[Magdalen] DX: Humiliation by Fainting

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So sorry for that escapade.  Glad you revived for that walk on the beach

Renee

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> On May 2, 2015, at 9:05 PM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I fainted yesterday.  Other that usually fainting on medical treadmills, I
> have never fainted on my own.  But I did yesterday.
> 
> I was at a Marriage and Family Therapy conference in Jekyll Island, GA.
> When I stood up to walk out to lunch, I lost my legs ... this happens
> frequently with me, several times a day and sometimes I get mildly dizzy
> until 'my body catches up with itself.'  But, tomorrow the dizziness was
> profound.  My knees buckled and I was able to catch myself, but then I
> thought, 'you  are going to fall.'  I don't remember the actual fall.  When
> I awoke, throngs of marriage and family therapists were hovering, and one
> man would not let me sit up until someone brought orange juice.  So, I sat
> up and I stood up, ready to leave and tell John what I had done.  But,
> no...the hotel had called EMS, for insurance purposes.  SIGH.  Four guys
> came and checked me out.  BP 157/74.  Heart rate 71.  O2 96.. Blood sugar
> 98, 15 minutes after the orange juice administered.  So, probably low blood
> sugar.  I had some angina for a few hours and a headache.  All of a sudden
> I felt much better.  John and I even walked on the beach in the late
> afternoon.  Yes, yes, I'll get my doc to check me out further.
> 
> I am hoping and praying that this little episode will not postpone my
> surgery, which is May 19.  Please hold that thought with me.
> 
> Thanks,
> Ginga