October 27, 2011 I sat, quite peacefully, enjoying my morning coffee watching the today show when my head exploded. My head quite suddenly felt like hot fireworks were exploding inside it, the right side of my face went numb and my right arm went numb. I sat there stunned for a moment and thought, "Should I see if this get better or go to a doctor???" I called my family doctor but he wasn't in the office that day, so I got in the jeep and drove to the ER in Fort Dodge because it was closer. Once there my vitals were taken. My blood pressure normally is around 100 (110)/ 65(70) that morning it was 134/88 that is a bit of a difference for me. Back to the exam room I go. They check me for all the signs of a stroke, my mouth isn't drooping, I can grip, I can feel my feet my eyes are fine. I just can't feel my face and my fingertips and my head feels like it is on fire. I suffer from migraine headaches and this my dears is nothing like those. I tried and tried and tried to explain the pain in my head but no one seems to listen. I was given toradol for my migraine and then taken for a CT scan of my head, which came back normal. I am told it is a migraine and a pinched nerve take some muscle relaxers and you will be fine. Bye-Bye.
I went home, slept the remainder of October 27th in a horrible drug induced sleep. I awoke on October 28th in terrible pain and still extremely numb. What to do??? Well, I tried calling my family doctor again, still out of the office. Thinking maybe he is working the ER in Lake City I get in the jeep and drive to Lake City. Same symptoms, same blood pressure, just want answers... if it is a pinched nerve please show it to me. They put me on oxygen, telling me that sometimes it helps headaches. Blood work, CT scan of my head, urine analysis... AND... try taking imatrex for your migraine and follow up with you family doctor and an eye doctor. Side note here... they never even asked.... but the oxygen did help with my headache :) it didn't make it go away but it gave me some relief from the burning. Bye-Bye.
I went home, slept the remainder of October 28th in a horrible drug induced sleep. I awoke on October 29th in terrible pain and still extremely numb (sounds familiar) but wait... now... I am short of breath. When I talk or try to do anything I can't seem to catch my breath. I sit on the couch all day debating... ER... no ER... I feel so stupid for worrying the way I am but I am still numb, my head is still on fire, I can't catch my breath, and I have no idea what is wrong with me. Well I decided no ER... give it a break.... rest.... hopefully things will be better in the morning.
October 30th. Worse. I couldn't catch my breath. I felt like I had been sprinting and giving it all I had, I don't sprint anywhere and if I did I wouldn't give it all I had that's for darn sure. Mike took me back to the ER in Lake City, same doctor, I swear she hates me. She did an EKG, more blood work (it took the 7 tries to draw blood), and tested my urine again. Once again no signs of anything, yet I still can't breathe, my head is on fire, my are was so numb that they wiggle that needle all over to draw blood and I didn't feel a thing. So that lovely doctor with her hateness comes in and tells me I am fine... and then I guess to try and scare me well tells me the only thing left is a spinal tap... and then walks away... and I start to cry.... Bye-Bye. Go home you faker.
That was the first time I cried...(spoiler alert it isn't the last) there is something wrong with me. I don't know what it is. I am a really, really healthy 31 year old. I have two really, really active little girls that I have absolutely no problems keeping up with. I wake up at 6 in the morning I drink coffee and watch the news with Mike, I make breakfast for the whole family by 7. By 7:30 I have everyone out the door except Evangeline. Then Evangeline and I flylady this house. (check it out flylady.net) I make a snack by 10:00. Then do laundry. Lunch at noon. Nap time/movie time. Then we start getting stuff out and ready for dinner. I make dinner for the family. We eat as a family every night (we may not sit at the table but we eat together) Lillee gives Evangeline her bath while I clean the kitchen. Then bed time for Evangeline.... and then... then... I start to slow down for the day. I can't do any of that.... there is something seriously wrong with the picture here, but ask the doctors I am just fine.
No comments:
Post a Comment