So guys, as this title suggests I am about to launch into more tests. I know I am getting a make shift tilt table test tomorrow at my doctors.
The reason:
FAINTING
At school....
In public...
Scaring people...
And usually injuring myself
My parents, my friends and my teachers are all worried I am going to "die" somewhere. Ie, collapse down some stairs and spilt my head open. I have fainted at school twice this week, Wednesday and yesterday (which was Monday in Australia). The joys of being a teenpotsy.
I think I have a bruise on my bottom from where I fainted yesterday. Argh! Rah! Blah!
Wednesday when I fainted everyone was really nice. Two guys offered to carry me and my friends sat on the ground with me so I didn't look so awkward. The deputy came and asked how I was and my drama teacher came and saw how I was.
Yesterday, I was walking to class alone. I fainted and I got yelled at when I went to stand back up. I got told I needed to see the first aid person and stuff. I was like, ergh! This is normal. The teacher yelled at me and said fainting wasn't normal and blah blah blah. I just told her I am going to Maths, have a good day, and went to class.
So tomorrow I have a doctors appointment, cheers to being a lab rat.
So my question for this week is: do you sometimes feel better after a faint?
Yesterday when I fainted I felt sick but then afterwards I felt so much better.
Anyway, that is my potsy week for you. I hope yours was better then mine. The definate highlight (well besides giving three minutes of my english speech before getting dizzy) was skyping with Logan and my brother comming in and asking about the pots in her brain.
Now onto the questions.
Now sorry I need to finish this post up and do my homework so I am just answering the questions.
Do y'all know any boys like us? Yeah I met a boy with bad CFS and headaches when I was in the hospital. I also know a boy with POTS.
What is your favoUrite coloUr? Yes in Australia both words have a u in them and I felt the urge to correct that. I like blue and green to be honest.
Do any of you have narrow pulse pressures (the difference between your top number and bottom number... it should always be around 35-40) and does your diastolic (bottom number) ever get really high? I have no idea. I sometimes have high BP though.
Bye for now
-Rhianne
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Hold on, baby you're loosing it
This week has been crap.
There is no nicer way to phrase it then crap.
So I am going to start with my week.
On Monday, I did schoolwork and then when over to a friend's place to get help in Maths. I was pushing myself but I wasn't going to admit that.
Tuesday I did schoolwork in the morning and then in the afternoon I crashed really hard. I went to watch Angus, thongs and perfect snogging but even that seemed too hard for me so I went to sleep and didn't eat anything for dinner.
Wednesday, ah the wonderful joys of Wednesday. Worst. Pots. Day. Ever. As you guys know I spent Wednesday night in the ER. I got to the point at home, where I couldn't speak, or even crawl. So Mum drove me in and they put me straight in via the ambulance entry in a wheelchair.
The doctor I saw was really good. He didn't know of Pots but he did some quick research and decided to give me an IV and also check my salt/potassium levels.
I got three litres overnight and managed to walk out of the hospital Thursday morning where I slept all day.
The next bit I will be lazy and copy and paste from my blog...
We left at 3am Friday to drive to Sydney and we had some time to kill before we got there so we went for a drive around Sydney Habour and around the bridge and opera house. I don't have pictures sorry! The iPod was flat.
Then we went shopping and I'll post a seperate post about that experience.
It was pretty unproductive actually, I don't understand why they got me down there in my opinion.
Both my parents were in the room, as well as my professer, his registar and my social worker.
We talked about pacing and how I shouldn't overdo it. Haha, comes from the people who made me overdo it against my own will during my last admission.
I got posturals done, weight and height. My weight has gone up a bit after my recent weight loss and my height is 174cm I think.
I blacked out a few times going to the next room where they did all that stuff. When I got back my breathing was all over the place and my heart was pounding. I was dizzy as and everything was shaking.
The appointment ended and my
social worker and professer left. His registar was filling out some forms for us.
When we went to leave, I stood up and collasped into my chair, blacking out. Dad tried to help me up but I just crashed into him hard and fainted. Tried again, ditto.
The registar came back to return the forms and the OT came and got me a chair.
They sent me home like that.
They sent me home unable to walk, stand or speak one sentence.
Anyway car ride home, bad earthquake vertigo had to crawl into my Aunty's house where we stayed. I threw up four times. Then went to sleep.
Then I came home Saturday. Yesterday, I can't remember what I did. And today is still shit as. I have fainted like everyday this week and my tremors and vertigo have been so bad. School goes back on Tuesday so I hope I can return. I go back to hospital for a two week admission on August 1st.
This post is turning out to be...long. Sorry guys.
Trixie is doing well and is getting along with my labrador. Just thought I'd mention that.
So now, finally! let's get on to the questions shall we?
Logei asked: does nutrition have a big impact on your symptoms?
Yes. It does. I find whenever I eat crap (chocolate, junk food, excetra) I feel so bad and tachy and everything.
Erin asked: Any weight loss or gain since pots?
Since starting on my SSRI I have lost five kilos in a few short weeks.
Hannah: Any natural remedies for headaches?
Water? Sorry I don't get headaches. True fact about me: I will only get a headache when I am about to throw up. :) it's useful when nausea is a symptom but if i have a headache its like pass me that bucket!
My question is: are you a fainter/if so give me some advice!
Yeah I haven't been a fainter since Wednesday.
And haha I have a funny fainting story. Okay I was talking to my Dad in the hallway and I go to faint so I go to grab hold of him around the neck except I miss-punching him in the face! I regain consciencness to ah! you bitch! haha it was really funny. It was revenge for when he was zapping me in my wheelchair on Friday causing me to spill a bottle of water on myself.
Well I am going to go because this post is way too long and I am sorry for that.
Rhianne
There is no nicer way to phrase it then crap.
So I am going to start with my week.
On Monday, I did schoolwork and then when over to a friend's place to get help in Maths. I was pushing myself but I wasn't going to admit that.
Tuesday I did schoolwork in the morning and then in the afternoon I crashed really hard. I went to watch Angus, thongs and perfect snogging but even that seemed too hard for me so I went to sleep and didn't eat anything for dinner.
Wednesday, ah the wonderful joys of Wednesday. Worst. Pots. Day. Ever. As you guys know I spent Wednesday night in the ER. I got to the point at home, where I couldn't speak, or even crawl. So Mum drove me in and they put me straight in via the ambulance entry in a wheelchair.
The doctor I saw was really good. He didn't know of Pots but he did some quick research and decided to give me an IV and also check my salt/potassium levels.
I got three litres overnight and managed to walk out of the hospital Thursday morning where I slept all day.
The next bit I will be lazy and copy and paste from my blog...
We left at 3am Friday to drive to Sydney and we had some time to kill before we got there so we went for a drive around Sydney Habour and around the bridge and opera house. I don't have pictures sorry! The iPod was flat.
Then we went shopping and I'll post a seperate post about that experience.
It was pretty unproductive actually, I don't understand why they got me down there in my opinion.
Both my parents were in the room, as well as my professer, his registar and my social worker.
We talked about pacing and how I shouldn't overdo it. Haha, comes from the people who made me overdo it against my own will during my last admission.
I got posturals done, weight and height. My weight has gone up a bit after my recent weight loss and my height is 174cm I think.
I blacked out a few times going to the next room where they did all that stuff. When I got back my breathing was all over the place and my heart was pounding. I was dizzy as and everything was shaking.
The appointment ended and my
social worker and professer left. His registar was filling out some forms for us.
When we went to leave, I stood up and collasped into my chair, blacking out. Dad tried to help me up but I just crashed into him hard and fainted. Tried again, ditto.
The registar came back to return the forms and the OT came and got me a chair.
They sent me home like that.
They sent me home unable to walk, stand or speak one sentence.
Anyway car ride home, bad earthquake vertigo had to crawl into my Aunty's house where we stayed. I threw up four times. Then went to sleep.
Then I came home Saturday. Yesterday, I can't remember what I did. And today is still shit as. I have fainted like everyday this week and my tremors and vertigo have been so bad. School goes back on Tuesday so I hope I can return. I go back to hospital for a two week admission on August 1st.
This post is turning out to be...long. Sorry guys.
Trixie is doing well and is getting along with my labrador. Just thought I'd mention that.
So now, finally! let's get on to the questions shall we?
Logei asked: does nutrition have a big impact on your symptoms?
Yes. It does. I find whenever I eat crap (chocolate, junk food, excetra) I feel so bad and tachy and everything.
Erin asked: Any weight loss or gain since pots?
Since starting on my SSRI I have lost five kilos in a few short weeks.
Hannah: Any natural remedies for headaches?
Water? Sorry I don't get headaches. True fact about me: I will only get a headache when I am about to throw up. :) it's useful when nausea is a symptom but if i have a headache its like pass me that bucket!
My question is: are you a fainter/if so give me some advice!
Yeah I haven't been a fainter since Wednesday.
And haha I have a funny fainting story. Okay I was talking to my Dad in the hallway and I go to faint so I go to grab hold of him around the neck except I miss-punching him in the face! I regain consciencness to ah! you bitch! haha it was really funny. It was revenge for when he was zapping me in my wheelchair on Friday causing me to spill a bottle of water on myself.
Well I am going to go because this post is way too long and I am sorry for that.
Rhianne
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