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mandr4ke

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Well this is probably stupid for a first post. but i'll ger her a go.. Tomorrow i'm gonig for my first Tandem.. YAY! Been excited and waiting all week for this.. The past couple days i've had terriable sinus headache's.. and i'm sorta worry being up so high that my head might explode.. and advice.. i really don't want to miss it.. i have lots of vicoden that i can take.. but i don't want to be stupid up there.. *sigh*..

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i have lots of vicoden that i can take.. but i don't want to be stupid up there.. *sigh*.. .



I'm not an expert on altitude, or sinus pressure, but I can say that sounds like it would suck. If it were me, I'd hold off until you can enjoy the experience.

I am, however, something of an expert on Vicodin (my Neurosurgeon awarded me a lifetime supply a few years ago). Vicodin (hydrocodone and acetaminophen) is a painkiller. It will do nothing to relieve your sinus pressure. In fact, deadening the pain (your body's natural warning indicator) might lead to permanent damage (in the case of head explosion or similar event).

My advice: don't ever get in the habit of jumping on painkillers. It deadens the experience (quite the opposite of what most people want to do), as well as impairing your judgment and reaction time in the event of an emergency.

Dude, stay home (or go to the DZ), grab a twelve pack, down a couple vicodin, and party instead.
-- Tom Aiello

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After spending a bit more then a week hopped off my ass on Vicodin this summer due to a knee injury, I couldn't understand why someone would want to jump while on that stuff. Jumping would suck, I was in such a sureal environment that I don't know what would have happened. Shit, I couldn't even drive right, I had to have a friend drive me to the Doc.

Be careful if you take a sinus med, they'll fuck with you when you add altitude, trust me, I did that one day so I could jump. Did one jump and quit for the day, it freaked me out. Jumping with sinus pressure can and has before blown ear drums. A *very* painful experience that is not worth it. If you're not feeling better, I'd recommend postponing the jump until next week or later if you have to. :)
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>The past couple days i've had terriable sinus headache's . . .

Do not jump with sinus problems. Several of us have learned this the hard way. If it's bad enough to cause you pain on the ground, you'll be in agony in the air - and you might just blow out something important.

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Dude, stay home (or go to the DZ), grab a twelve pack, down a couple vicodin, and party instead.



Nobody really should be drinking and taking vicodin at the same time. He wouldn't be in much immediate danger (and the buzz is pretty nice), but acetaminphen and alcohol is an acutely hepatoxic combination. In combination with alcohol, as little as 4 grams of the stuff (8 vicodin) can kill you, much less can cause liver damage.

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It just killed me to cancle it to.. hehe.. dam dam dam..



Yeah, but it could have killed you (or at least hurt you badly) not to reschedule it. You'll enjoy it more without the immense pain and suffering you would have with a sinus issue. (Trust me) :)

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damn dave, i wish vicodin did that to me..hell the tylox (oxycodone) i was on didn't do anything really either...now the flexoral i had made me way loopy tired.........

good choice on resheduling....i jumped once with a slight congestion of my sinuses and after opening i couldn't even think it hurt so bad.... if i would a had to cutaway i'm not sure i coulda done it it hurt so bad....luckly it was a student jump and i had lots of altitudde to clear my sinuses by pinching my nose and bowing ever so gently....and man.if that woulda happened to you i'll tell yuou this your tm wouldn't of been happy cuz i had snot blown all up the side of my face and goggles and i don't think he woud think it col to get a snot bath at 120mph........:o

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*** He wouldn't be in much immediate danger (and the buzz is pretty nice), but acetaminphen and alcohol is an acutely hepatoxic combination. In combination with alcohol, as little as 4 grams of the stuff (8 vicodin) can kill you, much less can cause liver damage.

Great now I find this out :)


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>in the case of head explosion or similar event
that was my friday laugh!!!!!!



Blowing out an eardrum is bad.

Blowing out a sinus cavity is going to be really bloody and will require some pretty heavy surgery.

mandr4ke, good call on the reschedule. The sky will always be there.

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