Dechi
Senior Member (Voting Rights)
Time for yet another investigation? Have you had Holter testing?
Yes, I’ve had at least 2 different ones. The latest showed I had bradycardia and this is what brought me to the last cardiologist I saw a few weeks ago and who said he is not worried.
As for fainting safely, I learned to a) avoid triggers as much as possible (looking up or standing still can often be avoided), b) perform unavoidable trigger movements very slowly to give myself more time to react (you do have to get up from your bed or seat at times, but it can usually be done slowly), and c) know the early symptoms and get to the ground in a controlled fashion. If you catch the symptoms early enough sometimes it's sufficient to bend at the knees with the upper body leaning forward and looking down, at the same time as you tense the legs and abdominal muscles. And if that turns out to be not sufficient you don't have too far to drop onto your hands and knees. General awareness of position of reachable walls and firm objects that can be clung to to gently slide to the ground helps, too. Plus lacking any sense of embarrassment to perform those manoeuvres in public
Great tips, I will use that in public for sure. Although I’ve had to ask if I could sit in some stores, for fear of fainting.