It's not the first time this happened but never the less caught me by surprise!
I woke up multiple time throughout the night to use the restroom (since I never can fully go into rem sleep, ugh) and the last time I woke up was a rude awakening...
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KABOOM.
I fell to the ground.
Yes. literally, fell.
No, my leg was not asleep. I did not have it crossed, twisted, or in any weird position.
My left leg just wouldn't work. There was absolutely no feeling & it felt like there was nothing below my waist.
I had to crawl to the bathroom.
Not only did I crawl to the bathroom, but my right leg was weak. It's like I had no strength in the other leg. I had to really try and lift myself up to sit on the toilet seat :/
This happened to me multiple other times within the past five years. It's such a weird feeling, because you feel absolutely nothing. No pins and needles like you do when parts of your body "fall asleep" or anything. I literally just was trying to get out of bed and THUD.
I think the guy living in the apartment under me probably had a rude awakening hearing something heavy crash down on his ceiling. Ha-ha ;)
As for what causes/caused this? I'm not sure...
Could it be due to Dysautonomia or Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome or neither?
I am thinking it could be part of EDS as this has happened to my mother many times as well
...but as all chronic illness lovelies know, the symptoms are endless.
oh, joy!
How are all my friends with chronic illnesses?
I hope everyone is having a lot of "good" days :)
Has anyone experienced this before?
xoxo
-erinj0
7 comments:
oh dear! must be a frightening experience, i know i would be scared to death. i hope you are okay though. you probably know this already but it might be a good idea to go see your doctor. xx
This has happened to me before, mostly with my hands. One time I was at the computer and on my screen i saw sadffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff and i got upset because i thought my computer was broken. But I looked down, and my hand was resting on the keyboard. I couldn't feel it. There were no pins and needles; it wasn't asleep. It's happened with my leg, too.
I'm not sure what it is, either. I have Dysautonomia but am fighting to find other diagnoses, i guess. Going to see a rhuematologist about the numbness thing, see if maybe he can figure out what it is. Or tell me who CAN figure it out.
oh my goodness, you must have been quite scared... Hope you're ok lovely xxx
Thanks guys! I am definitely going to bring it up to my specialist when I see him this month.
@Rachel - let me know if you figure anything out!! I will do the same :)
Oh my gosh Erin! I hope you're okay :( that had to of been so scary. Praying for you girl! xoxo
Scary :( Hope that doesn't happen anymore... and hope your get some answers soon
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