Just got out of Sinai Hospital

I just got out of Sinai hospital today after a 6 day stay. I was having repeated sycope (fainting) episodes. The day before I got admitted I fainted and fell down 15 stairs head-first. While I was at Sinai they gave me fluids for a while, then they did 8 million sets of bloodwork, chest x-ray, EKG, etc. etc. The big thing they did was put a loop recorder implant in which is a little device the size of your pinky finger that goes in a pocket under your skin and you have a device that you press a button and hold up to where the unit is inside you and it records your pulse and heart rhythms for a set amount of time. I'm supposed to do this whenever I feel faint or my pulse is high. I also had an almost anaphylactic reaction to the antibiotic they gave me before they put in the implant. I turned bright red, my body swelled, I had a fever, needed to be put on oxygen (my lips were swelling and my breathing was getting progressively worse), and got a red rash and hives all over my body (even behind my knees and under my arms :( yikes was that unpleasant). It was awful. I still have a rash and can't shower for three more days (I haven't showered in 6 because I was in the hospital) because of the dressing over where the monitor is. It's cool technology I guess but it hurts like hell. Anyways, must go. That is where I have been.
P.S.-I passed my ortho's with flying colors :) yay.


-molliebear