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In reply to the discussion: Duchess of Cambridge pregnant [View all]noamnety
(20,234 posts)My platoon sgt sent me in after sick call booted me out several times. The final straw was having an inspection called. Iwas prepared for it, but after a week or two of not eating I was too weak to stand for any length of time. So I did what in my mind made sense. We were all in formation and everyone else was standing upright at attention. I did the best I could to be in the at-attention pose, except I was flat on my back. The guy asked what was going on and I told him to go ahead and inspect me, I was ready, I just didn't have it in me to stand up for it. It's hilarious to me now, but at the time I didn't see why this would be a problem; he could still see me fine.
He had two people cart me off to ER, my lower number in my blood pressure was 53. I had lost a little over 20 pounds in about 2 weeks at that point, my face had gone numb, I was passing out more and more frequently - including once when I was halfway across an intersection. I was in the army hospital for a few weeks on an IV til they could get me functioning.
Anyway. Long story short - women's health problems are health problems.