SOS: June 2018

Proraso Pre Shave
CTAPT Shaving Cream
Jayaruh #288
Joseph Elliot Wedge
Thayer's Peach WH
English Leather

This shave was planned for Saturday, but it did not occur. On Friday, I had an episode, and my wife ended up calling 911. My blood pressure hit about 200/100. I was taken to the hospital where eventually I got into a room at 3AM Saturday morning. So, no Saturday shave.

I had a head CT, EKG, MRI, Echo cardiogram, a ultrasound of my carotids, blood work and urinalysis. I got checked out every way possible. Good news is, They could not find anything out of the norm. I spent Saturday night and consulted with the neurologist today. I must say, they have been thorough. What it boiled down to was hypertensive encephalopathy. That is a mouth full that makes two days in the hospital sound more reasonable. The high blood pressure ended up causing weird feelings and confusion. I think this was coming on from Thursday and came to a head Friday afternoon. I could not describe what was going on and they initially thought maybe a stroke, TIA, or some form of seizure. All that was ruled out, but by Saturday afternoon, I was feeling more like myself. My blood pressure slowly came down and today it was back to my normal except the bottom number was still high.

I am home now and have showered and got clean clothes on. I have not shaved to day, and I may just wait until Monday. It is good to be home. I apologize for not checking in, but my phone is dumb, and my computer was at home where I could not access it. Again, it is great to be back.

 

Home from the hospital and taking the day off. When I shave tomorrow, I will be removing two day's growth.

 

Blackbird / Bic

 

Glad you're feeling better.

 

Gem Bullet Tip Razor
Treet Super SE Blade
Modified Barbershop Boar Brush
Cella Shave Cream
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum After Shave

A very refreshing shave today. Three passes for a very comfortable BBS shave.

 

hello fello shavers,citrus sunday shave.
canadian old type ,nacet ,ap shave tuxedo.
j.m.frazers, tobs lime.
wonder ful 2 pass combo shave.dfs.
took my time,first use with this old type. so far so good.
have a great day gary

 

The knot is original and must've been used a lot. It's almost as soft as a badger and whips up a nice and creamy lather. It's a keeper, well unless I get a nice offer on it anyway. But this is the thread on it's restore..............
http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/barbershop-type-brush-worth-restoring.59221/

 

Heart of Columbia
Yaqi Two Band Badger Brush
Savonitto Chez Mon Grand Pere Shaving Soap
Vitos Pre/Post Shave

 

Very sorry to learn of this.
You have my prayers.

 

Excellent SOTD with the RazoRock Game Changer and Caties Bubbles Irish Coffee.

 

Excellent photo Noire. The Ti Baby Smooth is a great razor and I like the color reflection from the flower.
Steve

 

Wow, glad you are feeling better. I hope things stay normal for you. I had a similar event the week before the 4th of July last year. I spent a week in the hospital and found out my red blood cell count was a third of normal! My heart was beating like crazy just to get oxygen to my body. I was very lucky to be in the hospital. The bummer was that they found out I had the onset of cirrhosis, probably from a fatty liver. They would have never detected it otherwise because I was showing no symptoms and my liver enzymes were normal. Anyways, I am back to normal, with a scarred liver, but it was a scare and I am more careful. You never know what tomorrow can bring.
Steve

 

06/11/18 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with The Sudsy Soapery Lavender & Peppermint Soap with Soothing Oatmeal
Crown King Alt-Eleven Shampoo & Conditioner Bar- w/ Prickly Pear, Neem Honey & Yucca Root
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements CUBE Mentholated Preshave Soap
Maggard Razors Made in Michigan Lilac Artisan Shave Soap
Wolf Whiskers RCE# 47 Custom Fluted DWW-3 25mm Black Wolf 3rd batch Synthetic hybrid/fan knot
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
Asylum Shave Works Evolution Stainless Steel Black Oxide Razor
Feather New Hi-Stainless Blade - 2nd Shave
RazoRock Alum Block
L&L Grooming Mayflower Alcohol Splash
The Sudsy Soapery 100% All Natural Rose & Black Pepper Creamy Aftershave Balm
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Dapper Doc Natural Deodorant - Extra Sport Strength​

 

SHAVE OF THE DAY


Prep: Occams Crushed Lime Pre Shave Soap
Razor: Maggard MRG
Blade: Rapira SS
Brush: Fine Angel Hair Synthetic
Soap: Spiteful Soaps- Backstabber
Post: Soap Commander Courage balm, Stirling Baker Street EDT



Very nice afternoon shave. Spiteful Soaps aparently went out of business recently which is a shame since they perform great. Did a little baby chasing on this shave and as a result got a bit of irritation. The Courage balm felt soothing, and the Stirling Baker Street EDT smells wonderful, despite the fact that I usually don't care much for this particular scent. Hope everyone had amazing shaves!

 

Razor - Edwin Jagger "Kelvin"
Blade - Feather HI-Stainless *2nd Shave
Shave Brush - Satin Tip "The Purest"
Shave Soap - Wet Shaving Products "Gaelic Tweed" Rustic Vegan Formula (In my own personally labeled tub)
Aftershave - Wet Shaving Products "Gaelic Tweed"
Deodorant - Creed Green Irish Tweed
Fragrance - Creed Green Irish Tweed

I had a great shave today. I started out only wanting one quick pass since I was shaving in around noon instead of in the morning and wanted to reduce the chance of irritation with tomorrow morning's shave. BUT I just so happened to make 'the perfect lather' that was neither pasty, nor watery, but 'perfect'. I was even able to "fluff and paint" without any portion drying out with one of the passes because it was such a perfect consistency. The loading just happened to get just the right amount for a perfect multi-pass lather. I couldn't just do one pass. I did 3 passes instead. This picture doesn't do it true justice because I took the picture after I did one pass:

 

Menthol Monday Shave Plan:

prep-Dial 4 Men Bodywash(Sub Zero Fresh Reaction)in shower
shave-Chiseled Face soap(Ghost Town Barber)
brush-Jayaruh#59
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot Plus DisposeABLE
A.S. Chiseled Face Splash(Ghost Town Barber)

 

I've had a history of seizures-but tjhey are well controlled by medication. Went through the same tests you did. Very sorry to hear about all that happened to you but glad things are getting back to normal.

 

Jim, I hope you continue to recover and I’ll be saying a prayer for you.

 

Jim, glad you are back home and feeling better. Rest up and things will be back to normal soon my friend!

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Jim, sorry to hear about this. Glad you are home and are feeling better. Rest well and take it easy.