Fainting - Yikes!

Despite the fact that I spend most of my time laid up, things are never boring around here. Husband started business school yesterday and with it came a little orientation/reception for the spouses at the business school.  Let's just say I made quite the impression.  Attempting to be a supportive spouse, I put on a dress and some cute shoes and went to the reception, despite being in a lot of pain.  I mingled for about an hour and a half, was in the middle of a conversation and BAM, fainted. One minute I'm talking, the next minute I'm on the floor, laying in a puddle of my dropped glass of wine, with the ENTIRE party standing around me. Humiliating.  After I came to and said "can everyone stop staring at me," I was laying on the floor and was asked several times "are you pregnant?" - I'm like "no, definitely not" and this guy at the party copped an attitude and was like "well, how do you KNOW you're not pregnant?"  At that point I just said I gotta get up. Because I hit my head really hard on the floor, they called the school EMT's who wanted me to go to the ER and get checked out.  Remembering the Natasha Richardson ski story, I figured better safe than sorry. So, Husband had to miss the Orientation after-party to sit with me in the ER next to two yelling crack addicts (one of whom was pregnant).  All in all, I'd say a successful evening.  Played the part of supportive spouse - check.  Killer headache; no brain injury - check.  Free ambulance ride - check.  I think I just got myself out of all future school events!

I don't think Husband is even phased anymore.  I can't say he looked totally surprised or particularly freaked out when he showed up to get me post-faint.  Married 10 months and that was already our second trip to the ER.  The last ER visit was post-Laparoscopy/Appendectomy when I had a 101.5 fever and was sent to the ER.  Hopefully no more hospital visits anytime soon.  Still don't know why I fainted but I'm guessing it was just the combination of a sort of hot room and being in a lot of pain.