Intentionally Blank Brandon The Human Tank — Intentionally Blank Ep. 251
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Mar 25, 2026 They trade wild medical stories, from shoulder surgery and anesthesia that failed to nerve tests gone wrong. Travel chaos features heavily, including fainting on flights and Bangkok Airbnb nightmares. They compare surgery keepsakes and recovery surprises with a lot of dark humor and practical warnings about seeing specialists.
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Shoulder Surgery With Failed Nerve Blocks
- Brandon Sanderson had shoulder surgery to remove a bone spur that was cutting into his tendon and risking a full rotator cuff tear.
- He described awake shots that failed due to hereditary resistance and that general anesthesia worked; recovery felt much quicker than expected.
Do Lunges To Help Knee Pain
- Strengthen surrounding muscles to relieve knee pain rather than relying solely on supports.
- Brandon recommends lunges to build leg muscles that stabilize the knee and prevent pain from weak musculature.
Fainting On Planes And Vasovagal Episodes
- Dan Wells fainted on a flight after taking trazodone and spent hours being monitored with very low blood pressure.
- He contrasted this with his vasovagal history: Brandon also passes out during blood draws until a phlebotomist suggested sniffing the wipe.