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HORRIFIC TEEN DAUGHTER-SODIUM PRESCRPTION

From: Doda356@msn.com

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HELLO NICE PEOPLE. THIS IS GREAT WITH ALL THE SUPPORT HERE. MY DAUGHTER IS FIFTEEN. RECENTLY THEY CALLED ME AT HER SCHOOL AS SHE HAD FAINTED WATCHING A GRAPHIC MOVIE. SHE HAD FAINTED ONCE LAST YEAR IN CHURCH AT SCHOOL. OF COURSE BOTH TIMES TOOK HER TO THE DOC, AND THEY DISMISSED IT AS HEAT OR GORE IN THE FILM. I GUESS I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU HERE WHEN I WITNESSED THIS IN MY OWN HOME IT WAS HORRIFIC. SHE CAME DOWN THE STEPS, AND SLIPPED. SHE HIT HER TAILBONE, AND STOOD UP, AND SEEMED FINE. SHE SAID OUCH, AND THEN SAID OH MOMMY I'M GOING OUT. NOT WHITE ALMOST GRAY WITH HER LIPS TURNING THE SAME COLOR LIKE OUT OF A HORROR MOVIE HER EYES GOT GLASSY AND THEN ROLLED BACK IN HER HEAD I CALLED EMERGENCY AND THE AMBULANCE GOT HERE THEY SAID SHE WAS IN SHOCK AS HER BP WENT DOWN TO NOTHING BLOOED WORKS FINE AND THE PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGIST DIAGNOSED VV BY ALL OF THE SYMPTOMS CLASSIC CASE SHE SAYS SHE DOES NOT WANT TO PUT HER THROUGH THE TILT TEST AS SHE KNOWS FOR SURE SHE'LL GO OUT FINE BY ME SHE GOT AN ECHO CARDIAGRAM AND THEY SAID HER HEART IS BEAUTIFUL THANK GOODNESS HERE'S MY QUESTION THE DOCTOR ORDERED A PRESCRIPTION SODIUM SHE WARNED IT WILL CAUSE BLOATING AND OF COURSE WEIGHT GAIN CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME ANYTHING ABOUT THIS I TRULY WOULD APPRECIATE IT ALSO BEING THE MOM I TRULY BELIEVE THAT IT IS HER BODIES REACTION TO A SURPRISE SHE WITNESSED MY DAD DIE ON CHRISTMAS MORNING A FEW YEARS AGO IT WAS ALL VERY SUDDEN ONE MONTH PRIOR I HAD BEEN IN A SEVERE CAR ACCIDENT SHE HAS RELAYED THAT IS WHEN SHE FEELS FAINT THE THOUGHT IT IS THE ACTUAL THOUGHT AND KNOWLEDGE THAT JUST A SLIGHT FALL COULD KILL YOU OR THE MOVIE AT SCHOOL WAS SHOWING CAR WRECKS AND SHE THOUGHT WOW MY MOM COULD HAVE DIED IN THAT CAR ACCIDENT ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? I TRULY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP AND CONCERN AND WISH EVERYONE WELL THANK YOU KIMMY


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