Woah, Phil! Dramatic title alert. *alarm blaring*
Woah, Phil! Dramatic title alert. *alarm blaring*

Yeah, well, it is a dramatic title but it's true.
Yeah, well, it is a dramatic title but it's true.

It's not clickbait,
It's not clickbait,

I did go to 'le hospital' (= l'hôpital),
I did go to 'le hospital' (= l'hôpital),

or whatever French people call hospitals.
or whatever French people call hospitals.

But, spoiler alert; I'm fine!
But, spoiler alert; I'm fine!

I'm not dying. Everything's okay.
I'm not dying. Everything's okay.

Just in case you were worried.
Just in case you were worried.

Thanks, if you were worried about me
Thanks, if you were worried about me

What a sweetie you are!
What a sweetie you are!

But, I just thought I'd tell you now, in case you were like: "Ugh, is he okay?"
But, I just thought I'd tell you now, in case you were like: "Ugh, is he okay?"

Unless I did die, and I just haven't figured out I am a ghost yet.
Unless I did die, and I just haven't figured out I am a ghost yet.

Oh my Goddd! *Freaking out*
Oh my Goddd! *Freaking out*

So I thought I'd have a little "my disturbing health incident" story time!
So I thought I'd have a little "my disturbing health incident" story time!

So, to tell you this story, I think we need a bit of context, so I'd like to take you back to the caveman times...
So, to tell you this story, I think we need a bit of context, so I'd like to take you back to the caveman times...

To show that I'm not a very resilient person.
To show that I'm not a very resilient person.

I'm someone that's got terrible eyesight, so as a cave person, I wouldn't be able to tell the saber-toothed tiger from the rabbit that I needed to catch.
I'm someone that's got terrible eyesight, so as a cave person, I wouldn't be able to tell the saber-toothed tiger from the rabbit that I needed to catch.

Also, I'm really clumsy, so I'd probably fall over myself into the fire that I've just discovered.
Also, I'm really clumsy, so I'd probably fall over myself into the fire that I've just discovered.

because I'd like to think I was the caveperson that had discovered fire.
because I'd like to think I was the caveperson that had discovered fire.

And also, as you know, I get really queasy and travel-sick so I couldn't ride on the back of my wooly mammoth.
And also, as you know, I get really queasy and travel-sick so I couldn't ride on the back of my wooly mammoth.

But, another thing, which I don't really talk about much, is I get headaches all the time.
But, another thing, which I don't really talk about much, is I get headaches all the time.

Like, three times a week, I'll have a headache.
Like, three times a week, I'll have a headache.

And I went to my northern doctor when I was a kid,
And I went to my northern doctor when I was a kid,

and he just went: *in a northern accent* "I don't know, Philly, some people just get 'eadaches!"
and he just went: *in a northern accent* "I don't know, Philly, some people just get 'eadaches!"

So, ever since then, I take some Ibuprofen, it goes away.
So, ever since then, I take some Ibuprofen, it goes away.

I figured, if it was something serious I'd probably be dead by now!
I figured, if it was something serious I'd probably be dead by now!

Because, *giggles* it's been so long.
Because, *giggles* it's been so long.

I'm sure I'm fine!
I'm sure I'm fine!

So, headline, get headaches, I'm not very resilient, don't usually worry about it.
So, headline, get headaches, I'm not very resilient, don't usually worry about it.

Rewind, to last week...
Rewind, to last week...

*wibbly noise*
*wibbly noise*

Pause for dramatic effect...
Pause for dramatic effect...

So, around the start of last week, I was feeling pretty crappy for about three days.
So, around the start of last week, I was feeling pretty crappy for about three days.

I wasn't sure what was wrong with me.
I wasn't sure what was wrong with me.

I was hot and cold, I was shivering.
I was hot and cold, I was shivering.

Dan was like: "Why are you turning the heating up?"
Dan was like: "Why are you turning the heating up?"

And I'm sat there under 14 blankets like,
And I'm sat there under 14 blankets like,

“I'M FREEZING!"
“I'M FREEZING!"

Along with this hot and coldness, I also had a headache.
Along with this hot and coldness, I also had a headache.

But it was different to the headaches that I'm used to getting.
But it was different to the headaches that I'm used to getting.

It was like a clamping feeling.
It was like a clamping feeling.

That's all I can describe it as. Like a clamping on the front and the back of my head.
That's all I can describe it as. Like a clamping on the front and the back of my head.

Like an alligator, chomped onto my head and wasn't letting go.
Like an alligator, chomped onto my head and wasn't letting go.

And it was getting progressively worse throughout the day.
And it was getting progressively worse throughout the day.

Along with this shivering.
Along with this shivering.

I thought: "Maybe I'm getting the flu.
I thought: "Maybe I'm getting the flu.

Maybe something's off with me. I don't know."
Maybe something's off with me. I don't know."

But, as I'm used to getting headaches, I just took some Ibuprofen, and went to bed.
But, as I'm used to getting headaches, I just took some Ibuprofen, and went to bed.

Anyway, I had one of the weirdest night's sleep ever.
Anyway, I had one of the weirdest night's sleep ever.

Because I was aware of this headache in my dreams.
Because I was aware of this headache in my dreams.

So, I was having a dream, like I was hanging out with Chris Hemsworth and adopting a corgi.
So, I was having a dream, like I was hanging out with Chris Hemsworth and adopting a corgi.

But, in my dream, dream Phil still had this pressurizing, pounding headache.
But, in my dream, dream Phil still had this pressurizing, pounding headache.

So, even in my dreams, I was like: "Something is wrong, something's wrong with my head, I don't know what's happening."
So, even in my dreams, I was like: "Something is wrong, something's wrong with my head, I don't know what's happening."

And then after about four hours of crazy half-awake/half-asleepness,
And then after about four hours of crazy half-awake/half-asleepness,

I thought: "I have to get up, I have to do something about this."
I thought: "I have to get up, I have to do something about this."

So, it's about five AM, and I got out of bed, went upstairs in my emoji pajamas.
So, it's about five AM, and I got out of bed, went upstairs in my emoji pajamas.

I kind of, shlumped up the stairs, in a sleepy daze.
I kind of, shlumped up the stairs, in a sleepy daze.

On the look out for some Ibuprofen.
On the look out for some Ibuprofen.

And then going up the stairs, this headache was getting even worse.
And then going up the stairs, this headache was getting even worse.

It was like every stair was like,
It was like every stair was like,

Boom! Boom!
Boom! Boom!

And then I walked into the bathroom upstairs, which is where we keep the tablets.
And then I walked into the bathroom upstairs, which is where we keep the tablets.

And then that was the moment I was like,
And then that was the moment I was like,

"Something's not right."
"Something's not right."

"Something is not right with me right now."
"Something is not right with me right now."

So I looked in the mirror, and then I looked down into the pill box, and my vision just went so weird.
So I looked in the mirror, and then I looked down into the pill box, and my vision just went so weird.

I can't really explain it, so I'm going to try and do it in final cut to show you.
I can't really explain it, so I'm going to try and do it in final cut to show you.

But it kind of looked like this. *electronic, trippy music plays*
But it kind of looked like this. *electronic, trippy music plays*

It was like, double vision with a little bit of black and white flashes.
It was like, double vision with a little bit of black and white flashes.

And then all of a sudden, it was like everything went "broooohm."
And then all of a sudden, it was like everything went "broooohm."

And then, I was on the floor.
And then, I was on the floor.

I don't recall falling on the floor, I don't recall fainting.
I don't recall falling on the floor, I don't recall fainting.

It was like I fully had a time jump, and I'm now on the floor.
It was like I fully had a time jump, and I'm now on the floor.

And I was then freaking out just thinking:
And I was then freaking out just thinking:

"What's happening to me, am I dying, is this the end?"
"What's happening to me, am I dying, is this the end?"

I don't know.
I don't know.

But I recently watched a video by PJ, about his health.
But I recently watched a video by PJ, about his health.

And he was saying too, that he's the main character in his story
And he was saying too, that he's the main character in his story

So your brain has this weird, negative thing where, it's like:
So your brain has this weird, negative thing where, it's like:

"This doesn't happen to me, this, this isn't, this isn't how my day is meant to go."
"This doesn't happen to me, this, this isn't, this isn't how my day is meant to go."

So, I just thought: "No, it's fine, I'm okay!"
So, I just thought: "No, it's fine, I'm okay!"

I tried to stand up, which was a really big mistake.
I tried to stand up, which was a really big mistake.

Because then, again, "BEOOOMMMM"
Because then, again, "BEOOOMMMM"

Fully blacked out.
Fully blacked out.

And this time, when I opened my eyes, I was lying flat on my back.
And this time, when I opened my eyes, I was lying flat on my back.

I know I'd banged my knee, because that was really hurting.
I know I'd banged my knee, because that was really hurting.

And my head was still throbbing.
And my head was still throbbing.

And at that point, a few thoughts went through my head.
And at that point, a few thoughts went through my head.

First of all, I thought: "Am I really gonna die in the worst room in the house?"
First of all, I thought: "Am I really gonna die in the worst room in the house?"

Because that room, I hate that room.
Because that room, I hate that room.

And I was like- Then I thought: "If I'm a ghost, am I gonna haunt this room?"
And I was like- Then I thought: "If I'm a ghost, am I gonna haunt this room?"

"And is my ghost gonna have emoji pajamas?"
"And is my ghost gonna have emoji pajamas?"

Those were the three things I thought.
Those were the three things I thought.

I wasn't like: 'I need to get an ambulance'.
I wasn't like: 'I need to get an ambulance'.

I was like:
I was like:

"I've resigned myself to death, and I'm scared my ghost is going to be wearing these emoji pajamas."
"I've resigned myself to death, and I'm scared my ghost is going to be wearing these emoji pajamas."

And then, genius, I realized, Dan is in the house!
And then, genius, I realized, Dan is in the house!

And I can call for Dan.
And I can call for Dan.

So, I'm just lying on the floor, just going,
So, I'm just lying on the floor, just going,

"Daaan! Daaaaaannn!"
"Daaan! Daaaaaannn!"

“DAAAAAAAANNNNNN!"
“DAAAAAAAANNNNNN!"

I think he's a really heavy sleeper, so after about the tenth "Dan," I hear a:
I think he's a really heavy sleeper, so after about the tenth "Dan," I hear a:

*groggy-sounding, deep* "Wot?"
*groggy-sounding, deep* "Wot?"

And 'cause I'm still confused I can't think of the word for fainting.
And 'cause I'm still confused I can't think of the word for fainting.

So, I just said:
So, I just said:

“I fell over!"
“I fell over!"

And I hear him go: "What the *dog bark sound effect*?"
And I hear him go: "What the *dog bark sound effect*?"

Dan comes up the stairs, in his underwear, holding a pillow, like this.
Dan comes up the stairs, in his underwear, holding a pillow, like this.

I don't know if he was gripping the pillow because he thought it was a home invader, and this was his weapon.
I don't know if he was gripping the pillow because he thought it was a home invader, and this was his weapon.

Didn't offer to put it under my head, he was just holding it.
Didn't offer to put it under my head, he was just holding it.

I explained what happened, and he was freaking out a bit now.
I explained what happened, and he was freaking out a bit now.

And he was like: "Should I call the ambulance, what should we do?"
And he was like: "Should I call the ambulance, what should we do?"

But the only thing I knew I wanted, as like a moment of 100% clarity, was toast.
But the only thing I knew I wanted, as like a moment of 100% clarity, was toast.

I just wanted some toast.
I just wanted some toast.

I was like: "I'm okay, I'm starting to feel better, just make me some toast, and I'll be fine."
I was like: "I'm okay, I'm starting to feel better, just make me some toast, and I'll be fine."

And then, I make my way over to the sofa, eat some toast, and I start to feel a bit better now.
And then, I make my way over to the sofa, eat some toast, and I start to feel a bit better now.

So, the thing I should have done, as a responsible human, is gone to the hospital straight away.
So, the thing I should have done, as a responsible human, is gone to the hospital straight away.

But I was so tired, it was five in the morning, I'd had the toast, and I was feeling so much better.
But I was so tired, it was five in the morning, I'd had the toast, and I was feeling so much better.

I thought: "You know what? I, more than anything, want to go to sleep now."
I thought: "You know what? I, more than anything, want to go to sleep now."

So, kind of a bad idea.
So, kind of a bad idea.

Went to sleep,
Went to sleep,

and the next day, I still had this terrible headache when I woke up.
and the next day, I still had this terrible headache when I woke up.

So I thought: 'This is bad, this is-- What is wrong with me?'
So I thought: 'This is bad, this is-- What is wrong with me?'

So, I went, and took myself to the hospital.
So, I went, and took myself to the hospital.

And the doctor is also legitimately worried about me.
And the doctor is also legitimately worried about me.

Because it's not something that should happen to someone my age.
Because it's not something that should happen to someone my age.

You shouldn't just be fainting.
You shouldn't just be fainting.

Like, what if I was in the middle of the road?
Like, what if I was in the middle of the road?

This is bad.
This is bad.

So the first thing I had to have is loads of blood tests.
So the first thing I had to have is loads of blood tests.

And, the nurse was really nice, but the first question she asked me was:
And, the nurse was really nice, but the first question she asked me was:

"Do you like needles?"
"Do you like needles?"

Who would say 'yes' to that question?
Who would say 'yes' to that question?

Like: "Yeah, I love me some needles just get 'em in me! The more needles the better!"
Like: "Yeah, I love me some needles just get 'em in me! The more needles the better!"

So, I said 'no', because I'm not too bad with needles, I just can't look at it, I can't look at it happening.
So, I said 'no', because I'm not too bad with needles, I just can't look at it, I can't look at it happening.

So, I look away while she vampired my arm, and they took a blood away for testing.
So, I look away while she vampired my arm, and they took a blood away for testing.

And the doctor called me back and said:
And the doctor called me back and said:

"Look, it's up to you, but I think we need to give you a CAT scan, to have a look at your brain."
"Look, it's up to you, but I think we need to give you a CAT scan, to have a look at your brain."

Or a CT Scan.
Or a CT Scan.

Didn't look like a giant cat, that's all I know.
Didn't look like a giant cat, that's all I know.

So that's a decision I had to make, because they zap you with radiation.
So that's a decision I had to make, because they zap you with radiation.

Kind of a no-brainer, 'cause I was like: "Maybe I'll get superpowers."
Kind of a no-brainer, 'cause I was like: "Maybe I'll get superpowers."

But no, it was a serious decision.
But no, it was a serious decision.

But I though: "Y'know what, I did collapse, that's weird, I'll go along and have the CAT scan."
But I though: "Y'know what, I did collapse, that's weird, I'll go along and have the CAT scan."

Which is a bit scary, because it's like in the movies.
Which is a bit scary, because it's like in the movies.

You've gotta lie on this board, and then this machine's whirring around your head.
You've gotta lie on this board, and then this machine's whirring around your head.

Anyway, I was waiting for the results for the CT scan, which is very scary,
Anyway, I was waiting for the results for the CT scan, which is very scary,

because you don't know what they're going to say,
because you don't know what they're going to say,

and it's all those things that you see in a movie,
and it's all those things that you see in a movie,

where they tell the person: "Hey! You're dying!"
where they tell the person: "Hey! You're dying!"

*ba dum tss*
*ba dum tss*

So, I was really worried.
So, I was really worried.

So, the doctor came out to the waiting room, and said: "Philip, we need to discuss your CT scan results, will you follow me?"
So, the doctor came out to the waiting room, and said: "Philip, we need to discuss your CT scan results, will you follow me?"

And I was like:
And I was like:

"That means I'm dying."
"That means I'm dying."

She wouldn't say: "Follow me," go into a private room, unless something's wrong,
She wouldn't say: "Follow me," go into a private room, unless something's wrong,

So, we walked this, like, long corridor. And I'm, like, shaking, I'm worried.
So, we walked this, like, long corridor. And I'm, like, shaking, I'm worried.

I get into the room, shut the door and she says:
I get into the room, shut the door and she says:

"Right, everything's fine."
"Right, everything's fine."

You should start with 'everything's fine'!
You should start with 'everything's fine'!

Tell me everything's fine before you say 'hello'!
Tell me everything's fine before you say 'hello'!

So like: "Everything's fine but let's go have a chat about it."
So like: "Everything's fine but let's go have a chat about it."

Urgh, that was, I mean.
Urgh, that was, I mean.

She's just, she's just doing her job.
She's just, she's just doing her job.

She got sorts of million people at work, I mean.
She got sorts of million people at work, I mean.

I MEAN
I MEAN

So everything was fine. There was no weird things in my brain.
So everything was fine. There was no weird things in my brain.

But, she said:
But, she said:

"That's not the end of the story because we still don't know why you collapsed,
"That's not the end of the story because we still don't know why you collapsed,

and there might be things you can't see on the CT scan that we need to see on an MRI scan."
and there might be things you can't see on the CT scan that we need to see on an MRI scan."

Which is like the evolved Pokemon of a CT scan.
Which is like the evolved Pokemon of a CT scan.

But then she told me I have to be admitted to hospital and it could take up to three days before I could leave.
But then she told me I have to be admitted to hospital and it could take up to three days before I could leave.

I don't want to be in the hospital for three days!
I don't want to be in the hospital for three days!

I started to feel better now.
I started to feel better now.

I didn't want to be there, I didn't like it, I wanted to go home.
I didn't want to be there, I didn't like it, I wanted to go home.

So Dan came to see me a few hours later. He brought a care package of some snacks and my Switch, so I wasn't too bored.
So Dan came to see me a few hours later. He brought a care package of some snacks and my Switch, so I wasn't too bored.

But then about 10 o' clock at night, the head doctor-- brain doctor? Broctor?
But then about 10 o' clock at night, the head doctor-- brain doctor? Broctor?

Came to see me and he was like: "Why are you here? You look so well. You look like a well human."
Came to see me and he was like: "Why are you here? You look so well. You look like a well human."

I was like: "I know right? Just let me go home, Doc'."
I was like: "I know right? Just let me go home, Doc'."

He was like: "Okay, I'm gonna let you go home if you pass the two tests."
He was like: "Okay, I'm gonna let you go home if you pass the two tests."

One involves peeing in a cup, and one involves walking in a straight line.
One involves peeing in a cup, and one involves walking in a straight line.

Ehhh *giggles*
Ehhh *giggles*

Thankfully, not at the same time.
Thankfully, not at the same time.

So I did that-- The walking in a straight line, I had to walk like this and then tap my nose as I was walking.
So I did that-- The walking in a straight line, I had to walk like this and then tap my nose as I was walking.

I think he was just trolling me, like what medical thing is that proving?
I think he was just trolling me, like what medical thing is that proving?

Anyway, he said I seemed well enough to go home,
Anyway, he said I seemed well enough to go home,

which was such a relief because I didn't want to spend four days in a hospital.
which was such a relief because I didn't want to spend four days in a hospital.

I went home, didn't die in the night, bonus.
I went home, didn't die in the night, bonus.

And then I got a phone call that my MRI was ready to happen.
And then I got a phone call that my MRI was ready to happen.

So I'd only ever seen MRI scans in movies.
So I'd only ever seen MRI scans in movies.

They had to inject dye into my blood which would then like light up in my brain when they were looking at it.
They had to inject dye into my blood which would then like light up in my brain when they were looking at it.

So that freaked me out as well.
So that freaked me out as well.

Before I went in the machine, they asked if I wanted some music.
Before I went in the machine, they asked if I wanted some music.

So they put some headphones on me because the machine is super loud.
So they put some headphones on me because the machine is super loud.

It's like a lawn mower is being hit against your head.
It's like a lawn mower is being hit against your head.

And I said: "Yeah, just give me some pop music or something relaxing."
And I said: "Yeah, just give me some pop music or something relaxing."

So I was expecting like ENYA or something.
So I was expecting like ENYA or something.

I get in the machine and this heavy rap starts playing.
I get in the machine and this heavy rap starts playing.

It's so angry!
It's so angry!

But I was *laughs* too awkward to say anything,
But I was *laughs* too awkward to say anything,

so then, for the entire hour,
so then, for the entire hour,

I was just listening to angry rap music
I was just listening to angry rap music

as they were zapping my brain
as they were zapping my brain

with these lawn mower noises as well!
with these lawn mower noises as well!

The hardest thing was I was told to stay completely still
The hardest thing was I was told to stay completely still

If anyone knows me, staying still for more than
If anyone knows me, staying still for more than

five minutes
five minutes

IT'S AN ISSUE for, *laughs*
IT'S AN ISSUE for, *laughs*

for Phil Lester.
for Phil Lester.

So, that was the hardest thing,
So, that was the hardest thing,

and I was lying there and all of a sudden
and I was lying there and all of a sudden

I got such an itch on my nose
I got such an itch on my nose

And there was nothing I could do about it!
And there was nothing I could do about it!

So, I was just like:
So, I was just like:

"Oh God, I can't move, but I need to itch at my nose!"
"Oh God, I can't move, but I need to itch at my nose!"

So, halfway through the procedure they gave me, like, a little remote control I could squeeze if I was scared,
So, halfway through the procedure they gave me, like, a little remote control I could squeeze if I was scared,

and I squeezed it and she (CC: the hospital employee) was like: "Is everything okay?"
and I squeezed it and she (CC: the hospital employee) was like: "Is everything okay?"

I was like: "I just really need to itch my nose, please *laughs*, please can you let me itch my nose?"
I was like: "I just really need to itch my nose, please *laughs*, please can you let me itch my nose?"

So, thankfully, they let me get in and have a good scratch because otherwise I think I would've just, like, ripped my entire face off.
So, thankfully, they let me get in and have a good scratch because otherwise I think I would've just, like, ripped my entire face off.

MRI was done, I had to wait another agonizing 24 hours before I found out if there was anything wrong with my brain.
MRI was done, I had to wait another agonizing 24 hours before I found out if there was anything wrong with my brain.

I went to see the doctor, and this was the coolest thing, I got to look through my brain with the doctor,
I went to see the doctor, and this was the coolest thing, I got to look through my brain with the doctor,

and I thought we could have a look at my brain together!
and I thought we could have a look at my brain together!

It's like a 'Tour of my brain:
It's like a 'Tour of my brain:

"Real Brain Edition!"
"Real Brain Edition!"

I haven't looked at this properly so I'm quite excited.
I haven't looked at this properly so I'm quite excited.

*singing* Spooky scary Philington!
*singing* Spooky scary Philington!

That is so weird. Look at my teeth!
That is so weird. Look at my teeth!

You can see my wisdom tooth that's not come through yet!
You can see my wisdom tooth that's not come through yet!

My spine is there, which is good, never seen that before.
My spine is there, which is good, never seen that before.

Alright, here we go, we're slowly moving up my head
Alright, here we go, we're slowly moving up my head

WHAT? Oh my-- Look at my eyes!!
WHAT? Oh my-- Look at my eyes!!

That is horrifying!
That is horrifying!

That looks like something from Alien, but worse!
That looks like something from Alien, but worse!

Ooh!
Ooh!

So squishy! It looks like-- This sounds stupid:
So squishy! It looks like-- This sounds stupid:

It looks more like a brain than I thought it would.
It looks more like a brain than I thought it would.

*crickets chirrping*
*crickets chirrping*

It's crazy that that is just the machine that controls me, like:
It's crazy that that is just the machine that controls me, like:

that is me and everything else is just like... A flesh robot.
that is me and everything else is just like... A flesh robot.

I've got such pursed lips! Was I trying to look sexy the whole time in the scanner? I'm like:
I've got such pursed lips! Was I trying to look sexy the whole time in the scanner? I'm like:

*sensual music*
*sensual music*

Is it weird that I can kind of recognize myself in that or am I being stupid?
Is it weird that I can kind of recognize myself in that or am I being stupid?

It kind of looks like it says Something, like:
It kind of looks like it says Something, like:

Miru! *giggles*
Miru! *giggles*

Is this a sign from God?
Is this a sign from God?

I mean that is a sexy brain there. Look at that!
I mean that is a sexy brain there. Look at that!

Such perfect edges!
Such perfect edges!

So squishy and delicious.
So squishy and delicious.

And then I think this is the coolest bit. This is the dye that they've injected into my brain. You can see all of the blood vessels and where there moving!
And then I think this is the coolest bit. This is the dye that they've injected into my brain. You can see all of the blood vessels and where there moving!

Crazy, that that is happening inside my head right now.
Crazy, that that is happening inside my head right now.

What am I? What is a human? This is insane.
What am I? What is a human? This is insane.

So that was a tour of my brain. I hope you had a nice time.
So that was a tour of my brain. I hope you had a nice time.

Uh, the doctor then said:
Uh, the doctor then said:

"Look there's nothing wrong with your brain-- You actually have a healthier brain then most people. So, good news! *cheering*
"Look there's nothing wrong with your brain-- You actually have a healthier brain then most people. So, good news! *cheering*

But that leaves the question of: "What is wrong with me? Why did it happen?"
But that leaves the question of: "What is wrong with me? Why did it happen?"

So the doctor told me that what I had was a Vasovagal Attack.
So the doctor told me that what I had was a Vasovagal Attack.

Which I think is the doctor-y way of saying "Basically, ya fainted."
Which I think is the doctor-y way of saying "Basically, ya fainted."

But we came to this conclusion cause I explained to him,
But we came to this conclusion cause I explained to him,

about ten years ago a similar thing happened:
about ten years ago a similar thing happened:

I had terrible tonsillitis and then I collapsed,
I had terrible tonsillitis and then I collapsed,

and then I went to hospital, they didn't know why it happened.
and then I went to hospital, they didn't know why it happened.

What he said happens with my body is
What he said happens with my body is

if it gets really stressed about something like those fainting goats
if it gets really stressed about something like those fainting goats

Y'know? *laughs*
Y'know? *laughs*

Is this an excuse to watch some fainting goat videos?
Is this an excuse to watch some fainting goat videos?

Like these! Yeah, um
Like these! Yeah, um

My body, if it gets really stressed about something
My body, if it gets really stressed about something

This one was the horrible headache
This one was the horrible headache

Just decides: "Nope! I'm not working anymore Phil!" And shuts down.
Just decides: "Nope! I'm not working anymore Phil!" And shuts down.

And that's it, your blood pressure drops, your heart rate drops
And that's it, your blood pressure drops, your heart rate drops

And for a second you just don't function
And for a second you just don't function

He said if I'm feeling fine now its probably not going to happen again
He said if I'm feeling fine now its probably not going to happen again

I just need to look after myself a bit more
I just need to look after myself a bit more

He said if I am feeling really run down
He said if I am feeling really run down

I should stay in bed and I should take it easy
I should stay in bed and I should take it easy

And I shouldn't overwork myself
And I shouldn't overwork myself

Which is something that I do a lot, I'm-- I burn the candle at both ends
Which is something that I do a lot, I'm-- I burn the candle at both ends

Which is probably some good advice, I should chill more
Which is probably some good advice, I should chill more

I shouldn't work until three in the morning
I shouldn't work until three in the morning

And I should just let my body chill out sometimes
And I should just let my body chill out sometimes

So that was what happened
So that was what happened

If you are a doctor and looked at my MRI scan
If you are a doctor and looked at my MRI scan

You might know that I had some wateriness in my sinuses,
You might know that I had some wateriness in my sinuses,

so we thought that might have been what caused the attack,
so we thought that might have been what caused the attack,

is that I had some sinus infection,
is that I had some sinus infection,

and my body was freaking out about that.
and my body was freaking out about that.

Which is why I was shivering and stuff
Which is why I was shivering and stuff

So I had some antibiotics which could have had a side effect
So I had some antibiotics which could have had a side effect

of hyperactivity but they just made me really sleepy and queasy
of hyperactivity but they just made me really sleepy and queasy

Uh *laughs*
Uh *laughs*

That's why this video took so long to make
That's why this video took so long to make

But yeah, I'm fine now
But yeah, I'm fine now

I might faint at any time
I might faint at any time

But, my brain isn't going to kill me.
But, my brain isn't going to kill me.

So, good news!
So, good news!

And I hope you are in good health.
And I hope you are in good health.

If you do feel weird and
If you do feel weird and

you have the facilities, cause I know not everyone does,
you have the facilities, cause I know not everyone does,

you should see someone about it
you should see someone about it

Because like I said and like PJ said
Because like I said and like PJ said

Even though you are the main character in your story
Even though you are the main character in your story

Things can go wrong with you because they can go wrong with anyone at any time
Things can go wrong with you because they can go wrong with anyone at any time

and, it's just, if you think there's something wrong
and, it's just, if you think there's something wrong

You should get it checked out.
You should get it checked out.

If you enjoyed delving around in my pink squishy head
If you enjoyed delving around in my pink squishy head

please give me a thumbs up!
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You can also subscribe, see when I make my next video
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If you're still craving a bit of Halloween
If you're still craving a bit of Halloween

go watch me and Dan carve some pumpkins.
go watch me and Dan carve some pumpkins.

But I hope you're well,
But I hope you're well,

I hope you don't faint,
I hope you don't faint,

have a lovely day, from me and my brain.
have a lovely day, from me and my brain.

Goooodbye!
Goooodbye!