Wintear
24-07-14, 21:12
Hi. My name's Eric and I'm a healthy 20 year old male. (I know because my blood test revealed so earlier haha :P)
Anyways, today at the doctors, I had some blood taken. I ate three or three and a half hours before going to the appointment. After they drew the blood, I instantly started to get heart palpitations, then multiple "skipped beat" sensations followed by a very hollowed-out feeling in the center of my chest. I was extremely light headed and faint. Massive waves of fatigue started to hit me one after another. Then, suddenly, it felt like my heart stopped beating alltogether. I couldn't feel it's beats anymore and it was then that I became "numb" to the reality around me. I don't know if I completely fainted or came really close to it. I just barely heard the nurse ask me "what's wrong? Are you okay?" Before I fell forward into the arm rest of the chair.
It was then that I didn't really notice much at all until an emergency staff member rushed over with a cold cloth and began dabbing my forehead with it and took me by the hand. They immediately set me up with that blood pressure thing and pulse plug (the white snap on thing that you wear on your finger) and started to monitor me.
More doctors and nurses came over (4 in total) and started to ask me how I was feeling/what I was feeling. They asked if I knew where I was and who I was etc.
They put an ice pack over the back of my neck for a few minutes. I wasn't "bouncing back" like normal as one of the nurses said. They brought me a wheelchair and some water/crackers and wheeled me to a room with a bed. They put me onto it and stayed watch over me for about another 20ish minutes. I began to feel more and more anxious as time went on but eventually I managed to calm myself just enough to gather some strength, stand up, and leave. They checked my blood sugar during that whole 45 minute ordeal and said it was fine. My vitals also came back fine and they were checking those every 5 minutes or so.
On the ride home, I felt so disorientated and "detached" from my own mind and body. It was such an uncomfortable feeling and I didn't want to be conscious at the time if that helps.
I was weak and shaky the entire time, verrryyy weak and shaky. I'm home now and I just ate two tuna sandwiches and am about to eat a banana as well.
I still feel "out of it" and really strange. It's like my whole body is still reacting to what happened earlier on. I can't describe the sensations I'm experiencing, but it's fairly overwhelming to say the very least and uncomfortable to endure.
Anyone else ever have something like this happen to them? Or at least something similar? Any kind of tips or advice on how to regain "normal" would be greatly appreciated.....
Additional information :
I was very sweaty
Had cold and clammy hands
I still feel lightheaded/out of it
Gut feeling of impending doom
Anyways, today at the doctors, I had some blood taken. I ate three or three and a half hours before going to the appointment. After they drew the blood, I instantly started to get heart palpitations, then multiple "skipped beat" sensations followed by a very hollowed-out feeling in the center of my chest. I was extremely light headed and faint. Massive waves of fatigue started to hit me one after another. Then, suddenly, it felt like my heart stopped beating alltogether. I couldn't feel it's beats anymore and it was then that I became "numb" to the reality around me. I don't know if I completely fainted or came really close to it. I just barely heard the nurse ask me "what's wrong? Are you okay?" Before I fell forward into the arm rest of the chair.
It was then that I didn't really notice much at all until an emergency staff member rushed over with a cold cloth and began dabbing my forehead with it and took me by the hand. They immediately set me up with that blood pressure thing and pulse plug (the white snap on thing that you wear on your finger) and started to monitor me.
More doctors and nurses came over (4 in total) and started to ask me how I was feeling/what I was feeling. They asked if I knew where I was and who I was etc.
They put an ice pack over the back of my neck for a few minutes. I wasn't "bouncing back" like normal as one of the nurses said. They brought me a wheelchair and some water/crackers and wheeled me to a room with a bed. They put me onto it and stayed watch over me for about another 20ish minutes. I began to feel more and more anxious as time went on but eventually I managed to calm myself just enough to gather some strength, stand up, and leave. They checked my blood sugar during that whole 45 minute ordeal and said it was fine. My vitals also came back fine and they were checking those every 5 minutes or so.
On the ride home, I felt so disorientated and "detached" from my own mind and body. It was such an uncomfortable feeling and I didn't want to be conscious at the time if that helps.
I was weak and shaky the entire time, verrryyy weak and shaky. I'm home now and I just ate two tuna sandwiches and am about to eat a banana as well.
I still feel "out of it" and really strange. It's like my whole body is still reacting to what happened earlier on. I can't describe the sensations I'm experiencing, but it's fairly overwhelming to say the very least and uncomfortable to endure.
Anyone else ever have something like this happen to them? Or at least something similar? Any kind of tips or advice on how to regain "normal" would be greatly appreciated.....
Additional information :
I was very sweaty
Had cold and clammy hands
I still feel lightheaded/out of it
Gut feeling of impending doom