On Saturday we had an optometrist appointment for DF as he had been getting headaches an we couldn't figure out why so I figured get his eyes checked and rule that out!
Any way after his appointment he was sitting there and the optometrist was telling him that she thinks he should get a full bloods work out to rule out cholesterol and diabetes as a cause for his headaches, well after she said that we were about to leave when all of a sudden he got really hot and went as white as a sheet of paper and leaned back in the chair!
He went all vacant as if no one was in his body then all of a sudden he went stiff and he couldn't talk, his jaw started opening and closing really fast like he was fitting, all of a sudden he lost control of himself and then started sweating really badly!
After he slightly recovered from the episode he started to vomit and became really lethargic! We called the Ambos and the took him to hospital where they did bloods and a chest Xray which both came back clear!
He was discharged at 6pm from then on he has had a temp of any where from 36.5 to 40.1 he has been constantly cold then sweating hot, pins and needles in his left arm then in both, light headed then feeling really faint! He hasn't eaten properly since breakfast Saturday and has been keeping his fluids up!
We were back in hospital Monday night with his fever which the doctor put down to a throat infection as it was red and inflamed but this is something worse!
PLEASE HELP ME figure out what is wrong with my DF!
The kids know something is wrong and are acting up because they are scared!
I absolutely packing my self with what could be wrong!
That must have been very scary for you both....I think you mean vasovagal fit
which is also known as fainting. Fainting may be simple, with a typical warning, going pale with a gentle collapse to the ground, a brief period of unconsciousness, and a prompt recovery. However the fainting can also be complex. There may be no warning, there may be jerking of the limbs and even incontinence, and some people may take quite a while to come around. It can be triggered in situations that make people anxious, stressed or emotional. Being in a warm environment, not having eaten or not having drunk sufficient liquids are all factors that increase the chances of setting the reflex in motion. Some patients do not take enough salt in their diet: and as a result you can turn pale and may become sweaty or nauseous, sounds can appear to come from a distance, everything can go dark, and you can fall down, unconscious. Complex fainting may appear just like a ?seizure? or ?fit?. However this usually occurs when there is a sudden fall in blood flow to the brain, it does not have to be due to epilepsy. The heart rate usually goes down or may even stop for several seconds (bradycardia) and the blood pressure drops sharply.
This may explain what happened to your DF. But if you are concerned you should follow it up although this could also be the cause of his headache's. Hope this has made sense, and hope it helped a bit. good luck and I hope he gets better soon! And feel free to ask anymore questions.
hugs hun how scary
perhaps time for DF to have a full medical
the first thing i thought of was his blood sugars- perhaps that may be an issue
something is off balance somewhere- his salts, a infection (get his teeth checked as well) it has to be something- the body is sending out too many signals that something is not quite right!
i am not medically trained so dont take my advice as such- but i would be pushing as much as i can to get as many tests you can get done!!!!
hugs hun!
btw i love you saying below you name- in fact DH and i wear matching rings that have these words engraved into them- i will show you when i see you next meet up!
If you haven't eaten properly for a few days then fits like these are quite common, especially if you're going on as normal.
I had something very similar for all of last year. We ruled out diabetes, mini-strokes, MS, antiphospholipid syndrome and a few other strange (and scary) things only to find out that it's a strange form of migraine. Infections generally make underlying conditions a bit worse too, so that's why it was probably a lot more violent than it should have been.
I'm sure the doctors will keep an eye on him and check everything out - just remember to ask what they're looking for every time you see them, as test results usually mean they stop looking at one thing and start looking at another.
Best of luck and I hope it's just infection and no food doing this to your DH and now he has learnt his lesson.
How horrible and scary for you all. I'm sorry that I have nothing very useful to offer except that I would be cautious about letting him drive until you knew what was wrong or ruled out that it wasn't going to happen again. I have no idea what I would do in your situation, I really would have thought the hospital would do more.
I hope your DF is okay and it is just a virus and he will be better soon.
I hope your DF is feeling better. My DH had a strep infection (throat also) just before DD2 was born - it was horrid, he was bed ridden for a full fortnight and it took a good 6 weeks to recover so don't underestimate how full on an infection can be. He had strong AB's and steroids also - it was quite frightening and I was convinced there was something more sinister going on. He had been working too much and not eating/drinking/sleeping well also.
If you are not happy with the diagnosis/advice/treatment you are getting please persist and seek more help. Good Luck.
Definitely sounds like he went through some form of vasovagal syncope, which is marked by drop in BP, heart rate and, loss of conciousness (postural hypotension). I suffer that with needles but there is other things that can cause syncope episodes and it could be caused by another underlying medical condition so don't look at its symptoms, look at all the rest. Basically, his illness could be triggering this as another side effect and syncope has dozens of triggers, so be prepared for it, but don't look at just it.
Also look it up so you know exactly what to do if it happens again. In that situation bending him over and putting his head between his knees would have helped restore blood flow to the brain. But there will be warning signs he can feel, lightheadedness, nausea, sweating, ringing in the ears, weakness and visual disturbances such as lights seeming too bright, fuzzy or tunnel vision. So make sure he lies down when he does.
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Df is really ill.......... (may be long)
and then started sweating really badly!
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