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How likely are we to faint/collapse with anemia?
My boss has been really good about not making me travel the last few months... but he's really gearing me up for the fall season. I have to do a long day tomorrow, 8 hours of driving, plus a 5 hour meeting. I have to walk quite a ways... my HBG is sitting at 11.8, three weeks ago, but I feel like can mans sitting on my chest, I get light headed really easy.... my question: how do you know when its not light headed, I am going to collapse on the nasty streets of albuquerque, and nobody I'm with is big enough to carry me?? Seriously, does anything help? I keep thinking "if I eat something, I'll feel better"... wrong.... Open to suggestions from other anemic travelers...
also, how often do we really just "pass out".... I would be mortified..
also, how often do we really just "pass out".... I would be mortified..
dyce, if I remember right you and can man have hit mid 9's, and haven't fainted...you know, I'm going to give the guys I'm going with directions: do not stop and talk, I have to sit down. Get me to the table before we stop and visit with every T, D, and Hairy.... Drop me off in front of the building... then go park...hopefully if I can plan ahead, I won't embarrass anyone. Sure not looking forward to it. Monday boss told me, OK- you can either go to CPR class, or you can go to Vegas for three days... I said boss, isn't there a door number 3? I chose cpr, told the nurse what my HBG was, she said sit and watch!!
wow, another person with a vagal response to fear of needles, I thought I was the only one...can I ask you what you did for it? If you want to share, if not, I completely understand...
Not sure what your used to at home base, but Albq (can't spell is) is at pretty high altitude (5200+) so be careful.
Fish, ya know how can an me are , we can't pass sum1 without sayin a manure wagon load.
Fl. guy , sure appre. the sopport the other day or week LOL. Arnesp wasn't covered on the ins. but procrit is .
Fl. guy , sure appre. the sopport the other day or week LOL. Arnesp wasn't covered on the ins. but procrit is .
Good to hear it, hope it works quick for you. You had the transfusion the other day, right? If so, that was probably a quick 'pick-Dyce-up' for you
No... I don't mind at all...
It was my second self injection of this interferon on my very first round... we had a nurse that was in here at the time that told me that it "must" of been that....
I have always had a fear of needles & NEVER after even like a grand total of approx 108 injections of interferon "Got USED To It" as some say... I Always trembled & Shook.. it was a tramatic ordeal to me.. the proceedure always involved me hiding in my bathroom & mustering up the courage to do it.... After about 15 minutes & several "Oh $h!t$ Later, I could emerge!
I think my sis in law actually scared the patoodies out of me that night because she was wanting to inject me & was making comments like it was no big deal & she could just wam bam thank-you maam before I'd know what happened... she made it sound like she was gonna just burry up the needle in me while squirting it & it would take like .05 seconds....
I said no I'll do it... & when I finally came out of the bathroom... I walked straight over to the kitchen sick to get a glass of water, & before I could even fill my glass, I developed tunnel vision & the world started going black.... I couldn't even get to my chair... had she not of helped me I'd of been face flat on the floor... She said I went white as a sheet & got all clamy (cold sweat) & after I got my bearings she escorted me to my bed & On the way I saw myself in the mirror.... ewww scary.... I started crying uncontrollably (I think partially out of embarrassment) & within 15 minutes I was fine & it never happened again...???
Go Figure Ehh????
I think I do well even with blood draws (As Long as I Don't look) & did manage to do my self injections although it never got so called easier for me (Okay so I'm a Whimp) but I think what got to me was the fear of someone else whom was not a nurse injecting me & how the sis in law was talkin about it...
I tell ya what, If I where on my death bed I swear to god I would NOT let that woman inject me to this day....LoL
It was my second self injection of this interferon on my very first round... we had a nurse that was in here at the time that told me that it "must" of been that....
I have always had a fear of needles & NEVER after even like a grand total of approx 108 injections of interferon "Got USED To It" as some say... I Always trembled & Shook.. it was a tramatic ordeal to me.. the proceedure always involved me hiding in my bathroom & mustering up the courage to do it.... After about 15 minutes & several "Oh $h!t$ Later, I could emerge!
I think my sis in law actually scared the patoodies out of me that night because she was wanting to inject me & was making comments like it was no big deal & she could just wam bam thank-you maam before I'd know what happened... she made it sound like she was gonna just burry up the needle in me while squirting it & it would take like .05 seconds....
I said no I'll do it... & when I finally came out of the bathroom... I walked straight over to the kitchen sick to get a glass of water, & before I could even fill my glass, I developed tunnel vision & the world started going black.... I couldn't even get to my chair... had she not of helped me I'd of been face flat on the floor... She said I went white as a sheet & got all clamy (cold sweat) & after I got my bearings she escorted me to my bed & On the way I saw myself in the mirror.... ewww scary.... I started crying uncontrollably (I think partially out of embarrassment) & within 15 minutes I was fine & it never happened again...???
Go Figure Ehh????
I think I do well even with blood draws (As Long as I Don't look) & did manage to do my self injections although it never got so called easier for me (Okay so I'm a Whimp) but I think what got to me was the fear of someone else whom was not a nurse injecting me & how the sis in law was talkin about it...
I tell ya what, If I where on my death bed I swear to god I would NOT let that woman inject me to this day....LoL
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