🩸 = a random diagnosis. [spins big wheel, reads result and promptly shoots you with ray gun] acute radiation poisoning! sorry! I'm going to walk you through what will happen in the worst possible scenario where you get chernobyl or demon core levels of radiation- okay? okay! First things first: youre exposed! AAAH! >8 gy!!! at first you are sick- like really sick. vomit comes first, then out the other end too, then you get a headache, and then a "change in mental status". Can't forget the fever!! Okay, now if you had a lower dose you'd likely have a period where it would seem youre getting better. Maybe youre a little more clear-headed, colors returned to your face, etc. This is because your cells are replicating & healing one last time- the radiation has stopped you from making new cells after these ones, so you are absolutely cooked from here on out. Your skin is sloughing off! Youre bald! You didnt even know you could bleed from there but here we are! Likely your heart will give out, or you'll have a seizure and die. The false recovery period of this illness is so twisted and fascinating to me. Because you are getting better, just, not for long. Thanks for your ask! Sorry about the radiation. [nudges your melting body with toe of shoe] yeesh.