Becoming Careless with my "New Normal"
I recently wrote about a rude and dangerous awakening during anaphylaxis as a result of one of my fairly typical Systemic Mastocytosis episodes. Awakening to your heart suddenly and almost violently responding to anaphylaxis with palpitations and tachycardia is definitely a rude awakening. Talk about a jump start to your morning! That post was about awaking to anaphylaxis in the morning. Now, I will introduce you to the helplessness of anaphylaxis at bedtime... and, worse yet, at a time when you are ridiculously careless. The other night, I laid down in bed for the night, had just started to read a magazine on my Kindle Fire, and suddenly felt the initial telltale signs of anaphylaxis. I was suddenly lightheaded, couldn't breath and felt as though I would lose consciousness instantly. I also had the usual but really weird sensation of falling that I have always had difficulty describing effectively. It feels as though I am in a constant free...