Passed out lady Thursday night in front of Hillman

Submitted by No-Possession-3707 t3_10hv2dt in pittsburgh

I want to thank all of the people (mostly Pitt students, I think) who stopped to check on me after I passed out and face-planted on the sidewalk outside of Hillman Library on Thursday night. I was lucky and grateful to have so many people stop to help me and especially for Kim the nurse who started taking care of me even before the EMTs arrived.

The ER doctors ruled out all major health issues that could have caused me to pass out, and I didn’t break anything or have a concussion. It was likely just fainting from dehydration. I’m going to be ok. Thank you everyone ❤️

Edit: the doctors also mentioned stress as a cause. The comments note the importance of avoiding dehydration, but try to avoid stress out there, too!

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heywhadayamean t1_j5alm5j wrote

Great to hear nothing major is wrong. Now please subscribe to r/HydroHomies.

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Babblelion t1_j5bbm0n wrote

My son passed out, and face planted. Broke his nose and needed several stitches. They guessed he must have been dehydrated, HE HAD A STROKE.

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No-Possession-3707 OP t1_j5bhlvg wrote

This is horrifying! I hope he is ok now. The doctors seemed to give me a full checkup, and I had no signs of stroke (like slurring speech, trouble lifting an arm or walking etc) so I’m hoping I’m still good haha

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llaynadd t1_j5b60h3 wrote

Homies be buying those giant Stanley mugs and then not drinking from them

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benji950 t1_j5bvfrp wrote

Dehydration is no joke. Couple of weeks ago, I woke up feeling dizzy and generally not well. Went back to bed and woke up still not feeling great. Finally realized that I hadn’t drank water in a couple days. A friend mentioned that her hot yoga teacher said we feel less thirsty in the winter and have to force ourselves to drink - made total sense. A good trick to keep track of how much you’re drinking is to use a water bottle and decide how many you want to drink per day. Put that number of rubber bands around the neck and remove one each time you finish a bottle. You won’t have to worry about forgetting how many bottles you’ve drank.

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auroranighthawk t1_j5cextt wrote

This is like what I do. I have to watch due to some surgeries I’ve had. I have a big ass bottle that holds the minimum I need to drink in a day which helps me make sure I get enough. For workouts, I grab a bottle of water to drink during the workout so that it is an extra infusion of water.

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foxidelic t1_j5b4ad3 wrote

Glad to hear you're ok!

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Routine-Interview991 t1_j5daag7 wrote

Glad you’re okay! Glad to hear people helped! Hope you find some ways to alleviate the stressors !

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Jahya69 t1_j5dr4i7 wrote

Start drinking coconut water on the regular

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[deleted] t1_j5h4wq2 wrote

Wanna come over for some Water 💧 and ?

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[deleted] t1_j5h5gsp wrote

Ya you never feel thirsty in Pittsburgh. Can certainly believe it.

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Responsible-Type-392 t1_j5aooxn wrote

I'm glad you finally learned the benefit of staying hydrated.

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Responsible-Type-392 t1_j5b23y0 wrote

Hahaha. And which part of my comment was edgy? Or witty? You really let me have it, goof ball.

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Responsible-Type-392 t1_j5b4uuo wrote

I'm still waiting for you to answer my question. Thank you :)

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Accomplished-Pen4934 t1_j5b5p8p wrote

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Responsible-Type-392 t1_j5b65nj wrote

And thank you for proving my point. Have a nice day.

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Responsible-Type-392 t1_j5b7tlq wrote

You deserve it. Have a thank you and a nice pat on the back.

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I guess I do appreciate being reminded that I should utilize the downvote button every now and then…so, thanks?

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