passed out/ER

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I woke up at 2:30 with very bad pains in my stomach. I went to use

the bathroom and immediately started salivating, which usually

indicates that I am about to throw up. But I never did. But I used

the bathroom for about an hour. I took a swig of carafate, and then

saly. A couple of minutes later my blood pressure dropped and I had

to tell my husband to go get me some clothes in case we had to go to

the emergency room. I felt like CRAP. I stood up to get dressed and

immediately my blood pressure bottomed out, and I told JT to call

911. I came back around while he was on the phone, and I told him to

tell the ambulance people that we could drive to the hospital. But

time I got to the hospital, I felt fine. So, I didn't go in. My PCP

has Sunday hours, so I'm going to give him a call tomorrow. JT says

we should call dr r, but I said, what for, he'll tell us to go to the

emergency room.

I broke a lot of rules today that I don't normally break. I went to

a baby shower today and I had a larger than normal helping of bbq,

(with some broccoli that I am sure caused gas). I ate handfulls of

chips, and had a couple of glasses of tea. And before I went to bed

tonight, I had a baked potato. Now I certainly won't try eating

again before I go to bed.

Anyway, keep me in your thoughts and prayers. In retrospect, I think

I was having some nasty gas pains. I'm going to see if I can't talk

my PCP into ordering me an endoscopy, just to check my tummy. My

insurance would never pay for one, unless ordered by dr r or my PCP

for some specific reason. At 5 months out, I think it is a little

premature, but I never want to go through this again. I just want to

know why my BP is so screwy.

manda