Yesterday afternoon, I leave for the basketball court, arriving at around 5:30pm. While I have played organized and street ball all my life, I havent played here in about eight months, so I knew Id be a little winded, quick. We played 3 games halfcourt, first to 21. I was winded as hell the first game and a half, but felt fine afterwards. I was going to play a fourth game, but I tweaked my ankle a little, and decided to call it a night.
I head to my car, start it up, and all of a sudden, everything is spinning. I stopped the car in the middle of the street, and get out to get some air. I was still dizzy, and I decided to walk to the corner store, and get a bottle of water. I drink half the bottle, get back in the car, and drive off again. About a minute later, everything is spinning again, so I park the car and call for my friends to come get me. I started feeling a cramp come on, in the ankle where I tweaked the ankle, so I kept drinking water and trying to stretch it out. Everytime I would stop though, I would get dizzy and I would get real nervous.
So my friends come to pick me up, and say we should go to the hospital, which I agreed to. We are on our way there, and I started feeling dizzy again, and I told them to stop so I can get out and walk a little, but they said that would make it worse. I am about a mile down from where I asked them to stop, and now, I get that pins/needles feeling (what you feel when a body part is asleep) from my toes to my butt, and from my fingers to my shoulers, but nothing between my neck and stomach. I start freaking out, as it was a sensation I have never felt before. At that moment, I thought I was going to suffer something and pass. Something inside of me made me put my fingers on my throat and check my pulse, and it was normal.
We end up going to the hospital, and that pins/needles feeling was almost gone (because I checked my pulse and it calmed me), but I was still feeling dizzy. I ended up getting checked by the doctor, and he said that I was dehydrated, and that I fell into a shock at the climax, and that is why I was all numb. I ended up getting a couple of shots in my butt, and was able to go home 15 minutes later. Today, I am one sore SOB. I have been in la la land for most of the day, probably because of the shot, and my body being sore form the bball.
I know I was dehydrated, and that I should have had water with me, but I have played like that countless times before, so I figured I would be fine until I get to the store to get some water, but that just wasnt the case. Its weird sitting here, thinking about what went on last night, because aside from the part where I thought I was going to die, there was some pretty funny stuff going on. Oh well, I figured I would share my life moment with my favorite mac enthusiasts.
I head to my car, start it up, and all of a sudden, everything is spinning. I stopped the car in the middle of the street, and get out to get some air. I was still dizzy, and I decided to walk to the corner store, and get a bottle of water. I drink half the bottle, get back in the car, and drive off again. About a minute later, everything is spinning again, so I park the car and call for my friends to come get me. I started feeling a cramp come on, in the ankle where I tweaked the ankle, so I kept drinking water and trying to stretch it out. Everytime I would stop though, I would get dizzy and I would get real nervous.
So my friends come to pick me up, and say we should go to the hospital, which I agreed to. We are on our way there, and I started feeling dizzy again, and I told them to stop so I can get out and walk a little, but they said that would make it worse. I am about a mile down from where I asked them to stop, and now, I get that pins/needles feeling (what you feel when a body part is asleep) from my toes to my butt, and from my fingers to my shoulers, but nothing between my neck and stomach. I start freaking out, as it was a sensation I have never felt before. At that moment, I thought I was going to suffer something and pass. Something inside of me made me put my fingers on my throat and check my pulse, and it was normal.
We end up going to the hospital, and that pins/needles feeling was almost gone (because I checked my pulse and it calmed me), but I was still feeling dizzy. I ended up getting checked by the doctor, and he said that I was dehydrated, and that I fell into a shock at the climax, and that is why I was all numb. I ended up getting a couple of shots in my butt, and was able to go home 15 minutes later. Today, I am one sore SOB. I have been in la la land for most of the day, probably because of the shot, and my body being sore form the bball.
I know I was dehydrated, and that I should have had water with me, but I have played like that countless times before, so I figured I would be fine until I get to the store to get some water, but that just wasnt the case. Its weird sitting here, thinking about what went on last night, because aside from the part where I thought I was going to die, there was some pretty funny stuff going on. Oh well, I figured I would share my life moment with my favorite mac enthusiasts.
