Well, I went to an endocrinologist today. At the beginning the nurse took my bp, it was 98/60. I was braggin' about how healthy I was :rolleyes :crackup Turns out the doc needed more blood tests--a WHOLE BUNCH of blood tests... 6 of the giant vials worth.
The lady got a good vein on the first stick and I was flowin' like a damn geyser. Got almost thru w/ the 6th vial and I got all hot and queasy. I said "I'm gonna pass out" and I was out like a light.
I woke up on the floor. Ed was there so he and the nurses had taken me out of the chair and had me on the floor with my feet up and cold packs on my neck. The doc was takin' my blood pressure. It was 60/40 and my heart was beating 30x's/ min. The doc had the receptionist call 911. We were right next door to the hosp, so the ambulance was there right away. My vitals started getting better and better. Finally, it came back up to like 85/60, then 110/70 like 10 min later. So, I ended up declining going to the ER and came home to rest.
The more I think about what happened today the scarier it seems. It was really wild, never had anything like that happen before--I mean, I get nauseous and faint feeling whenever I have blood drawn but never get that bad. It's not the sight of blood that bothers me, I know that... I just don't know what happened. :eek
Pretty wild endocrinologist office there for a second. :laughing
The lady got a good vein on the first stick and I was flowin' like a damn geyser. Got almost thru w/ the 6th vial and I got all hot and queasy. I said "I'm gonna pass out" and I was out like a light.
I woke up on the floor. Ed was there so he and the nurses had taken me out of the chair and had me on the floor with my feet up and cold packs on my neck. The doc was takin' my blood pressure. It was 60/40 and my heart was beating 30x's/ min. The doc had the receptionist call 911. We were right next door to the hosp, so the ambulance was there right away. My vitals started getting better and better. Finally, it came back up to like 85/60, then 110/70 like 10 min later. So, I ended up declining going to the ER and came home to rest.
The more I think about what happened today the scarier it seems. It was really wild, never had anything like that happen before--I mean, I get nauseous and faint feeling whenever I have blood drawn but never get that bad. It's not the sight of blood that bothers me, I know that... I just don't know what happened. :eek
Pretty wild endocrinologist office there for a second. :laughing