Since November, I have been struggling with passing out. It's not fun, especially when it is in public like at Sam's Club or work. After the first instance at Sam's Club, the paramedics insisted I see a Dr. I am cheap, so I went to a Insta Care. They sent me to the hospital for additional tests. They had the nerve to send me a letter in the mail telling me I had a virus. I hate when a Dr. says the word virus. This makes me think that I just flushed my money down the toliet.
I thought the fainting would be a one time instance but that was not to be. On the bright side, I can recognize I am on the verge of passing out. I feel sick to my stomach, my hearts beats fast, I have a headache, everything begins to spin around me and a cold sweat develops on my face.
After fainting at work, Anthony called the Faint Clinic. They didn't accept out insurance but he found out the Doctors there were cardiologists. Anthony made an appointment for me to see a cardiologist. The Dr. was very concerned about my fainting episodes, especially since they could happen when I was sitting or laying down. There are 4 heart reasons a person faints. The Dr. did an EKG, a ultrasound of my heart and the dreaded stress test. The stress test was horrible. It didn't help that Anthony, the Dr. and his assistant and the nurse stood and watched me. I admit I am out of shape. I had no idea when I went to this appointment that I would be running on a treadmill that at different intervals would make steeper inclines all while an audience watched. If I had known that, I probably would have canceled the appointment.
The Dr. sent me home with a heart monitor. It attached with adhesives in four different areas of my torso. Just my luck, I had an allergic reaction to the adhesives. Think 4 large red, raw circles on my body that looked like bite marks. Not pretty. I was able to get hypo allergenic adhesives which where a little better but not much. I had to wear the heart monitor 24/7 for 2 1/2 weeks. Talk about a miserable experience. The idea was I was suppose to have a fainting experience while wearing the heart monitor so I could press the distress button and the doctor could figure out what was going on.
Finally, late on a Saturday night, I had an episode. Anthony was quick enough to think to take my blood sugar. (He is a diabetic so he has a monitor.) He was also quick enough to press the distress button on my monitor because I was to out of it. My blood sugar was at a 26 and then a 27. (Anthony tested it twice because the reading was so low.)
Long story short, I don't have heart problems. My heart is very healthy. I was so happy to send my heart monitor back to Life Works yesterday. I have hypoglycemia. Apparently, if your blood sugar goes below a 50, you could go into a coma. Nice. Now I am learning how to control it. Eat small meals every couple hours, eat a lot of protein and when I feel like I am going to pass out, eat or drink sugar.(Hard candy or juice.)
How ironic is this - Anthony has high blood sugar and I have low blood sugar.
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