son.

Congratulations tbh!

CardBordWindow

I had a killer hangover yesterday. If it wasn't for the miracle of panadol, it may have been fatal!

jugger0

Never been sick, eyesight isnt great though... so id probably confuse a bear for a mate and end up being eaten.

EuropeanSon

Type 1 diabetes would have done for me before my 10th birthday, I'd imagine.

NTMK

Definetley not my mam had juandice while pregnant with me. even at that we were both lucky to survive

stupidusername

Ficheall wrote: »

Could they not reset broken bones in the 14th century?
And wtf would you be doing living in a cave?

if you're responding to a specific post, it'd be better to quote it, as otherwise the person generally wouldn't see it

I was ..whats the word, being purposefully ignorant of history in my answer! i've no idea if they could heal bones back then, it's possible, but i'm fairly sure they wouldn't have put metal plates and pins in anyway.

Redlion

Wouldn't be dead, but would be losing my eye sight at a gradual rate from a very early age. Probably would be blind now or in the foreseeable future. Thank medicine for glasses!

LadyMayBelle

Scarlet fever at 7, would def have have died!
Caught dysentry aged 23 in Cambodia, wouldn't have lasted long then either.

jaffacakesyum

Meningitis would've killed me

Teddy455

I probably wouldn't be dead but my left arm would be amputated.

Vanbis

Diverticulitis.

Superbus

Cyst in my throat when I was two could have done more damage.

sealgaire

Yup, I'd be dead from a Diaphragmatic hernia when I was a babby

azezil

Life saving surgery at 3yrs old... safe to say I'd be dead.

Witchie

My pneumonia at 2 yrs would probably have killed me but if not the many chest infections that have plagued me since would have. Also the kidney problems I had aged 9 to 12 could have finished me. The major asthma attack when I was 22 that I was an hour away from death with could've either. Not to mention my infected gallbladder a few years ago or my blood pressure dropping dangerously low during child birth.

Yup I would be well dead by now!

who what when

Biggins wrote: »

Yes, caught a rare African infection that surely would have finished me off within 48 hours.
As it was, I was lucky to have survived at the time of occurrence, in our present timeline.

In the 14th century not everyone had the means of getting to africa to pick up rare diseases! Certainly not your average irish man with over active imagination!

sock puppet

Nothing other than a minor exostosis which might have had me labeled a warlock or something. Funnily enough you've picked one of the worst periods in history to be alive as the 14th century was a particularly **** time for Europe so we'd probably be dead anyway.

mackg

Pneumonia? Not sure if it was fatal before, but I got it when I was only 3/4.

Seloth

Oh god where to begin....

At 6 my skull was cracked open by a horse
I had terrible asthma at 7 to 10
Had a random rare disease at 11
Swine flue twice at 17 and then later on that year at 18.

I'm pretty sure I'd be long gone :pac:

pragmatic1

Scarlet fever and a burst appendix would have killed me.

achtungbarry

Was born 7 weeks premature in 1979(weighed a little over a pound). I was very lucky to survive then (I even made the papers). I wouldn't have lasted minutes back in the 14th century. In fact I wouldn't even have been born alive. The umbilical chord collapsed.

Thanks to all the hard work and innovation of medical scientists and the incredible staff at the Rotunda I am alive today.

ShiresV2

CardBordWindow wrote: »

I had a killer hangover yesterday. If it wasn't for the miracle of panadol, it may have been fatal!

Taking paracetamol for a hangover is not a good idea, better off with Ibuprofen (neurofen), Google it.

Wibbs

Yep, Id still be here. Nothing even close to fatal so far.

Kojak wrote: »

No, the 14th century medicine was better. Have a look at this innovative procedure....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trepanning

Trepanning goes back way before that. One of the first medical procedures in history. Back to caveman days. Sometimes it may have even worked.

stupidusername wrote: »

I was ..whats the word, being purposefully ignorant of history in my answer! i've no idea if they could heal bones back then, it's possible, but i'm fairly sure they wouldn't have put metal plates and pins in anyway.

They were very good at setting bones back then and way before. Nature of the times. More people broke bones or needed amputations and the like(war etc), so practice wasn't hard to come by. The Roman doctors were very good with blunt force type injuries. Infection was the main issue, but the romans and others used honey which is pretty good.

Going waaaaaaaay back, before modern humans in Europe, like 80,000 years back, pretty much every Neanderthal skeleton so far found has had bone damage, some with really heavy traumas. Ribs, legs arms, heads, you name it, they broke it. Traumas they treated and survived. One poor old guy had lost an arm above the elbow and survived for decades after. Though they were usually riddled with arthritis by their mid thirties. Poor buggers.

stupidusername

Wibbs wrote: »

They were very good at setting bones back then and way before. Nature of the times. More people broke bones or needed amputations and the like(war etc), so practice wasn't hard to come by. The Roman doctors were very good with blunt force type injuries. Infection was the main issue, but the romans and others used honey which is pretty good.

Going waaaaaaaay back, before modern humans in Europe, like 80,000 years back, pretty much every Neanderthal skeleton so far found has had bone damage, some with really heavy traumas. Ribs, legs arms, heads, you name it, they broke it. Traumas they treated and survived. One poor old guy had lost an arm above the elbow and survived for decades after. Though they were usually riddled with arthritis by their mid thirties. Poor buggers.

oh wibbs, you so wise I got it right about the metal though right?

TOOYOUNGTODIE

Yes

I'd be as dead as the dodo.
My non exhaustive list of injuries/illness are as follows:

Born 6weeks pre-mature
gastroenteritis as a 6month old
7 major ear infections all needing surgery due to premature birth(damn mother)
Broken colar bone pierced lung
Brain Tumour-non cancerous
Broke bones in hand and ruptured vein in wrist

No matter how many times I fall down I still keep getting back up!!!
Thank fcuk for modern medicine

edit- didnt mention broken ankle, ruptured knee and ankle ligaments, broken fingers as only minor

Wibbs

stupidusername wrote: »

oh wibbs, you so wise I got it right about the metal though right?

yea defo on the metal pins front. Though the romans did have external metal leg braces IIRC and false legs and such.

TOOYOUNGTODIE wrote: »

Yes

I'd be as dead as the dodo.
My non exhaustive list of injuries/illness are as follows:

Born 6weeks pre-mature
gastroenteritis as a 6month old
7 major ear infections all needing surgery due to premature birth(damn mother)
Broken colar bone pierced lung
Brain Tumour-non cancerous
Broke bones in hand and ruptured vein in wrist

No matter how many times I fall down I still keep getting back up!!!
Thank fcuk for modern medicine

edit- didnt mention broken ankle, ruptured knee and ankle ligaments, broken fingers as only minor

:eek: feck! You are one fortunate bugger alright.

I've had a few bugs and the like(measles, mumps, chicken pox etc), broken ribs, cracked skull, a couple of fingers and cracked a wristbone. With fingers you straighten them if they're bent(while screaming like a fooking banshee. Strong drink helps), then strap em to a good finger for support. Went to the hospital with the wrist cos my hand looked like I was wearing a boxing glove and the guy suggested surgery as according to him otherwise it wouldnt heal, so I hightailed it outa there. Ten years on, wrist fine. Never had an antibiotic and the only immunisations were for polio and tetanus, so maybe they might have killed me? Doubt it somehow.

Saila

tan11ie wrote: »

I've never been really ill thank god! and i could count the amount of times on one hand that i've been given an antibiotic. So no..

eh... no actually it doesnt matter :facepalm:

o1s1n

If it wasn't for Heparin and Warfarin I'd be dead.

I'd also have died a few years ago from a Crohn's related obstructed intestine.

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Thank feck for modern medicine!