[Magdalen] DX: Humiliation by Fainting

[Molly Wolfmama]

Whew!  But don't do it again, okay? Or I'll worry.

Molly

The man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. -- Mark Twain

> On May 2, 2015, at 9:07 PM, flyingfish224--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> 
> So sorry for that escapade.  Glad you revived for that walk on the beach
> 
> Renee
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> 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