I have a great story that happened yesterday, I was completely mortified by it, but I know everyone will get a HUGE LAUGH out of it. I had a appointment with the gynecologist yesterday for a pap test so I left work at 10:30 and went to the doctor's thinking it would be a quick appointment. Well, the exam went fine until the very end.... the nurse practitioner was talking to me but I started getting tunnel vision, seeing stars, getting all hot, sweaty, and stark white; so I told her I needed to lay down and she put my feet up. I felt much better after my feet were up and I was just embarrassed at this point. She kept asking me if I had eaten anything for breakfast, which I had, but it was almost lunch time, and for everyone who knows me, I am always starving and need food pretty much all the time, or I feel sick. So, yes I was hungry and maybe my blood sugar was low, but still, why did I feel so weird?
As I felt better, she told me to get dressed and she would be right back into the room. So I get up to put my clothes back on, and the dizziness comes back. This time I passed out! I hit my chin on the sturups and completely blacked out for a few seconds. I was trying to lay back on the table when the nurse came back. So imagine this, me with no pants on, chin bleeding, shirt half way on my arms and the nurse walks in.... completely mortifying!
I was crying and laughing but I think the nurse was scared, so of course she called a few women in and got me some water. I felt better after a few minutes but they made me lay there. I had to ask to put my clothes on (mortifying). I also had to ride in a wheel chair and go down to the urgent care doctors to have my chin looked at. Also, completely mortifying since I was feeling fine at this point and my chin wasn't bleeding. Well I am bright red, still kinda crying and the doctor asks me if I was having a procedure done and if that was why i passed out.... NO IT WAS A REGULAR PAP TEST... no big deal, for most people I guess. Well my chin was fine, he put a bandaide on it and told me to ice it. But, since I hit my chin on a metal sturup and they have to record of a tetanus shot, I had to get one...I was fine with the shot and did not get dizzy, but I had to call Chris (a guy from my work) to come pick me up because they would not let me drive home or back to work. So I call Chris, who thought I went to a regular gyn check-up, and ask him to come get me. He thought my car was having problems but I told him I passed out and I would tell him the rest when he got there. They wheeled me right out to his car and assisted me into the car... again completely mortified. Chris says, you do not have to tell me what happened if you do no want too... I am sure he is thinking I have some crazy disease now, but I told him I am just a little weirdo that passes out sometimes.
Does anyone remember 7th grade gym class when I bumped my elbow, got dizzy, passed out, hit the lockers and woke up bleeding? I almost clpped the tip of my nose off so I went to the nurses station and they called my mom, who came and picked me up and went ot the doctors office where he had to sew my nose back on. Meanwhile, my mother almost passed out while in the room with me. I guess it runs in the family.
Well, all in all I am fine. My chin is sore and bruised but nothing major. My pride is a little damaged, but it will get better, I will never forget this gyn appoitment and I am sure all the nurses won't either:) For everyone who is laughing at me right now, don't feel bad, I was laughing too. It is hilarious and I am thankful I didn't knock my teeth out or something.
