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19 Of The Deadliest Diseases Doctors Say There Are No Symptoms For
We often assume our bodies will send a clear signal when something is seriously wrong. Something like a sharp pain, a persistent cough, or a h**h fever. But a sobering online thread posed a terrifying question: what’s one condition that can have no symptoms but can be instantly fatal?
The responses, many from medical professionals and those who have lost loved ones, are a chilling look at the "silent killers" that can lurk undetected in seemingly healthy people. These are the medical time bombs that can strike without warning. If this isn’t a reminder of the fragility of life, what is?
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#1
My grandfather died from a pulmonary embolism. He had no symptoms, he just stood up from the table, collapsed, and died.
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#3
Sleep apnea doesn’t exactly have “no symptoms”, but the daytime symptoms can be dismissed easily I think. That goes double for somebody who is single and doesn’t have somebody to catch them displaying nighttime sleep apnea symptoms. It’s not necessarily the sleep apnea that ki**s directly, but highly increases the risk of other silent kil***rs.
#4
Blood pressure, I did a blood pressure clinic once at a park, and this young guy came, sat down, we chatted his bp was 200/100, I asked him if he felt okay, he said yeah, I'm fine. I said see your doctor.
#6
Enlarged heart. (I apologize if someone called this out by medical name…I don’t know what that is.)
A friend of mine many years ago owned a music store where I lived. It was where he bought my first guitar, and Chuck helped me out and was just as cool of a guy as you could ask for.
I ran into him at the gas station by my house one night. Complete surprise (his shop was on other side of town) but struck up a convo and had a laugh. Said good night like nothing was out of the ordinary.
I had guitar lessons the next day, and the guy I took them from rented a room at the shop. I walked in that day, and said my usual hi’s to whoever. And I asked the guy up front if Chuck was in just to harass him. His face went stone white.
“Chuck died last night, dude.”
“Huh? What do you mean? I ran into him at the Casey’s last night. He was fine.”
“They said he got home from running some errands, and then plopped on the couch to watch tv. Fell asleep and never woke up.”
Turns out, he had an enlarged heart. Basically, they can just wear themselves out. That’s what his did. It just…stopped.
#7
I was told it should have k****d me. I had a triple rupture of my appendix, and I never felt it. A multiple rupture happens when the appendix ruptures, and then a growth forms around it, and that ruptures too.
#8
Blockage of the left anterior descending artery. It’s called a widow maker and very dangerous.
#9
Pulmonary thromboembolism. The symptom may be as brief as shortness of breath or lightheadedness for less than minute or none at all.
#10
Apparently some types of meningitis. Had a roommate who got a phone call while her brother was in post-boot camp training (whatever that's called) that he had meningitis and to come say goodbye. She had spoken to him the day before and he said he had just started feeling slightly off but not enough to sit out of anything. Not even 24 hours later, she got a phone call to come say goodbye. She got on the next flight and barely made it. In less than 48 hours he went from a healthy 19 year old to her at his bedside saying goodbye to him. Really heartbreaking.
#13
It wasn't instant, but my cousin died from lupus. She had not had any noticeable symptoms.
One day when she was fourteen her family (from central Ohio) took a trip out West. After returning her kidneys shut down and she was gone two days after that.
#15
H**h cholesterol, it's all good until you have a heart attack or a stoke.
#17
Lymphocytic myocarditis. It is when white blood cells infiltrate the tissue of the heart.
It took my sister last September. She was perfectly fine the night before, and then passed entirely unexpectedly the morning of.
#18
Strokes.
Was fine last week, drove us to the airport, kept our eldest at hers for the 4 days. Had a great time with him. Thursday, brought us back from the airport. Absolutely fine Saturday when my partner saw her. Fine Sunday according to her neighbour, although she didnt find the time to text my partner back.
Found her passed away 10am monday morning.
It's been so out of left field. Even her parents are still alive! (99 and 86)
Mind boggling. We're distraught.
#19
Prion disease, just trouble sleeping.
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