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FLATLINED FROM VASEL VEGAL RESPONSE.

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I WAS EXPERIENCING SEVERE CHEST PAIN AT BEDTIME. I CALLED THE HOSPITAL,THEY TOLD ME TO COME IN. THEY STARTED CHECKING ME OUT,WHILE THE NURSE WAS TRYING TO PUT IN AN INTRAVENOUS LINE IN MY RIGHT HAND VEIN. . IT WAS HURTING,SHE WAS NOT GOOD AT WHAT SHE WAS DOING. SHE TRIED LIKE 10 TIMES. THAT MADE ME NERVOUS,PLUS THE NURSES AND DOCTORS WERE ALL HOOKING ME UP TO MONITORS,I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THE FRENZY. I FELT WEAKER,AND FLATLINED. THEY INJECTED SOME DRUG INTO ME ,AND BROUGHT ME BACK TO LIFE. AFTER 3 DAYS OF MONITORING,THEY SENT ME HOME. THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY HEART,THAT I HAD A VEGAL RESPONSE,AND THAT IT WOULD MOST LIKELY NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. NOT VERY REASSURING.

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