Oops - I lost a whole day and found myself in hospital!

I'm sorry you've been through this experience grannyactivist .
I went through the same on Hogmanay three years ago. It started in the afternoon when I asked DH "Have we had Christmas yet?". I thought I might be having a mini stroke and eventually ended up in A & E. Most of what happened after I left home was totally obliterated from my mind, which was unable to lay down memories at the time! Apparently I said the Prime Minister was Tony Blair. Mind you, one of my last memories was of watching The Queen on TV that afternoon and Tony was PM on that!
When I finally left hospital about 2am I was starting to "thaw" a bit. I lay in bed desperately trying to piece things together but ... zilch. It was all very weird and upsetting for DH who'd had to repeatedly answer the same questions ..."Where am I?" " Where are the kids"? "What's wrong with me ?"
I haven't had a recurrence. The hospital gave me some reassuring notes on the condition which isn't fully understood but normally passes within 24 hours.

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Perhaps it's a defence mechanism when the body is simply rebelling? Please try to look inwards for just a little while. The people out there who need you can wai

I haven’t lost a day, but I lost a few miles - driving back home one day , on a route used almost daily, and suddenly didn’t know where I was. so I stopped and gathered my senses. This happened another time, on way to drop my GC at their other grandparents’ house. Turned into the road where they live and then lost my bearings and my GC had to say that I was on the right road. I have to say, these incidents happened when I much younger and going through a painful divorce.
I’m sure your GP will have the answers

Best wishes. Have a good rest and get well soon.

How very frightening for you GA. I hope that you can relax and rest because that is what your body needs and is telling you to do right now. Just let your body do what it needs to and very soon you’ll be able to see your doctor who will be able explain it all to you and reassure you. ?

Wishing you all the very best Grannyactivist,and your DH too.
What a fright you both had.
I believe your body is telling you to slow down.

Goodness me - that sounds scarey! Please take care and look after yourself.

? GrannyActivist. Rest and take care.

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Grannyactivist, sorry to hear of that nasty experience you had. Glad to hear that your DH is treating you with kid gloves, make the most of it and get better ASAP.
It has not happened to me, but last Monday I had the oddest feeling of the world slipping me by. It lasted only a minute or so, but was a horrible feeling.

Crikey, these occurences sound terrifying.

Yes DH has suffered this. Fortunately only twice and for about 30 minutes each time. It was terrifying to witness, I thought he’d had a stroke. He didn’t get back those minutes but it hasn’t happened for a long time now.

My sister-in-law had a similar experience a few years ago. She woke up one morning and couldn't work out where she was, what day it was etc. She found it a very scary experience and was reassured somewhat when she found there was an explanation for what had happened to her. Thankfully it never happened to her again.

This happened to DH a few years ago and the same to a friend of ours. Both were fine the next day with no recurrences. DH never got back those few hours of lost memory. It was more frightening for me at the time than it was for him.

Thankfully, according to my GP it is something that you only get once. So once you recover grannyactivist it shouldn't happen again.

In my case,my GTA only lasted about 30 minutes and I came to driving onto the M40 in a car on its last few teaspoonfuls of petrol. I had been driving to the petrol station, by then many miles away when it happened. Thankfully it wasn't far to the next exit and I was able to come off and find a petrol station there and then drive home again.

A friend had a one day one like yours GrannyActivist. He didn't end up in hospital but in fact chaired a Day School. We had noticed that he was a bit subdued, he is usually quite assertive and came to at home in the evening, with no memory of anything since the early morning.

Sounds very alarming and stress can trigger all kinds of reactions.

Take of yourself and REST.

I know from a friend how discombobulated this is, ga. But it is telling you something - so please listen! Huge, but very gentle, (((hugs)))

Good grief grannyactivist. Thank goodness you're OK now make sure that you take proper care of yourself.

This happened to my friends Mum a few years ago and although a very frightening experience, she has had nothing at all since they also put stress as the reason. You HAVE had lots of stress. Your body is telling you something xx

Someone somewhere is trying to tell you something! A message to be heeded I would suggest.

Best wishes ? Glad you have family around you - and still your sense of humour.

What a shock this has been GA, I send my best wishes for a full recovery. Make sure you get plenty of rest.

I have no suggestions, but just wanted to wish you the best, take care, enjoy being looked after, for once. Resistance is futile! Enjoy a and a

Grannyactivist you are making light of it, but it must have been quite a shock. Your body and mind are saying "rest". Take care of yourself ?