GardenGal Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 We all have them... Like when the public restroom you scoped out upon entering the store is too far away from the bench you have crumped onto. What IS most important after all? Peeing or not blacking out? Today I was laying in bed when my valiant partner brought me some salt for the kale I consume like it's going out of style and he inadvertently spilled a large volume of good ol NaCl down my sleeve and into the dressing of my IV sight. Some people go to movies or hike for kicks. We giggled our way through dust-busting the bed and shaking me out. They should have classes for this stuff... Dysautonomia 101: how to clean salt out of an IV sight. Would love to hear of your funny uniquely POTS-ie moments. Love, Garden Gal.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 Dropping to the floor to avoid passing out created some quite memorable and embarrassing moments. Also - my warning to others that I am about to go down is "Timber". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GardenGal Posted February 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 Ha!!! Timber! I love it! Where's the worst place you've gone down?.. I will say a public restroom is SO not my favourite place to check out the floor intimately. though perhaps less embarrassing then airport security with hundreds of people looking on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edriscoll Posted February 9, 2018 Report Share Posted February 9, 2018 How about in the middle of an executive management meeting with my boss and the entire management staff of the company seated and staring at me as I slid to the floor. By the way, I was in the middle of a presentation I had worked on for months! It started with a full temperature spike, so profuse sweating, my heart pounding so hard that I couldn't hear anything. But I could tell by the expression on their faces that I must have looked pretty rough. I remember thinking "please no! Not now! Not now!" Yeah.... that didn't work. I slid to my knees (I was in a dress and terrified of where it would end up if I fell) before I became completely incapacitated. I came to with all of them still seated and staring at me. I sat up. My boss offered to help me back to my desk. I refused, wiped the sweat off my face and proceeded to do the worst presentation of my entire working life because of the pounding headache, horrible brain fog and shaking that I couldn't stop. My stubborn need to prove to myself that nothing had changed, led me to do a lot of regrettable things back then. But acceptance was hard for me. It was most definitely the worst episode that I can remember clearly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GardenGal Posted February 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 Oh my Edriscoll!!! That's so awful and funny and I am so so sorry that happened to you. Yes, there was a period of a couple years for me of fighting to do what I used to do, and thinking I 'should' be able to, that landed me in some pretty rough spots. Aaaaaaah acceptance. Still hard for me on a lot of days, but also brings a level of stability and peace I have come to appreciate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cory Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 I was bording a plane to fly me to 2 islands down to moui when I passed out i woke up in a room bagging for salt and spilled it all over me because I was shaking so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GardenGal Posted February 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 O Cory. I smile because it's so typical, and terrible. I crumped right after making it through security in Denver once. Already dumped my water, but sprawled on the floor shaking, and they though it was a security risk when my husband asked to get me some water! That chunk of time waiting for a wheelchair and a bottle of water felt like eternity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannoncr Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 I was at the San Diego zoo by the hyenas when I fainted. When I came to, i was on a security golf cart with my sister holding my feet up and laughing. They gave me potato chips and Gatorade when I got to the “infirmary” lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GardenGal Posted May 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 Ha! oh my Shannoncr that's funny, and awful all together! Thanks for sharing -) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 Passing out in the hospital in the bathroom, fell off the toilet with my pants off - and waking up in bed with my pants ON --- thank god for nurses!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GardenGal Posted July 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 Ha! So funny! And I'm sorry that happened to you Pistol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potsie1990 Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 Hugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kafie Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 Never passed out anyplace really horrible (usually at someone's house), but passing out with my pants around my ankles and waking up in the bathroom with my friend asking if she should call 911 was pretty embarrassing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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