(He also reported his palms were sweaty, knees were weak, and arms were heavy.) A late twenties man was rushed to the ER after experiencing a number of disturbing symptoms. Eddie Blomquist, an ordinary single man with no history of chronic illness, was at a friend’s party having a great time when he reportedly began feeling strange.
“I don’t know what happened,” Blomquist told reporters from a hospital bed once he’d been stabilized. “I was talking to this woman. A very pretty girl named Carrie. She kept laughing at my jokes and touching my arm. And then I just felt this sensation, like there were winged insects fluttering around inside my stomach. I honestly thought I had some kind of parasite. I spoke with my doctor about surgery, but he assured me it wasn’t necessary.”
“I don’t know what happened,” Blomquist told reporters from a hospital bed once he’d been stabilized. “I was talking to this woman. A very pretty girl named Carrie. She kept laughing at my jokes and touching my arm. And then I just felt this sensation, like there were winged insects fluttering around inside my stomach. I honestly thought I had some kind of parasite. I spoke with my doctor about surgery, but he assured me it wasn’t necessary.”
Blomquist also claimed to feel faint, growing more light-headed as the night wore on. His face grew flushed, particularly when as he spoke with Carrie, and his mouth kept twitching up at the ends. Terrified by these involuntary reactions, Eddie asked to be brought to the hospital right away.
“We don’t see this as much in adults,” said the consulting physician, Dr. Nick R. Terry. “The affliction is more common among young people: blood coursing to the cheeks, agitation in the stomach, maybe a nervous tremble. I had to assure Mr. Blomquist that this was nothing unnatural, and that it was not cause for alarm. I did, however, recommend he give this woman Carrie a call.”
“We don’t see this as much in adults,” said the consulting physician, Dr. Nick R. Terry. “The affliction is more common among young people: blood coursing to the cheeks, agitation in the stomach, maybe a nervous tremble. I had to assure Mr. Blomquist that this was nothing unnatural, and that it was not cause for alarm. I did, however, recommend he give this woman Carrie a call.”