When I woke up I saw Dr. Cox sleeping in a bed next to me.
What had happened? I remember the hospital spinning then BLACK! Now, I'm here...
Dr. Cox broke from his sleep with a violent "HI YA!" Must have been a bad dream... I
closed my eyes so he wouldn't know I knew he was there. Just then I heard Carla walk
in.
"What are you doing? Karate?" Carla asked Dr. Cox.
"What are you talking about, Rosita? I came in here to get a pen and fell asleep."
"You just happened to leave a pen in this room?"
"As a matter 'o fact I did. Why?"
"Just asking Doctor. So how is our patient?"
I decided this was my cue and opened my eyes.
"Well good morning, Bambie. How are you feeling?" Carla asked me with a smile.
"Oh, all right I guess. But my head hurts a little. What happened?"
"You fainted by the nurses station, Angela."
"Why? What's wrong?"
"Well, we don't know exactly. Could be several things. Standing up too fast."
"I was standing already."
"Sometimes not getting enough to eat can bring one on. What did you have to eat
yesterday?"
"Couple waffles with whipped cream and berries made into a smiley face, a bagel, a
sandwich at Subway (to make up for my high carb. High jinx), some vanilla wafers, and
an energy bar right before I came into work..."
"That's enough, DiDi." Dr. Cox looked at his chart. "Well, that's not the case then.
We've already run some tests... Personally, I think its syncope. That's not a serious
condition; in fact it's not even considered a condition. But, there is a slight chance it's
your heart, and that could be serious." Dr. Cox finished.
I knew what Dr. Cox was talking about. I'd gone to a lecture on it. Your heart either beats
too fast or too slow. But if it's not fixed you could die instantly with no warning. Your
heart would just stop.
"I remember reading about that." I said. It was all I could say.
"I know you have. That's what makes this so hard. You know everything that could be
wrong."
"Carla, could you go tell Barbie and Baldie that Denise is up and about." Dr. Cox asked.
"Sure thing." And she left.
"Look, I know you're probably scared right now..." he paused. "But I don't want you to
be. We both know, as doctors, that won't help anything. I'm gonna run some more tests
this afternoon and see what they show. Got it?"
"Y-yeah." I said.
He put his hand on my shoulder and left. He didn't even turn around. That told me it was
serious. Maybe he was just using me as a brace to stand. He is kinda old. I sat there and
turned the situation over in my mind. They didn't say they had found something for sure.
But then again that is what scared me, the unknown...
What had happened? I remember the hospital spinning then BLACK! Now, I'm here...
Dr. Cox broke from his sleep with a violent "HI YA!" Must have been a bad dream... I
closed my eyes so he wouldn't know I knew he was there. Just then I heard Carla walk
in.
"What are you doing? Karate?" Carla asked Dr. Cox.
"What are you talking about, Rosita? I came in here to get a pen and fell asleep."
"You just happened to leave a pen in this room?"
"As a matter 'o fact I did. Why?"
"Just asking Doctor. So how is our patient?"
I decided this was my cue and opened my eyes.
"Well good morning, Bambie. How are you feeling?" Carla asked me with a smile.
"Oh, all right I guess. But my head hurts a little. What happened?"
"You fainted by the nurses station, Angela."
"Why? What's wrong?"
"Well, we don't know exactly. Could be several things. Standing up too fast."
"I was standing already."
"Sometimes not getting enough to eat can bring one on. What did you have to eat
yesterday?"
"Couple waffles with whipped cream and berries made into a smiley face, a bagel, a
sandwich at Subway (to make up for my high carb. High jinx), some vanilla wafers, and
an energy bar right before I came into work..."
"That's enough, DiDi." Dr. Cox looked at his chart. "Well, that's not the case then.
We've already run some tests... Personally, I think its syncope. That's not a serious
condition; in fact it's not even considered a condition. But, there is a slight chance it's
your heart, and that could be serious." Dr. Cox finished.
I knew what Dr. Cox was talking about. I'd gone to a lecture on it. Your heart either beats
too fast or too slow. But if it's not fixed you could die instantly with no warning. Your
heart would just stop.
"I remember reading about that." I said. It was all I could say.
"I know you have. That's what makes this so hard. You know everything that could be
wrong."
"Carla, could you go tell Barbie and Baldie that Denise is up and about." Dr. Cox asked.
"Sure thing." And she left.
"Look, I know you're probably scared right now..." he paused. "But I don't want you to
be. We both know, as doctors, that won't help anything. I'm gonna run some more tests
this afternoon and see what they show. Got it?"
"Y-yeah." I said.
He put his hand on my shoulder and left. He didn't even turn around. That told me it was
serious. Maybe he was just using me as a brace to stand. He is kinda old. I sat there and
turned the situation over in my mind. They didn't say they had found something for sure.
But then again that is what scared me, the unknown...