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[personal profile] renfys
 Spoilers: it's me.

I was waiting for the bus to work this morning and started feeling faint - vision blurry round the edges, muzzy brain, hot and sweaty - and I was thinking I need to sit down, even if it's wet and the bus arrived.

I was going to get my wallet out to get my bus ticket and the next thing I know the bus driver and his trainee were pulling me out of a hedge and over a railing. 

I fainted again on the bus and again when the ambulance people came. My blood pressure was so low they couldn't get a reading until the fifth attempt. My blood sugar was fine, just my blood pressure was really low.

It took five hours and two bags of fluids to get the top number over 100. I'm not sure what caused it, I felt fine until I was waiting for the bus. 

I'm home now, feel a bit ropey, slept for a few hours, had some more toast and now I'm going back to sleep.

 

Date: 2023-07-20 10:54 pm (UTC)
angelofthenorth: Two puffins in love (Default)
From: [personal profile] angelofthenorth
Hugs. That sounds awful

Date: 2023-07-21 01:11 am (UTC)
indarkdirected: A closeup of Monica Rambeau from the MCU, wearing a spacesuit. (Default)
From: [personal profile] indarkdirected
That’s pretty scary. I hope you’re feeling better and that the cause isn’t anything serious!

Date: 2023-07-21 01:39 am (UTC)
conuly: (Default)
From: [personal profile] conuly
I'm glad it resolved well. I hope it was just a one-off.

Date: 2023-07-21 02:46 pm (UTC)
peachpai: (cassandra)
From: [personal profile] peachpai
Omg that's rough! I hope your docs can solve it so it doesn't happen again.

Date: 2023-07-22 02:34 am (UTC)
tjs_whatnot: (Ewan *hugs*)
From: [personal profile] tjs_whatnot
♥️♥️

Date: 2023-07-22 09:39 pm (UTC)
cinderlite: (Default)
From: [personal profile] cinderlite
Oh god, I'm sorry to hear that!! I hope it doesn't occur again, and you feel better soon!

Date: 2023-07-23 01:45 am (UTC)
rhombusb: (Default)
From: [personal profile] rhombusb
How scary. Is this an issue you've had before or is this new?

Date: 2023-07-24 07:13 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] prowler_pilot
Sorry you've been poorly, I hope you're on the mend now!