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This has to do w/ driving into the city.
Morning went fine. First 2 stops, no problem. Unloading the van with the items, no problem.
However, Went to pick up supplies out of the city, then when I was heading to home depot, around 10 or 11am, I started getting lightheaded. Didn't think much about it, but also while driving to home depot, the van I was driving started to overheat, I thought bc of all the weight I was carrying in it. After leaving home depot, the engine temp was at dangerous levels so I had to pull over to let it cool off.
The van doesn't have any ac and yesterday was the hottest day of the summer so far so I had to sit in the van for 45 min bc I had nowhere else to go. The lightheadedness and dizziness got worse. And I started getting tingling and numbness in my hands. I found an autozone, they looked in the engine, saw there was no antifreeze in it. I had to let the van cool off w/ the engine compartment open. It wasn't a good neighborhood so, I didn't want to leave the van alone for a long period of time. I had gone into autozone a bit to try and feel better and cool off but it didn't work. Then went into dunkin donuts to cool off and get a coolata. I couldn't shake any of what I was feeling and it was just beginning. The real nightmare was only beginning.
After the hour was up, I put the antifreeze in and the van was fine. I started driving back into the city around 2:30. Bumper to bumper and gridlock everywhere. At one point, I was so hot, I was getting so confused and started shaking. I had gotten stuck in btwn a truck w/ a trailer and a bus who had collided with an suv. I couldn't fit thru the small space. I was waiting for the trailer to move but, he couldn't bc a guy was partially blocking him. I got so nervous bc I didn't know what to do and the heat was really getting to me. A taxi-driver behind the trailer helped me get thru the small space all the while pedestrians were screaming at me bc i wasn't leaving them any room to cross --- not all my fault though.
I finally got where I needed to go, the one guy there asked me what was wrong, I told him my symptoms and he told me to go relax, sit down and feel better. After a half hour, I was told to get going bc another driver was waiting for my spot so even though I wasn't ready to go, I left.
It was a LONG drive home and a scary one too. While driving home, I was getting dizzier, the tingling was getting worse in my hands and went into my face and I was shaking more. I couldn't wait to drop the van off. I finally did and as soon as I got in my car, I blasted the AC. I stayed in my car for 15 min w/ the AC blasting but nothing helped.
Got home, ate dinner, took a coolish shower, sat under the fan trying to feel better. After about 6 hours, I started to feel slightly better. But, I had a horrible night sleep.
Been awake for an hour now and am still feeling chest pains, lightheadedness, heart still beating a little fast, a little shaky, coughing a bit and yeah, not good. I'm debating on going to the ER. Just feeling nervous.
Being completely in the sun while driving all of yesterday, stuck in a hot van w/ no air circulation, hot and humid just got to me badly.
I haven't been in the mood to pray -- i didn't pray last night or this morning so, since I don't feel like praying, i'm asking you to please step in and pray for me.
Morning went fine. First 2 stops, no problem. Unloading the van with the items, no problem.
However, Went to pick up supplies out of the city, then when I was heading to home depot, around 10 or 11am, I started getting lightheaded. Didn't think much about it, but also while driving to home depot, the van I was driving started to overheat, I thought bc of all the weight I was carrying in it. After leaving home depot, the engine temp was at dangerous levels so I had to pull over to let it cool off.
The van doesn't have any ac and yesterday was the hottest day of the summer so far so I had to sit in the van for 45 min bc I had nowhere else to go. The lightheadedness and dizziness got worse. And I started getting tingling and numbness in my hands. I found an autozone, they looked in the engine, saw there was no antifreeze in it. I had to let the van cool off w/ the engine compartment open. It wasn't a good neighborhood so, I didn't want to leave the van alone for a long period of time. I had gone into autozone a bit to try and feel better and cool off but it didn't work. Then went into dunkin donuts to cool off and get a coolata. I couldn't shake any of what I was feeling and it was just beginning. The real nightmare was only beginning.
After the hour was up, I put the antifreeze in and the van was fine. I started driving back into the city around 2:30. Bumper to bumper and gridlock everywhere. At one point, I was so hot, I was getting so confused and started shaking. I had gotten stuck in btwn a truck w/ a trailer and a bus who had collided with an suv. I couldn't fit thru the small space. I was waiting for the trailer to move but, he couldn't bc a guy was partially blocking him. I got so nervous bc I didn't know what to do and the heat was really getting to me. A taxi-driver behind the trailer helped me get thru the small space all the while pedestrians were screaming at me bc i wasn't leaving them any room to cross --- not all my fault though.
I finally got where I needed to go, the one guy there asked me what was wrong, I told him my symptoms and he told me to go relax, sit down and feel better. After a half hour, I was told to get going bc another driver was waiting for my spot so even though I wasn't ready to go, I left.
It was a LONG drive home and a scary one too. While driving home, I was getting dizzier, the tingling was getting worse in my hands and went into my face and I was shaking more. I couldn't wait to drop the van off. I finally did and as soon as I got in my car, I blasted the AC. I stayed in my car for 15 min w/ the AC blasting but nothing helped.
Got home, ate dinner, took a coolish shower, sat under the fan trying to feel better. After about 6 hours, I started to feel slightly better. But, I had a horrible night sleep.
Been awake for an hour now and am still feeling chest pains, lightheadedness, heart still beating a little fast, a little shaky, coughing a bit and yeah, not good. I'm debating on going to the ER. Just feeling nervous.
Being completely in the sun while driving all of yesterday, stuck in a hot van w/ no air circulation, hot and humid just got to me badly.
I haven't been in the mood to pray -- i didn't pray last night or this morning so, since I don't feel like praying, i'm asking you to please step in and pray for me.
