3 fall outs and 2 stitches later...

It was a beautiful morning.

..or so I thought

I got up early enough to have time to get coffee.

2nd week of addiction...check!

I didn't even make it to 9 AM before I had a vasovagal reaction. 

Great, just great.

2 days in and I'm already getting sent to the ED.

Here's what went down.

I started feeling really hot and dizzy.

I excused myself from the room and was trying to get to the break room to sit down.

That didn't go so well.

I started to black out and FELL on the ground. I caught myself with my hands and got back up.

This is where I got stupid.

I STOOD BACK UP....and FELL again!

...and then?

I got up and FELL a THIRD time.

I am so dumb.

All I could think in my head was "I need to get off the floor because it is dirty".

There was absolutely no one around. 

I braced myself against the wall and started walking towards the break room.

I saw one of my peers and told her I didn't feel well.

They sat me down and took my vitals.

My BP was 92/60. So so low.

They got me some water and crackers...and then I noticed blood on the floor.

I started feeling around on my face to see where the blood was coming from.

I was in no pain whatsoever...so I was confused.

Turns out I had a big gash under my chin that would not stop bleeding.

I was given an ice pack to stop the swelling on my chin and my cheek (I guess I hit that too...). 

After talking with my CI and one of the professors, they decided the best thing would for me to be wheeled down to the ED.

They slapped a fall precautions bracelet on my arm and I felt like going nuts.

I heard the talk of stitches and freaked out a little in my head.

on my way to the ED

I was seen pretty quick and the doc told me I needed some stitches.

He put 2 stitches in internally...and glued the outside.

me with lidocaine soaking into my chin

 He used a 30 gauge needle (super small) to numb me up. I barely felt the thing go in...thank goodness. 

I was lucky enough to have one of my peers sit with me and we quizzed each other for our Pharm exam tomorrow. 

post stitches/glue

a couple of hours later my CI came down to check on me. I told him I would be back on the unit in a bit. He told me to "GO HOME". haha

I made my way home and have been studying with Stesha for Pharm.

I'm not going to lie, having time to study is great.

I just wish it didn't come at the cost of me busting open my chin.

I should have just sat in the hallway until someone found me.

I did learn from a nurse in the ED to squeeze my butt cheeks together when I feel faint the next time. It causes a different reflex that constricts your blood vessels. 

That is all for now.

My chin hurts and I need to study.