Kernow day 4 - Well, that was fun.

[burntcopper]

Went Eden Project. Went 'oooooo' a lot. Got chatting with two jungle enthusiasts (the type that go out to Malaya and so on regularly - much griping about mosquitoes) who were there for the first time and gawping about seeing so many species up close and in one place, took them round the mediterranean zone, pointing out the scent zones and the sculpture, had lunch, went skating.

Few minutes from the end of skating, got heat rash. JOY. Went to get boots and bag, and then had to sit down very quickly. And then lie down. (do not argue with the black flashes in your vision). Started shivering violently and didn't stop. Got blankets piled on me, then oxygen and apparently my response in talking was slow and sluggish, and they couldn't get a pulse, plus 'ah, you're getting some colour back in your cheeks, you're no longer the same colour as your scarf.' Ambulance failed to turn up in reasonable time, they wheeled me into the paramedic's car, he drove me to Truro A&E, got dumped into a bed, tests done to show I was ridiculously normal, then dozed fitfully for the next couple of hours til the doctor got there. By that time wooziness had gone, so walked to Truro station and got home.

And I still have a ridiculously sore finger from the blood sugar test.

Comments

[cidercupcakes.livejournal.com]

D: I swear to god, next time I see you I'm going to make soup, and you're going to eat it whether you're sick or not.

[burntcopper.livejournal.com]

Strange person. Though i am always open to offers of soup.

[cidercupcakes.livejournal.com]

Soup is an entirely rational and wholly appropriate response to illness/injury. Scientific fact.

[xenaclone.livejournal.com]

::HUGS::

[burntcopper.livejournal.com]

tah - I have no idea what brought it on, since I think you've seen me with heat rash at cons - it normally goes away in 10-30 mins, and definitely doesn't include fainting.

Hugs

[andysears.livejournal.com]

Hope you`re back to your normal bouncy self !

Re: Hugs

[burntcopper.livejournal.com]

yeah, fine now, just a very weird few hours... including me moaning 'what do you want to bet I'm goign to be mostly fine by the time I get to hospital?' to the Eden first aider when they first mentioned ambulance.

[snowballjane.livejournal.com]

Yikes - hope you're all better today, including the hurty finger!

[sbp.livejournal.com]

Ah, the Junglist Massive.

[alysscarlet.livejournal.com]

Poor you. Sounds nasty. But I'm glad it passed off your you're better now.

[jamjar.livejournal.com]

Is it me, or is just getting more and more severe? Is this something you should bring up with your GP?