I was in the shower at about 8:15. Since I'm a guy that likes long showers, I had already been in there since about 8:00. As I was going to wash my face, I started getting that dizzy feeling that you get when you rise from a lay-down position too quickly. I thought it would just go away, but it didn't... it worsened. Within that 30 - 45 second span or so, I just kept talking to myself... trying to regain composure. I was thinking to myself, "No way you are going to pass out. That's impossible. That's a myth. There's no reason for me to pass out, and this isn't how it starts." I leaned against the shower wall with my forearm and forehead, trying to focus, when suddenly I wake up, lying on the ground, tepid water splashing my face, and my legs sticking out of the stall from underneath the drapes.
I shot up quickly, hoping nobody caught me lying there, when I suddenly realized: "... I just fainted!" I then felt major pain in the back of my head and tasted blood in my mouth. I spit it out, turned off the shower, grabbed my towel, ran out of the stall and bathroom and into the dorm hall where there were some other people. Feeling dizzy again, I faintly yelled, "Somebody help... I just passed out in the shower!" Then I fell again (due to imbalance this time), and stayed there till the police and paramedics came.
So, that's the story. They didn't bother with a CAT scan because I vividly recall the incident, but that doesn't mean I didn't suffer a concussion. The official diagnosis is "syncope", which, if you Wiki it, I'm sure you'll find out what it is. Basically, I was in the same condition as someone that faints because of seeing their own blood getting drawn out with a needle, only from a different cause. I was in the hospital for five hours, with an initial heart rate of 90 BPM with an instant decrease to 60 BPM. That was the most alarming issue to them... making sure nothing was wrong with my heart. Thankfully, nothing was. Unfortunately, the worst trauma is to my head, and I'm going to serve almost all of Wednesday night in my bed... with the exception of food and bathroom breaks.
Fainting is weird. You feel like you skipped a beat in something. You don't ever quite notice that you fell asleep or you woke up, but at the same time, you knew that time passed by. I can vividly recall everything that happened in my mind, even though I may not be able to describe it all. Waking up was the ultimate weirdest feeling in it all, however. Again, it can't be explained, but it wasn't a good feeling, knowing that I hit the back of my head on the floor without anything breaking my fall. Have you guys ever passed out/seizured before?
Wish me luck in getting better! I hope to God nothing like this ever happens again.
I shot up quickly, hoping nobody caught me lying there, when I suddenly realized: "... I just fainted!" I then felt major pain in the back of my head and tasted blood in my mouth. I spit it out, turned off the shower, grabbed my towel, ran out of the stall and bathroom and into the dorm hall where there were some other people. Feeling dizzy again, I faintly yelled, "Somebody help... I just passed out in the shower!" Then I fell again (due to imbalance this time), and stayed there till the police and paramedics came.
So, that's the story. They didn't bother with a CAT scan because I vividly recall the incident, but that doesn't mean I didn't suffer a concussion. The official diagnosis is "syncope", which, if you Wiki it, I'm sure you'll find out what it is. Basically, I was in the same condition as someone that faints because of seeing their own blood getting drawn out with a needle, only from a different cause. I was in the hospital for five hours, with an initial heart rate of 90 BPM with an instant decrease to 60 BPM. That was the most alarming issue to them... making sure nothing was wrong with my heart. Thankfully, nothing was. Unfortunately, the worst trauma is to my head, and I'm going to serve almost all of Wednesday night in my bed... with the exception of food and bathroom breaks.
Fainting is weird. You feel like you skipped a beat in something. You don't ever quite notice that you fell asleep or you woke up, but at the same time, you knew that time passed by. I can vividly recall everything that happened in my mind, even though I may not be able to describe it all. Waking up was the ultimate weirdest feeling in it all, however. Again, it can't be explained, but it wasn't a good feeling, knowing that I hit the back of my head on the floor without anything breaking my fall. Have you guys ever passed out/seizured before?
Wish me luck in getting better! I hope to God nothing like this ever happens again.
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