Thanks to nice women at my Y, I did not pass out this morning [View all]
This is one of the reasons I love the Y - everyone there is so helpful - members and staff. Not sure what other gyms are like but today was a life saver for me.
A little back story - 1 1/2 yrs ago I was speaking to a group of people when suddenly I got all hot, sweaty, woozy, and nauseous. I went to the rest room and promptly passed out. I was taken to the ER and was given fluids (it was a hot day and I was sweating) and told it was my Vagus nerve - I had a vasovagal response which is basically the common cause of fainting - basically all the blood rushes from your head. Since I had never fainted before, this idea that I could just pass out scared the crap out of me.
Fast forward to today - I have been battling a cold and couldn't sleep so I decided to go to the Y. I swam for about 45 mins, went to the sauna for a bit then the showers. Just as I was finishing the shower all those symptoms came flooding back - nausea, sweating, dizzy - and all I could think of was "oh shit - not again". I sat down on one of the benches in the locker room and there were some women getting dressed and chatting - I said "excuse me ladies" - 3 heads popped around the corner "I am feeling dizzy - could one of you get me some water, I have money for the vending machine". I barely got that last part out before one woman was digging in her purse for a Fiber One bar and another was on her way to the front desk (apparenty they keep little tiny cans of pop there). I refused the bar (too nauseous for food) and sipped the pop. They continued to check on me to make sure I was alright... and soon, sure enough I started to feel better.
The combination of sitting (blood rushing back to my head), the sugar, and not feeling alone - the fussing of 3 women instantly made me feel better.
I will be honest - I was pretty scared at first. It is such a horrible feeling - the dizziness, loss of focus, rapid sweating, nausea - you just feel like your body flipped all the switches. Usually my husband and I go to the Y together, but because I couldn't sleep I had left at 4:45am and it was now after 6am - he was still in bed and probably didn't even know I had left.
But the kindness and caring of 3 complete strangers - so quick to help out someone they didn't know, that just made me feel 100% better.
Just had to post how awesome people still are!
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