Almost two years after the last time I woke up on the bathroom floor, I find myself there once more. Last time I ended up there it was the result of seeing quite a bit of my own blood. I fainted. At least I think that's how I ended up there.
About a year before that, I bumped my knee while taking a seat at McDonald's. It might seem like quite a different experience, but it felt very much the same. I felt light headed, dizzy, and sick to my stomach. In addition, I also felt prickly all over, and became a sweaty ball of mess by the time the feeling had passed, maybe 20 minutes later.
Yesterday, I bumped my knee again. This time it was while taking off a pair of pants to take a shower. It wasn't even powerful enough to leave a bruise. I tried to put the pants back on so I could go lie down, and the next thing I knew I was waking up on the floor. I woke up, and successfully made my way to my bed this time.
I really didn't want to go to a hospital, but it would be crazy to ignore a problem that leaves me passed out on the floor once in a while. I did a quick search, and came up with Vasovagal Syncope. It's medical jargon for people who faint easily when their blood pressure drops. Often this can be caused by the site of something that makes them squeamish. But bumping a funny bone, causes a drop in blood pressure too.
So the short answer is, I'm just a fainter. If I feel that way in the future, I need to sit down, or lay down, before I fall down.
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