I had an interesting day yesterday. First of all, in a fit of insanity, yesterday morning we actually looked at a new house. SO many good things about it - huge lot, proximity to the cove, 4 bedrooms, PRICE...however, it was just too much work. And dammit...I'm tired. After the tour, we went to Starbucks (baby was HUNGRY) and mom had two breakfasts - a latte with a breakfast sandwich and a donut. We took Roxie to the cove for a little run and I started feeling sort of ill.
Fast forward three hours, Tyler was out celebrating St. Patty's day with friends at a bar, so I decided to go to the mall, do some returns and a little shopping. I had several stops, but started with Starbucks - I wasn't hungry (nausea) but I was SO thirsty. I got a ice tea/lemonade and headed to Babies R Us (BRU). Sucking on my delicious drink I wandered through the store looking at crib sheets.. Almost immediately, I started feeling faint....classic fingers tingling, tongue/cheeks tingling, week knees, dark vision around the edges etc. I inhale the rest of my drink, finishing it in seconds, realized what I'd done and almost cried (why, I'm not sure - I'm mean it's GOOD, but come on). I grabbed another lemonade at checkout thinking I needed the sugar, got in my car and felt a little better.
Onto the next store - I'm in Home Depot and it happens again except I think I'm going to be sick or faint, or both. In the middle of the kitchen faucets, I kick off my shoes, strip my jacket and start fanning my self. LOL - I'm sure that was VERY interesting to watch. I make it out of Home Depot after grabbing my purchases and realize i have one last stop - drat. So I got to Target to do some returns. 1/2 way through, I'm so faint, I barely remember checking out and I make it out to my car. (ENTER SWOON).
I'm actually pretty scared and call Tyler (who has been napping after a rough afternoon at the bar). He offers to pick me up, but in a fit of insanity, I drive home. I call my mother and she yells at me the whole way home (for driving). I get home, strip down and lay down with an ice pack on my chest (it felt good for some reason). The faintness/numbness stays for another hour and then goes away. I laid down for the rest of the day, but was really shaken up. In retrospect, I should have gone to the ER, but am still not sure what happened.
Right now, I'm in Minneapolis, I had to fly here for work. The nausea is still here, but only when I am standing or walking - weird huh? The dizziness has mostly gone, but I must admit, I'm still a little freaked. I think I'll call the nurse in the AM and see if I'm being a nervous nelly.
UPDATE 3/20: Apparently this is totally normal (but LAME) and has everything to do with horomones (doesn't everything). I'm SO happy I'm not having a stroke!
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