What can happen if you get shooed by an electrical fence???

[Bran_Bran]

I was over at my friends house yesterday and she lives on a farm. So I went to pet one of her horses and grabed on to the fence not knowing it was electrical and got a big shock I fell backwords! Should I be concerned???

[Bran_Bran]

Umm I do have a burn bu I think that's from the sun cuz I was laying out in the sun with no sun screen. But my right hand has being falling asleep alot since. More than it already had been. And I'm not sure if this might be connected but last night the back right side of my head hurt. It's felt like somthing was jabbing into it. The pain kept slowly fading away and back. Then my right ear and right side of my head started hurting as well. My ear was also itchy. And felt like somthing was pushing in my ear!!! Then it felt like the right side of my throat was being sqeezed. Then my right side of my face started tingling and partly my left side tingled to but mostly the right side. Then the left back side of my head felt like somthing was jabbing into it for a minute or 2. Oh and when this started I felt light headed but was not standing up I was laying down trying to sleep. But it quicky turned into my head feeling heavy!!! The last thing I remember befor falling asleep is the inside of my nose feeling dry and burning or stinging I think. My head hurt more when I was l had it rested against the head bord thingy at the head of my bed. The poles on it made it hurt more. And I couldent sleep because of it. Wich isent normal for me because I can always sleep no matter how long I've already slept. During the school year I would wake up at 5:30 shower then sleep for an hour then when I got home I would watch TV for an hour then sleep tell dinner do dishes then go for a nap then got to bed. So I sleep alot. Though I don't sleep as much since summer started. Especaly at night because im always wondering if I have a new email or a comment on a question I don't usualy fall asleep tell between 1 and 3 but anyways I had gone to bed at 11 and dident fall asleep tell 2:30 because  the pain was distracting me from sleeping. Inwasent worried about mail that night because the pain distracted me! Do you think it could be connected??? or could it be connected to me
standing up to fast the other day whyle taking a bath and I think I fainted because I don't remember falling. But I do remember hearing the metal towl pole thingy that I was holding onto fall because when I fell I tore it right out of the wall and left a hole in the wall. I has stood up to fast a few minutes earlyer as well and I think I may have blacked out or somthing just not fallen. (the standing up to fast and falling happend the day befor the electrical fence so I know those 2 arnt connected!) what so you think???

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
It all depends on how much current passed through the body. Generally fences have a voltage high enough to momentarily throw the body away from it. Usually this does not cause any harm. You may feel bruised for a day or two due to the fall. Other than that if you notice any loss of sensation in the hand or a burn then you must get this evaluated.
Hope this helps. Do let me know if there is any thing else and keep me posted. Take care!

[nikki12395]

I did that when i was about five. Nothing has happened to me yet and I'm 14 now. But If you're really worried you could ask ur doctor.