Hello, Benjamin from Brothers Campfire here!
Stretching is typically beneficial. With much frustration, I discovered that it can be costly as well.
Yesterday, I was responding to comments on my phone when I stood up to get a refill of Folgers Black Silk coffee. With a phone in one hand and a coffee cup in the other, I stretched my arms horizontally.
Then I heard my wife scream. Wondering what the problem was, I opened my eyes; I was lying on the ground wondering how I had gotten there.
According to her, I stood up, stretched, fell on the piano, and hit the piano chair with my jaw. I had fainted.
Unfortunately, the strike to the jaw reopened an old wound from a car accident last year leaving a gash 2.5 centimeters long and 5 millimeters deep.
A two-hour stay at the clinic consisted of a series of tests to ascertain if I had a stroke, a hook up to an EKG to check my heart, and a few physical tests to try and replicate the fainting spell in a controlled way. A hefty 75 USD copay later, I was back in the fight.
Well, sorta. I was supposed to be an usher at church, but I wasn’t in the headspace to do so as the piano bench gave me a memorable uppercut.
Quite a few folks have attributed this to the diet challenge I am on, and they may or may not be correct. I am not prone to fainting. I have a follow up appointment planned to check blood work.
This morning, angling myself where I would fall someplace soft, I replicated the movement numerous times and found a nifty way to make myself see spots.
It is good to know, and will bring it up to the doctor when I go.
Author: Benjamin
Benjamin Thiel is a community leader, urban farmer, and author of The Ongoing Tale at Brothers Campfire. He might know a guy...
Geez, hope you don’t do that again
Me either!
Hope you get to the bottom of whatever it is soon my friend 👍🖤
Thanks! By the way, it is freezing here! How is the other side of the pond?
You’re most welcome 😊
And yes, we’re freezing here too! Currently sitting around -7°c most nights. Saying that though, that could be fairly tropical in comparison to you guys! ❄️🖤
That is pretty cold!
It certainly is!! 😬🖤
Oh no Ben… so sorry to here.. You don’t need any more things to deal with there. Take care and keep us posted❣️
Thank you !
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Very sad to read the message and sad to see photo also 😒Sometimes our bad time may happen like this,
your wife was stunned at that moment , so pity she scared 🤔by God’s Grace not so deep wound became 🙏
Take care nicely dear friend 🙏💕👍🏻😍
Thank you for your care and concern! I appreciate you very much!
Thank you so much for this lovely reply message and so welcome 🙏 💗friends are the flowers in the
garden of life and sending so much happiness ,love to you and your loving family dear friend 🙏🌹💕
Oh, nooo! Please be careful!
I will give it a try!
I can only imagine how many tests I would be subjected to if something like this happened to me, given my history … I hope they get to the bottom of it soon!
You get it. I know it. Thank you for being so supportive of our family when my wife had a stroke.
I hope you have fully recovered from your fall. That was quite a tumble.
Thank you! I am doing great!
Thanks for sharing this idea Anita
YIKES!! How frightening. I’m sorry to hear this and hope the situation is resolved soon.
Hi Benjamin,
Wow, what an unexpected turn of events during a routine stretch! I’m relieved to hear you’re relatively okay after such a startling incident. It sounds like a mix of concern and a bit of humor in hindsight. Take care with that diet challenge and make sure to follow up with your doctor. Here’s to hoping for a quick recovery and less eventful coffee refills in the future!
Best wishes,
Mike
Thanks!
Definitely bring it up with the doctor if it’s a specific position that’s causing you to feel dizzy, could be something with a nerve or something
Yes ma’am! I have an appointment next Wednesday
Good grief! It looks like the gash kids get when they jump in a pool, too close to the edge. Fainting can be serious, but maybe not. Fingers crossed and glad you’re smiling.
Thank you for your concern! I will be seeing a doctor very soon!
They should probably check your heart as well, if they have not already. The table test I think is one test they do if someone has issues getting dizzy while standing up or feeling faint.
They completed an EKG which is a method to check the heart. So far so good. I have a follow up appointment soon! How are you doing?
EKG does not catch everything.Sometimes you need the other tests. If you are doing a diet though that may be the issue. I know someone who fainted while doing a diet. I’m busy busy with work.
Oh, good to know, thanks.
Hope you are fully recovered by now.
I am doing well!
Thank you!
I know I am late but I hope that you are doing fine now. Please be safe always. 🙏🏻
I am doing pretty good!
Just read this, will read on more posts to see how did the dr follow up go.
Thank you!