vaso-vagal episode

one minute i'm eating my quesadilla and washing it down with diet coke and the next thing i know, i'm on the floor to the sound of my mother screaming.

"HELP!  help!  Mack, what are you DOING?"

"WHAT is going ON?  Mom, stop SCREAMING!"

after about 7 hours of paramedics, doctors, waiting rooms, and EKGs, i found out that i'm prone to vaso-vagal episodes, which basically means that when too much adrenaline flows through me, my blood pressure skyrockets, causing my heart to stop and signal my body to shut down.  aka black out.  

no harm done...the only things that are hurt are my face, nose, and chin due to slamming into the tile floor.  

the scariest part was when the first doctor told me her EKG showed an irregular heartbeat.  it was the first time a doctor has had that infamous sympathetic, trying-to-be-strong look on her face.  "your parents are taking you to the emergency room."  somehow i didn't cry but i was scared out of my mind.  but it turned out to be nothing...just a slight irregularity with her machine.

my poor parents.  my mom won't leave my side.