Re: Fainting

[Guest guest]

Oh geez, , and you were sitting? I sure hope it is from the

pain pills.

I'm certainly one of the worst offenders when it comes to drinking

enough fluids (rarely thirsty and never think of it), but, especially

in this heat, we all should pay more attention to getting our water

in. I have to repeat this to myself, over & over again.

Hugs,

in NJ

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> Well I had to jump on a bandwagon.... but I was sitting here at the

computer yesterday and almost passed out. I thought it was because

of the pain pills I am taking for the hernia pain. I am fine now.

(well still have the back and hernia pain) Will be glad when all of

this is behind me.

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[Guest guest]

OMG, girls! First Regina, then , now Ceep...this passing out

stuff is worrying me. Please be careful, we love you!

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This shouldn't be of any comfort, but I'm not feeling so alone right now

with all the fainting going on. Have a 2 1/2 year history of it though.

Diagnosed with orthostatic hypotension, basically same as postural

hypotenion. This combined with the SVT and the medications they have me

on to combat that, puts me in a bad way sometimes. The Atenelol lowers

my already low BP, but if we lower the dose, the SVT kicks in and I

start passing out again. If they raise the dose, I'm hitting the floor

because of the low BP. Damned if I do kind of situation. Recently my new

cardiologist put me on Thermotabs (salt pills) to help keep my BP up and

to help me retain water so I hopefully won't dehydrate as quickly as I

seem to have been doing. I take the pills three times a week as I don't

want to get bloated. The doc feels that that is enough also. Right now

they're thinking that now its a combination of the low blood count, and

recent surgery, stress, you name it, they're coming up with a reason.

We'll see. At least most of the time I can feel it coming on and I can

find someplace to sit or I just sit on the floor. Sitting is not the

problem for me, its staying vertical these days that has really become

the challenge. Unfortunately, this has become a way of life and I

usually just fluff it off. Easier for me to do than the people I faint

in front of.

ceep and , I hope you get answers soon. I know how frustrating all

of this is.

Regina

[Guest guest]

Tara:

I don't know how old your son is, however, my kids are 6 1/2 and 10 and

they have been told that if I " fall down " and they can't wake me up

within a minute, they are to call 911 and then daddy or my neighbor

Barbara. When I pass out, I usually come to within a few seconds, half a

minute to a minute at the most. I explained that any longer than that, I

may have hit my head and need help. If they see any blood at all, they

are to call 911. This is what my doctors told me to tell them. I have

been fortunate that with all the times that this has happened, and there

have been many, it has only happened once in front of them, which is a

good thing, because they weren't alone when it happened and now they

know what to do if this should happen when I am alone with them.

is a very responsible 10 year old. He also had the misfortune of

having my neighbor drop dead of a heart attack in front of us a few

years ago when I was picking him up from the bus stop. He had to call

911 and give our address to the dispatcher while I was outside giving

CPR to our neighbor. He was only 5 1/2 at the time. I was so proud of

him. Leah also knows what to do. If we're out in public, they are to

call one of three designated people to come for them and they are not to

go with anyone except for them or a police officer.

Just make sure that your son knows what to tell the dispatchers at 911

and give him a time frame if he can't get you to " wake up " . Its

unfortunate and scary, but they have to know what to do. They have the

same instructions if we were in a car accident and I was hurt and

unconscious and they weren't. They both know how to get and use my cell

phone and to retrieve the numbers from the phone book. I also have a

list of phone numbers in my glove compartment and in the storage area

behind the driver and passenger seats in an envelope so both the kids

have access to these numbers. I know it sounds paranoid, but was

involved in a really bad accident with my friend and her husband, he

died, she was unconscious and they didn't have their family numbers on

them and their family members weren't listed. Took quite awhile to get

to their families. What a mess. Don't want that for me or my kids.

Hope this helps.

Regina

Tara and Brzezinski wrote:

> I have yet to totally pass out - but i feel it happening,and i have to

> sit or lay down and it is such a horridable feeling, tunnel vision

> and all, maybe im just to run down- But question is should something

> like fainting happen what should i tell my son to do? My Husband is

> deployed and i have yet to make friends here and even if i did make

> friends here they either cant speak english or pretend they cant( Im

> not lying) so i have to relie on my son to help get me out of sticky

> spotsTara

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