This isn’t normally something I would blog about. I didn’t post about it on my Instagram story and didn’t tell anyone but the immediate people in my life, day of. But this is an experience in my life and maybe this is a good way for me to look back on this if I needed to, for future reference if need be.

Adding onto that, no, I did not have to share this post. I could’ve kept it to myself but you know what, just like many other “Instagrammers” I want to be open and transparent, to a point. If you read My 2020 Goals blog, you would’ve seen that I am hoping to achieve 5,000+ followers by the end of the year. So I wouldn’t call myself an influencer but I am trying to get to that level so I’m going to call myself an Instagrammer, lol. ANYWAY…. 

What Happened?

Back to what this blog is actually about. Early Saturday morning around 4:45am, I passed out and fell… I don’t even remember it happening. Around this time each morning, whatever pups slept with us during the night I let out to go to the bathroom. At this point I felt completely fine, completely normal. Out of nowhere I began to get dizzy. That isn’t super out of the ordinary ONLY when I feel extremely nauseous so I thought maybe that was one of these times but it was different…

What I remember was feeling very dizzy and hunching over to grab my knees so that I could put my head down, to a point but not have to sit. Turns out I ended up on the floor anyway. I remember waking up and trying to get up quickly because I heard Keith’s dad coming and I didn’t want him to see me on the floor. He asked me if I was okay and if I fell. I told me that I didn’t because, well I didn’t think I did. He came over to me and carried me to the couch, this I also didn’t remember. Not only did he hear me but Keith’s mom and grandma (who lives a floor up) heard some loud bang. This was around the time Keith’s dad would get up for work anyway so they both figured he just dropped something heavy. 

I woke up to his dad next to me telling Keith’s mom that they were going to call an ambulance, or at least the fire department. There is a firehouse right down the block and they know people there. That ended up not happening and I was glad. His mom called Keith to come upstairs since he was sleeping, he had no idea what was going on. I was surrounded by the three of them, watching me with a glass of water in hand and a plastic bag stuffed under my chin. I was extremely pale, I was HOT, I was SWEATING and at this time, I was now nauseous. My temperature was taken and it was normal so that was a plus.

The After

Before Keith and I went back down, I did start to feel a pain in one spot on the right side of my head. It HURT and I felt a bump, although small it was still there. After sitting around for awhile, my skin returning back to normal color and feeling mostly normal I was able to go downstairs and relax. Since we realized I did hit my head, it was best I stay up for at least a couple hours in case of a concussion. Regardless of how exhausted I was, we stayed up until about 7:30am. We got some sleep and I woke up with just a dull headache. It lasted throughout the day but it didn’t get worse. 

Keith has watched over me basically the entire day, walked up and down the stairs with me if I need to go upstairs, and all that 🙂 .

This was such a different experience. I don’t have episodes of passing out or falling so I don’t know what happened. I haven’t been drinking as much water so maybe dehydration, maybe anemia, low blood pressure, I don’t know… 

Later that night when getting into bed, I actually noticed bruising on my knee. Two little spots side by side. I thought there must be some more and sure enough on my shin, there was. Not big, not a lot but that just adds onto the fact that I did actually fall. At the same time realized I had this soreness in my neck… on my left side when I bent my neck in the opposite direction. Now that, that is strange but I don’t know what it was.

Pros and Cons

So I mentioned how I was glad I didn’t get taken in an ambulance… think about the time we’re living in currently. Of course if things were much more serious, the ER would’ve been a good idea but with COVID I did not want to go. Somehow there are actually pros and cons to this fall happening now. 

Pros: 
I do not have to worry about commuting to work.

I don’t have to worry about driving much in general since we are supposed to be staying at home. 

I fell in one of the best spots possible. Wasn’t near the stairs and I didn’t hit my head on something worse than the floor. 

Keith and I had plans that couldn’t be rescheduled so maybe it worked out it was postponed.

Cons: 
Doctors offices/ER are not a place you want to be with this virus going around.

This is something that has never happened so could there be something more?

How I Felt

On a serious note, I do not drink, I don’t do drugs and I am in a good head space. It’s not like anything of that nature could’ve been a contributing factor toward this. 

I felt unbalanced here and there throughout the day. I really tried to limit the amount of times I got up, I didn’t want to bend over because I felt I would lose my balance. It was a little nerve wrecking because I felt so uneasy. Was it going to happen again? Was it just a one time thing? Why did it happen?

My primary doctor is closed on the weekends so I guess that is another con. Also Teledoc (virtual doctor) is included in my insurance but there was an update in January to my insurance card so I got a new one. Thinking I put the new card in my wallet, I called them up and they couldn’t access my account and I think it was due to that.

Sunday

Come Sunday, I did feel much better. I had a super mild headache and whenever I touched the bump it would hurt but still better. I went to Walmart and to see my mom at a distance and Keith did drive, just to be on the safe side, but no issues with dizziness/passing out. I did do a bit of cleaning in the backyard and bending over for an excessive time was a little much. Aside from that though, no issues so hopefully it was just a time thing!

As of now, I am okay 🙂 . Also just to add in, I am writing this and sharing it because I consider myself a lifestyle blogger. I want to share my thoughts and experiences of my everyday life so here we are! Plus, like I mentioned in the beginning I want to be open. We all experience negatives in our lives, not everyday is happy and joyful. Not everything has to be shared but it’s good to pick and choose what you feel comfortable with sharing. I hope everyone had a better weekend than I did!

See ya,
Samm 🌻