My first experience with syncope... and other news

My husband calls it "DFO" as in "Done Fell Out." I guess this is paramedic for speak for "person up and fainted." Yep, that's exactly what this horror film loving, former Air Force Medic who has seen her share of blood and guts (including watching her brother-in-law embalm bodies) did this afternoon. I accompanied my grandmother to a surgical consult for what 'may' be a recurrence of early stage breast cancer. The surgeon decided to do the biopsy right then and there. He asked me if I was okay with watching the procedure and I was like, "Oh yes... I've seen worse things than an itty bitty biopsy." I watched the entire procedure, soothing my grandmother and not once even thinking about the procedure itself; other than the fact that I thought it was fascinating how they used the ultrasound to guide the needle.

After all of the samples were taken the doc and his nurse went to work cleaning the wound... and then I felt hot. Really, REALLY hot! Like bikram yoga meets the Sahara desert hot. I let go of my Grandmother's hand and sat down. I 'think' I went to reach for my water bottle that was on the floor and the next thing I remember is the nurse with her arm around me saying, "it's okay honey..." I was like, "What? What happened?" She told me that I had fainted and I actually said to her, "Are you kidding me?"

My grandmother, who just had three biopsies taken from her breast had to drive ME home! Good grief!

So that's how my afternoon went. How was yours? LOL!

Training update: My husband's athletic trainer friend SAVED MY FEET! I can run again! Yee-haw!! He sent Scott home with these moist jelly like pads (Spenco 2nd skin). I've never seen anything like them before, but darn do they work. I wrapped my blisters up with them this morning and voila... a pain free, easy 5 mile run ensued. Since this is only the third time in a little less than 2 weeks that I've actually been able to run, I do feel like I lost a wee bit of fitness. However, I'm confident enough that I'll be fine for MiamiMan. I may have to run at a slower pace than I had anticipated, but I should make it through... providing I don't have some sort of fainting spell! Argh!

My little blue blister saviours

On the agenda for tomorrow: Hoping to get in a 30 mile bike and a swim. Will have to see how I feel in the AM. I felt very washed out after my fainting episode, but feel better now. It's just a bit weird to know that I lost consciousness for a moment. A bit freaky. I have a speedwork session planned for the weekend and some more swimming. I know that this week coming up is a taper week, but I can't help but feel the irrational urge to train hard. I do not feel adequately prepared for MiamiMan. My confidence has taken a nose dive b/c I really haven't been able to do much running over the past 2 weeks. However, I am smart enough to know that nothing I do this next week will improve my situation, so why overtrain. That being said...

Goal for MiamiMan = finish!