Friday, February 22, 2008

Getting worse or something else?

This is something I should have blogged about a week ago, but haven’t gotten around to it.  I went to see a neurologist about some “episodes” that have been happening since I was 13.  I know you’re asking, “why didn’t you go when you were 13?”  Well I did… the doctor then told me I was anemic, which… I am.  It’s hard to really describe the episodes, but I will try.  I start to get dizzy and my vision goes dark.  I have learned one day after blacking out and falling over that when this happens, I should get as low to the ground as I can.  It will only last 5-10 seconds and when it’s over, my tongue goes numb and I get a little confused sometimes.  I have to look around and see where I am and it takes a while for my vision to get back to normal.  These are the same symptoms that I have been having for 13 years now.  It happens once or twice a month and I’ve been dealing with it… telling people who watch me go to the ground for no apparent reason, that I was dizzy because of anemia.  I’ve had 2 while I was driving.. a few while I’m out in public, but luckily, for the most part, they happen at home.  I found that if I don’t go to the ground and I push through it and keep walking or pretend that I’m ok… My confusion as to what is happening, is worse. 

A couple of weeks ago I was at home and I was on my way up the stairs.  I was half way up when I started to have one.  I went down and leaned on the steps with my hands.  My left arm started to shake… it was like a tremor and I couldn’t stop it.  All I could think about was, “please don’t fall down the stairs.”  When it passed, I couldn’t remember why I was going up, so I went down and got on my computer.  It was pretty scary and after talking to Marcus and Jenn, I made the appointment to see a doctor.  My doctor sent me to the neurologist and the neurologist said it was possibly seizures.  Kind of scary to think about that!  He told me that before the arm shaking, it only happened in the back of the brain.  Now, it’s moving to the front.  He’s not 100% sure, so he wants me to do an EEG.  The earliest they could do it was 2 weeks form that date.  Well, my appointment is next Wednesday.  I can wait that long right? 

Caleb was sick on Wednesday and today, I was sick.  I had 2 of these “seizures” today.  The first one was normal… Normal meaning it happened the same way it always has.  The second one, I was on my way to the bathroom and I could NOT wait around on the floor, because I reallly had to go!  I was sick after all…  Once I got on the toilet, both of my arms started to shake and I was freaking out!  Both Arms?  2 in one day??  This hasn’t happened before…  I called for help, but my husband was not here… instead I got a response from Mr. Grouchy pants.  “Nevermind!”  I sat there for a while… it took longer to realize what had just happened.  My appointment is next Wednesday.  Please pray that all is ok and that meds can stop these “seizures.”

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Tuesday, August 14, 2007

No sick days…

Last week, I got pretty sick!  I had a clogged duct on Tuesday which turned into what sounded like Mastitis.  It was horrible!   I was swollen and sore…  I took the boys to the mall to play on the indoor play area because it was too hot to play outside.  I was getting really nauseous and just didn’t feel well at all, so we got up to leave.  I got to my car and I blacked out!  It was embarrassing and no one stopped to help me!  I don’t know how I managed to put the kids in the car, but I did, and then I called Marcus, who had been awake, working for 24 hours.  I told him I didn’t think I could make it home, but I could tell he was exhausted just from talking to him and I told him I would try to make it home.  Well… made it home and the boys were asleep in the back.  I called Marcus because I KNEW I wouldn’t be able to carry them inside and even had doubts that I would make it in myself.  He didn’t answer, so I figured he was working or sleeping.  I called again at least 3 times and I called other people to see if he was online for me.  I sat in the car with the AC running for 20 minutes and then Caleb woke up.  I asked him to run inside to get Marcus…  He came back to me saying that he couldn’t wake him up.  Ugh… I slowly got myself out of the car and pulled all my strength to get Alec out.  Dragged myself inside and dropped to the ground.  I felt the worse I’ve ever felt at this point!  I had a headache like I’ve never had before…  I felt dizzy and dazed.  I was shivering, but I couldn’t move up off of the ground.  I laid there and watched the kids play.  Caleb saw that I was sick and tried to get Marcus again.  When that didn’t work, he grabbed a blanket for me, he was such a sweetheart.  Then he helped me change Alec’s diaper and put on Alec’s movie for him.  I gave the kids cereal and fruit for dinner, because I couldn’t stand up long enough to cook anything and wasn’t sure if I could even handle that.  It was 9:30 when Marcus came upstairs and he felt pretty bad I think once he saw the state I was in.  He got the boys up to bed and helped me upstairs to bed.  He took my temp, which was well over 100.  Gave me some water and helped relax a bit.  (My back hurt a lot)  I was feeling better the next day, but for 3-4 days after I feel tired, I had no appetite and my head still felt a little blah.

 

Well, I was starting to feel a little better this week.  I got my appetite back and my energy too!  Now my allergies are bothering me.  Last night I started to get all stuffy in my nose and felt a lot of pressure in my head.  This morning I woke up and it was worse.  I went to the outlets with some friends and every time we were outside I was sneezing!  Right now, I feel horrible and all I want to do is go to bed, but I’m sitting here in the kids playroom with them.  They’re about to go to bed, but I have a few things to do before I can head up to bed myself.  I really wish I could take a sick day tomorrow.  *sniff sniff*

 

 

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