Post by Pam on Feb 19, 2005 13:18:02 GMT -6
Hey guys. Sorry I havent checked in for awhile...busy trying to destress my life.
Went to all the doc's I needed to this past week. First one was, in my opinion, a waste of time. All my blood work came back good...had to actually ask to get that info. Had me do the usual hop on one foot then balance on one foot, push here, push there and ok you're good see ya later.
Then went to the neurologist..thats probably not spelled right but I'm not stressing about i...they apparently suspected I may have a tumor or MS and a stroke to a lesser extent. Thank god I didnt know that or I would have been going crazy. The MRI came back great though...blood flow good no signs and any kind of stroke or anything else. Heart was good too...valves working great, arteries great, cartoid (?) arteries great, basically all the things that matter are working great. A huge relief.
I am extremely claustrophbic and about passed out when they told me I needed an MRI. Told them there was no way I could get into that tube unless they put me out. They told me I didnt have a choice and I told them I did and wanted an open sided one. Yes I'm a baby.
Still needed something to relax me. I didnt think I would make it when they secured my head down and then put a mask over it and latched it. But I closed my eyes and breathing returned to normal..sort of.
They give you this thing you can squeeze so if you start to panic you squeeze it, an alarm goes off where the guy is and he, as he told me, runs in and pulls me out asap. My dad was able to sit next to me and hold my hand...like I said, Im a baby..but it helped.
They have me on Plavix because really they dont know for sure what happened and want to be sure I'm covered in case it had something to do with thickening of my blood. They think it was whats called a complicated migraine...apparently you dont need pain to have one....and to a lessor extent stress. I think it was stress.
Last week I called an attorney and after talking to him and my soon to be ex felt like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders. I have a list of about 30 questions I need to answer this weekend and HE has actually agreed to pay me more than what would be required in child support...then again that is probably because my attorney said I would be entitled to spousal support. Still working out details but it looks like it will go ok...we shall see though.
As far as working out I can start walking now, but not as fast as I was and I need to go slow and light with the weights. To be honest I'm afraid to go heavy right now. I'm sure I'll get over that but I have to tell you whatever it was that happened scared the heck out of me.
Fish thanks for your response to the question Jack asked for me. I got a lot of good stuff out it. I appreciate you posting it...twice
Well before this gets so long that I have to publish this I'll end it.
Its nice to be back...just dont look for very exciting workouts anytime in the near future.
Went to all the doc's I needed to this past week. First one was, in my opinion, a waste of time. All my blood work came back good...had to actually ask to get that info. Had me do the usual hop on one foot then balance on one foot, push here, push there and ok you're good see ya later.
Then went to the neurologist..thats probably not spelled right but I'm not stressing about i...they apparently suspected I may have a tumor or MS and a stroke to a lesser extent. Thank god I didnt know that or I would have been going crazy. The MRI came back great though...blood flow good no signs and any kind of stroke or anything else. Heart was good too...valves working great, arteries great, cartoid (?) arteries great, basically all the things that matter are working great. A huge relief.
I am extremely claustrophbic and about passed out when they told me I needed an MRI. Told them there was no way I could get into that tube unless they put me out. They told me I didnt have a choice and I told them I did and wanted an open sided one. Yes I'm a baby.
Still needed something to relax me. I didnt think I would make it when they secured my head down and then put a mask over it and latched it. But I closed my eyes and breathing returned to normal..sort of.
They give you this thing you can squeeze so if you start to panic you squeeze it, an alarm goes off where the guy is and he, as he told me, runs in and pulls me out asap. My dad was able to sit next to me and hold my hand...like I said, Im a baby..but it helped.They have me on Plavix because really they dont know for sure what happened and want to be sure I'm covered in case it had something to do with thickening of my blood. They think it was whats called a complicated migraine...apparently you dont need pain to have one....and to a lessor extent stress. I think it was stress.
Last week I called an attorney and after talking to him and my soon to be ex felt like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders. I have a list of about 30 questions I need to answer this weekend and HE has actually agreed to pay me more than what would be required in child support...then again that is probably because my attorney said I would be entitled to spousal support. Still working out details but it looks like it will go ok...we shall see though.
As far as working out I can start walking now, but not as fast as I was and I need to go slow and light with the weights. To be honest I'm afraid to go heavy right now. I'm sure I'll get over that but I have to tell you whatever it was that happened scared the heck out of me.
Fish thanks for your response to the question Jack asked for me. I got a lot of good stuff out it. I appreciate you posting it...twice
Well before this gets so long that I have to publish this I'll end it.
Its nice to be back...just dont look for very exciting workouts anytime in the near future.
And so my week begins.