Bad night last night

Hi,

Lady o' the house said:

Well, I don't think I have to worry too much about the birthday cake
I ate
yesterday. It all came back up about later, thanks to the stomach
flu.

But this was after I had taken a nice hot bath to get rid of the flu
'aches.' After getting up to dry myself off, I passed out and ended
up on
the bathroom floor with DH rushing into the room and blood pouring
from my
nose from where I'd popped it. Then, I tried to get back up
gradually from
my knees and passed out again, this time bumping the back of my head
on the
wall behind me (don't ask me how I bumped the BACK of my head from
being on
my knees.) It was a scary time for all of us. I was so freaked out
because
I've never had that happen to me before!

DH wanted to call an ambulance since he was sure I'd broken my nose,
but I
assured him that I didn't think it was broken (I could press, rub,
etc., on
it and it didn't hurt), and I told him that the combination of
barely eating
anything all day, the extra sugar in the birthday cake, a pain pill
I'd
taken for the flu 'aches,' and the hot bath were what caused me to
pass out.

I'm okay this morning. My neck muscles hurt and my nose is swollen,
but
I'll live.

Holy [censored] Linda! Stay in bed today and ride out the illness in
relative safety. Perhaps DH can put the mattress on the floor in case
you roll off? ;-)

Take *better* care of yourself,
Carmen

Thanks, Carmen! I'm really feeling much better today, and I plan to get in
to the doctor's office Monday to make sure that everything's all right.

--
Linda
296/187.4/160
LC since Oct. 13, 2003
Now a happy member of the '100lbs. Gone Club'!
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videos?"--Nina (Truly, Madly, Deeply)

"Carmen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hi,

Lady o' the house said:

Well, I don't think I have to worry too much about the birthday cake
I ate
yesterday. It all came back up about later, thanks to the stomach
flu.

But this was after I had taken a nice hot bath to get rid of the flu
'aches.' After getting up to dry myself off, I passed out and ended
up on
the bathroom floor with DH rushing into the room and blood pouring
from my
nose from where I'd popped it. Then, I tried to get back up
gradually from
my knees and passed out again, this time bumping the back of my head
on the
wall behind me (don't ask me how I bumped the BACK of my head from
being on
my knees.) It was a scary time for all of us. I was so freaked out
because
I've never had that happen to me before!

DH wanted to call an ambulance since he was sure I'd broken my nose,
but I
assured him that I didn't think it was broken (I could press, rub,
etc., on
it and it didn't hurt), and I told him that the combination of
barely eating
anything all day, the extra sugar in the birthday cake, a pain pill
I'd
taken for the flu 'aches,' and the hot bath were what caused me to
pass out.

I'm okay this morning. My neck muscles hurt and my nose is swollen,
but
I'll live.

Holy [censored] Linda! Stay in bed today and ride out the illness in
relative safety. Perhaps DH can put the mattress on the floor in case
you roll off? ;-)

Take *better* care of yourself,
Carmen

In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

Well, I don't think I have to worry too much about the birthday cake I ate
yesterday. It all came back up about later, thanks to the stomach flu.

But this was after I had taken a nice hot bath to get rid of the flu
'aches.' After getting up to dry myself off, I passed out and ended up on
the bathroom floor with DH rushing into the room and blood pouring from my
nose from where I'd popped it. Then, I tried to get back up gradually from
my knees and passed out again, this time bumping the back of my head on the
wall behind me (don't ask me how I bumped the BACK of my head from being on
my knees.) It was a scary time for all of us. I was so freaked out because
I've never had that happen to me before!

DH wanted to call an ambulance since he was sure I'd broken my nose, but I
assured him that I didn't think it was broken (I could press, rub, etc., on
it and it didn't hurt), and I told him that the combination of barely eating
anything all day, the extra sugar in the birthday cake, a pain pill I'd
taken for the flu 'aches,' and the hot bath were what caused me to pass out.

I'm okay this morning. My neck muscles hurt and my nose is swollen, but
I'll live.

Thank God! What a SCARY experience! I'm glad you're feeling better
today.

--
Saffire
205/147/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

"Lady o' the house" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

DH wanted to call an ambulance since he was sure I'd broken my nose, but I
assured him that I didn't think it was broken (I could press, rub, etc.,

on

Quoted message said:

it and it didn't hurt), and I told him that the combination of barely

eating

Quoted message said:

anything all day, the extra sugar in the birthday cake, a pain pill I'd
taken for the flu 'aches,' and the hot bath were what caused me to pass

out.

Wow! Glad you're better today. That sounds very scarey. Take care.

HG

Thanks, Ig! It was definitely scary. The only thing I can figure is that
it was at least partly due to the stomach flu.

--
Linda
296/187.4/160
LC since Oct. 13, 2003
Now a happy member of the '100lbs. Gone Club'!
http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html
http://community.webshots.com/user/mslewtoo

"Are you telling me there are dead people in my living room watching
videos?"--Nina (Truly, Madly, Deeply)

"Ignoramus12651" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 14:16:34 GMT, Lady o' the house <[email hidden]>

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Well, I don't think I have to worry too much about the birthday cake I

ate

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yesterday. It all came back up about later, thanks to the stomach flu.

But this was after I had taken a nice hot bath to get rid of the flu
'aches.' After getting up to dry myself off, I passed out and ended up

on

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the bathroom floor with DH rushing into the room and blood pouring from

my

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nose from where I'd popped it. Then, I tried to get back up gradually

from

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my knees and passed out again, this time bumping the back of my head on

the

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wall behind me (don't ask me how I bumped the BACK of my head from being

on

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my knees.) It was a scary time for all of us. I was so freaked out

because

Quoted message said:

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I've never had that happen to me before!

DH wanted to call an ambulance since he was sure I'd broken my nose, but

I

Quoted message said:

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assured him that I didn't think it was broken (I could press, rub, etc.,

on

Quoted message said:

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it and it didn't hurt), and I told him that the combination of barely

eating

Quoted message said:

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anything all day, the extra sugar in the birthday cake, a pain pill I'd
taken for the flu 'aches,' and the hot bath were what caused me to pass

out.

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I'm okay this morning. My neck muscles hurt and my nose is swollen, but
I'll live.

A scary turn of events. i am glad you are fine... I also had a stomach
bug a week ago. Puked and had diarrhea for a few hours and could not
hold water well. I ALMOST passed out. I was standing next to the
toilet, and then felt dizzy, decided to sit on the floor, noticed that
my pulse was something like 30 -- I could not even count it properly
-- and called my wife. Asked for some sugar water, that helped in a
couple of minutes. I was pretty close to passing out.

--
223/172.4/180

"Lady o' the house" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Well, I don't think I have to worry too much about the birthday cake I ate
yesterday. It all came back up about later, thanks to the stomach flu.

But this was after I had taken a nice hot bath to get rid of the flu
'aches.' After getting up to dry myself off, I passed out and ended up on
the bathroom floor with DH rushing into the room and blood pouring from my
nose from where I'd popped it. Then, I tried to get back up gradually

from

Quoted message said:

my knees and passed out again, this time bumping the back of my head on

the

Quoted message said:

wall behind me (don't ask me how I bumped the BACK of my head from being

on

Quoted message said:

my knees.) It was a scary time for all of us. I was so freaked out

because

Quoted message said:

I've never had that happen to me before!

DH wanted to call an ambulance since he was sure I'd broken my nose, but I
assured him that I didn't think it was broken (I could press, rub, etc.,

on

Quoted message said:

it and it didn't hurt), and I told him that the combination of barely

eating

Quoted message said:

anything all day, the extra sugar in the birthday cake, a pain pill I'd
taken for the flu 'aches,' and the hot bath were what caused me to pass

out.

Quoted message said:

I'm okay this morning. My neck muscles hurt and my nose is swollen, but
I'll live.

--
Linda
296/187.4/160
LC since Oct. 13, 2003
Now a happy member of the '100lbs. Gone Club'!
http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html
http://community.webshots.com/user/mslewtoo

"Are you telling me there are dead people in my living room watching
videos?"--Nina (Truly, Madly, Deeply)

Yikes! Bad combo! Glad you're feeling better...your post reminded me of
when I went off plan when I was about a month into LC by eating two peanut
butter cookies. I nearly passed out (I made it to the couch and slept it
off.) Now, that was just a couple of cookies...not the flu, not pain pills,
not lack of food. Makes me agree with you that the sugar in your birthday
cake was a contributing factor! I think we can get really sensitive to
sugar when we're not eating it regularly.

Now, get yourself an ice pack for that nose. 🙂
S t a c i

Thanks, S t a c i! Thankfully, we're on fall break this weekend, so won't
be going back to work until Tuesday. My nose should be back to normal by
then.

--
Linda
296/187.4/160
LC since Oct. 13, 2003
Now a happy member of the '100lbs. Gone Club'!
http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html
http://community.webshots.com/user/mslewtoo

"Are you telling me there are dead people in my living room watching
videos?"--Nina (Truly, Madly, Deeply)

"S t a c i" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

"Lady o' the house" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Well, I don't think I have to worry too much about the birthday cake I

ate

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

yesterday. It all came back up about later, thanks to the stomach flu.

But this was after I had taken a nice hot bath to get rid of the flu
'aches.' After getting up to dry myself off, I passed out and ended up

on

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

the bathroom floor with DH rushing into the room and blood pouring from

my

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

nose from where I'd popped it. Then, I tried to get back up gradually

from

Quoted message said:

my knees and passed out again, this time bumping the back of my head on

the

Quoted message said:

wall behind me (don't ask me how I bumped the BACK of my head from being

on

Quoted message said:

my knees.) It was a scary time for all of us. I was so freaked out

because

Quoted message said:

I've never had that happen to me before!

DH wanted to call an ambulance since he was sure I'd broken my nose, but

I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

assured him that I didn't think it was broken (I could press, rub, etc.,

on

Quoted message said:

it and it didn't hurt), and I told him that the combination of barely

eating

Quoted message said:

anything all day, the extra sugar in the birthday cake, a pain pill I'd
taken for the flu 'aches,' and the hot bath were what caused me to pass

out.

Quoted message said:

I'm okay this morning. My neck muscles hurt and my nose is swollen, but
I'll live.

--
Linda
296/187.4/160
LC since Oct. 13, 2003
Now a happy member of the '100lbs. Gone Club'!
http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html
http://community.webshots.com/user/mslewtoo

"Are you telling me there are dead people in my living room watching
videos?"--Nina (Truly, Madly, Deeply)

Yikes! Bad combo! Glad you're feeling better...your post reminded me of
when I went off plan when I was about a month into LC by eating two peanut
butter cookies. I nearly passed out (I made it to the couch and slept it
off.) Now, that was just a couple of cookies...not the flu, not pain

pills,

Quoted message said:

not lack of food. Makes me agree with you that the sugar in your birthday
cake was a contributing factor! I think we can get really sensitive to
sugar when we're not eating it regularly.

Now, get yourself an ice pack for that nose. 🙂
S t a c i

Thanks, S t a c i! Thankfully, we're on fall break this weekend, so won't
be going back to work until Tuesday. My nose should be back to normal by
then.

--
Linda
296/187.4/160
LC since Oct. 13, 2003
Now a happy member of the '100lbs. Gone Club'!
http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html
http://community.webshots.com/user/mslewtoo

"Are you telling me there are dead people in my living room watching
videos?"--Nina (Truly, Madly, Deeply)

"S t a c i" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Lady o' the house" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Well, I don't think I have to worry too much about the birthday cake I

ate

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

yesterday. It all came back up about later, thanks to the stomach flu.

But this was after I had taken a nice hot bath to get rid of the flu
'aches.' After getting up to dry myself off, I passed out and ended up

on

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

the bathroom floor with DH rushing into the room and blood pouring from

my

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

nose from where I'd popped it. Then, I tried to get back up gradually

from

Quoted message said:

my knees and passed out again, this time bumping the back of my head on

the

Quoted message said:

wall behind me (don't ask me how I bumped the BACK of my head from being

on

Quoted message said:

my knees.) It was a scary time for all of us. I was so freaked out

because

Quoted message said:

I've never had that happen to me before!

DH wanted to call an ambulance since he was sure I'd broken my nose, but

I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

assured him that I didn't think it was broken (I could press, rub, etc.,

on

Quoted message said:

it and it didn't hurt), and I told him that the combination of barely

eating

Quoted message said:

anything all day, the extra sugar in the birthday cake, a pain pill I'd
taken for the flu 'aches,' and the hot bath were what caused me to pass

out.

Quoted message said:

I'm okay this morning. My neck muscles hurt and my nose is swollen, but
I'll live.

--
Linda
296/187.4/160
LC since Oct. 13, 2003
Now a happy member of the '100lbs. Gone Club'!
http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html
http://community.webshots.com/user/mslewtoo

"Are you telling me there are dead people in my living room watching
videos?"--Nina (Truly, Madly, Deeply)

Yikes! Bad combo! Glad you're feeling better...your post reminded me of
when I went off plan when I was about a month into LC by eating two peanut
butter cookies. I nearly passed out (I made it to the couch and slept it
off.) Now, that was just a couple of cookies...not the flu, not pain

pills,

Quoted message said:

not lack of food. Makes me agree with you that the sugar in your birthday
cake was a contributing factor! I think we can get really sensitive to
sugar when we're not eating it regularly.

Now, get yourself an ice pack for that nose. 🙂
S t a c i

"Lady o' the house" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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Then, I tried to get back up gradually from
my knees and passed out again,

This happens to me from time to time. Usually for me, there are a few
contributing factors, but the common theme in every episode is an
extreme lack of sleep, followed by getting out of bed too quickly.
I've passed out while standing in front of a toilet taking a leak
before. Once while in the shower. I woke up looking at the ceiling
with my feet in the shower. Most recently, when our dog had puppies,
my wife yelled at me (at about 5am) to hop out of bed and help her
with this one. I got out of bed and lasted about 20 seconds. These
days, I can feel it coming and can lie down in a hurry so I don't hit
my head which is the real danger. I also have enough time to warn
people. I'm usually out for 10-20 seconds. Then when I regain
consiousness, I have to stay lying down for five minutes or so. If I
even try to sit up, out go the lights again. I haven't had an episode
in over a year now, which makes me think that the 70lbs I lost, and
the subsequent lower blood pressure, with low carb may have fixed this
problem as well as a few others I'd had.

brian
295/228/210

Wow, Brian! Luckily, I've never had this happen to me before. I saw my
doctor on Monday and he said that it was probably a combination of not
eating, pain meds, the flu, etc. He also said that I may have developed a
sensitivity to sugar, which really made sense since I overdid it with a
piece of birthday cake. But, I'm feeling MUCH better now, and have started
to take precautions to avoid ever doing it again.

Take care!

--
Linda
LC since Oct. 13, 2003
296/190/160
http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html
http://community.webshots.com/user/mslewtoo

"Are you telling me there are dead people in my living room watching
videos?"--Nina (Truly, Madly, Deeply)

"brian lanning" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Lady o' the house" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Then, I tried to get back up gradually from
my knees and passed out again,

This happens to me from time to time. Usually for me, there are a few
contributing factors, but the common theme in every episode is an
extreme lack of sleep, followed by getting out of bed too quickly.
I've passed out while standing in front of a toilet taking a leak
before. Once while in the shower. I woke up looking at the ceiling
with my feet in the shower. Most recently, when our dog had puppies,
my wife yelled at me (at about 5am) to hop out of bed and help her
with this one. I got out of bed and lasted about 20 seconds. These
days, I can feel it coming and can lie down in a hurry so I don't hit
my head which is the real danger. I also have enough time to warn
people. I'm usually out for 10-20 seconds. Then when I regain
consiousness, I have to stay lying down for five minutes or so. If I
even try to sit up, out go the lights again. I haven't had an episode
in over a year now, which makes me think that the 70lbs I lost, and
the subsequent lower blood pressure, with low carb may have fixed this
problem as well as a few others I'd had.

brian
295/228/210