Shake My Booties

So I was released from the hospital yesterday, and I couldn’t have been more happy I went to Harvey’s for lunch with DD, came home, and the first thing I did was shower haha.

I thought everything would work out and go back to normal but now that I’m realizing how much homework I have, and when I’m actually trying to do it, I’m finding that it is becoming more and more of a challenge. Since my right side is now noticeably weaker for me, and it tires a lot faster than normal, it is harder for me to type for long periods at a time. It’s even hard for me to write right now for more than a few minutes at a time, which frustrates me to no end. I have no idea how I am going to complete all of my homework in the short few days I have left of this semester. Even while writing this post I am taking frequent breaks. Ugh. I didn’t think it was going to be this big of a difficulty, so this is just reinforcement to me that I will do my physiotherapy, because I need my strength back and soon.

I would also like to share with you a picture of my beautiful bruise When they tried to hook the new IV up on Wednesday they went to a few places before settling on the inside of my elbow. One of the places they tried was the inside of my forearm, where they promptly blew the vein and started a lovely bruise. It started with nice shades of blue and purple, yesterday started adding in some green, and today it is mostly green and red.. very Christmas appropriate. So here it is:

And that is right on the inside of my arm, so I hide it when I go out now in case people think I’m crazy haha.

So that is all I have to post for now,

Later days!

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Day 4

So I had another episode last night, with the whole right side going numb, my arm and leg. My arm is still numb and is weaker than it was yesterday. I will find out more of what’s going on when I see my doctors later on. I will be seeing my regular doctor and my neurologist. Hopefully the will allow me to go home today, but it’s starting to look like that may not be happening, which sucks big time.

Last night was the first night I had spent alone here at the hospital. It wasn’t that bad. I had to help the lady beside me at one point and then my hand started going numb, but other than that I had a good night.

I’m currently sitting here waiting to see my regular doctor to come in and tell me the rest of my test result. I have some questions written down that I will have to ask him but hopefully he tells me I am able to go home today. But he might be a little late depending if he reads all of my family doctor’s notes that I had faxed here. I figured then he would have all the other tests I have done and all of my other issues and medications I have been on. So he at least knows what else I have been going through over the past 2 years.

And it looks kind of gross outside. It looks very windy, cold, and snowy out. I am happy I am inside away from the wind. With the way my balance is right now, I might just fall over outside with that wind haha.

So that is all I have for now, I will write more when I have seen my doctor,

Later days!

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Day 4 Continued

I was supposed to get out of here today; that didn’t happen. Although I now have a plan in place with my doctor, I have to be in contact with the physio people first before I can be discharged and my doctor couldn’t get a hold of them today. So I am now set to get out of here tomorrow, Friday, one way or another.

I am going to have to stay on blood thinners, yes, I am 20 and on blood thinners. The doctor said I have to stay on them to prevent another stroke from happening. Besides the blood thinners, I will be on a migraine preventative medication with some Percocets for when my migraines get really severe. The migraine preventative I will be taking is also used for seizure prevention in patients with epilepsy in higher doses than I will be taking. I will be starting off with a small amount once a day (25mg) for a week and if it continues to work week two of this medication will be two doses of 25mg each day, then the third week will be one dose of 50mg in the morning then 25mg at night, then, if all goes well, the fourth week and from then on will be 50mg each morning and night. Hopefully this med will work and then I won’t get my migraines anymore.
Although I have higher cholesterol, until I see my neurologist and only if he prescribes it, I am not on any cholesterol medication as of yet.

And while you reading this remember I’m 20, not 70. Although I have been telling people lately that I am 90 on the inside, the outside just isn’t showing my true age haha.

I will have to have a follow up appointment with my neurologist sometime within the next 3 weeks and I will have to have physio a couple times a week, although I don’t know when that will start since I really want to go home for Christmas and for a few weeks to just get away from everything.

The doctor said that I can come back if I ever feel worried that something is wrong, but he also strongly suggested that I come back if I start to lose any motor functionality anywhere. So if it gets harder to walk, or move my arm, r turn my neck, I’m supposed to come back right away in case this is a new symptom and he doesn’t want anything more severe to happen.

So in other words, I’m getting outta here tomorrow, unless something serious happens overnight. It will be nice to be home with my fish and sleeping in my own bed, I can’t wait.

So later days folks! Hopefully I will be writing from home tomorrow!

P.S.

I haven’t had a cigarette in 2 days now! I have been chewing the nicorette gum like crazy but not a puff of smoke has passed my lips or lungs. Hopefully this will continue when I get out of the controlled environment here at the hospital. I will try my hardest to make sure I keep to the plan I’m on and that I don’t fail this. So wish me good luck on continuing to quit!

Monday, December 7, 2009

It happened again people. The numbness, the eye blurriness, all of it happened again. So here I am, it’s 8:20 pm, and I have been here since around 10:30-11:00 this morning.

This time both my right arm and leg went numb, my right eye blurry and I had some very noticeable weakness in my right arm and leg. There was very minimal slurring of my words, and no pain or headache with the blurriness.

Also, I would like to add, that they have admitted me to the hospital, which is why these blog posts will be coming out all together dated properly. I have no idea how long I will be in here, most likely until Thursday when I have some more blood tests to do. My MRI should be scheduled sometime soon and I still have the ECG and the heart monitor tomorrow. DD will be coming up to stay with me, which will be nice because I hate being bored haha.

Missy has been with me all this time, she came with me this morning when we came to the ER. She is wonderful people, she stayed with me, helped keep me sae by making jokes, went and got my stuff from my house, brought me food, and is staying with me until she gets kicked out.

She. Is. Awesome.

Seriously.

Also Fred, one of the people at my house, came and drove Missy back with food, he is great. I couldn’t have picked better people to room with.

So basically my day has consisted of being hooked up to monitors, sitting on my ass, breaking out to out for fresh air (even if it’s freaking freezing out!!) and having a lot of giggles with Missy. I love having her around; I don’t think I’ve ever had so much fun in a hospital before.

I need to be out of here by next week, I have tests and exams and everything else, I also had a few projects that I was supposed to get done this week that I will be unable to do since due to the lack of internet access. *sigh* This kind of blows, ok no… it REALLY blows. Bah.

So I think that’s all I have for now,

Later days!

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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Day 2

Today I had a lot of tests. I had my echocardiogram, an ultrasound of my neck to make sure none of my veins had any kind of blockage, an MRI of my head and neck, and I’m also currently wearing my holter heart harness, which, let me tell you, is not stylish at all haha.

My MRI was a little nerve wracking, but I got over it and I’m hoping that it will turn up with something so I can get out of here faster.

So far the doctor tells me that he has no idea when I will be out. He said I will have to do some kind of physiotherapy because I still have weakness in my right side.

I have officially quit smoking, had my last smoke today and am now on Nicorette gum. And I will tell you that the mint flavour gets old fast haha.

Tomorrow I should get all the results from my tests and hopefully they come back with something positive, as weird as that sounds. I just want them to figure this out so I can get out of here. : )

Nice thing though is that DD made it today so I have been hanging with him and Missy which is nice since it’s hard to be bored when there are people around.

That’s all I have for now,

Later days!

P.S.

I have no idea how I’m going to sleep with this heart monitor on… holy wires galore.

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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Day 3

I might be getting out tomorrow!!! I’m so excited

All of my tests came back normal, go figure, but there are still some results that have to come back so we will see tomorrow if I am able to leave or not. I’m hoping I can leave haha.

I am currently sitting with DD in my room just chilling out. Missy has been home for a while, and she deserves it definitely. She has been with me pretty much all the time since I came in here on Monday, so she needs time to herself.

I want to get out of here so bad, I’m starting to go a little stir crazy here haha. But I am no longer hooked up to my heart monitor so I am happy

I found out I have access to the Internet now so I will be able to continue with some of my schoolwork, although when I found out I had access to it the first thing I did was check my Facebook. I missed my Facebook.

There isn’t much to write about since I have pretty much done nothing all day.

Later days!

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So that’s all I have for now people, I will hopefully write about my release tomorrow!

Later days!

I am so excited, and a little dumbfounded, that this semester of school is almost done. I can’t believe that it has just flown by. It seems like only a few weeks ago that I moved back here and started school again. But in two weeks I go home for my three weeks of Christmas vacation, I get to hang out with my family and my gorgeous boyfriend, I get to open Christmas presents and give presents to the people who I love the most. And I get a break from school.

I can’t get over the fact that I only have one semester left of school before I graduate. I’m excited and a little worried that I won’t be able to find a job I love when all this is done. I don’t expect to find a job I love right away but I hope it will come in the following years, I really do. It’s making me nervous that the industry I am going to try to break into seems to be fading away. *sigh* Oh well, what happens, happens and there is nothing I can really do to change what destiny holds for me.

I haven’t started buying presents yet as I don’t have money right now so my shopping will be done the week before Christmas.. bad I know. I’ll probably be panicking by the time I get home because everything isn’t done But I know what I’m going to get people so all I have to do now is buy them.

And also, we still haven’t had snow yet. The Weather Network is telling me that we might get a little snow on Monday and possibly 5-10 cm of snow on Wednesday, but we will wait and see what happens. If it was up to me I would only have snow for about Christmas week and New Years and that would be it. I have come to realize that snow is not as fun as it used to be when I was a kid. I have lost interest in it, especially now that Camera is grown up as well and we don’t have snow ball fights, or make snowmen, or snow angels or anything else related to snow. It has just lost its appeal for me haha. Although I can’t say I would like to live in a place without snow, it wouldn’t be the same for me. Since I live in Canada, and have for my whole life, snow is an integral part of the winter season, without it I would feel wrong, as if I had lost something dear to me. And there is my dilemma haha, I don’t like snow at all but I would be sad if I didn’t have it anymore. Confusing, I know

School is going good, I have my heart tests this coming Tuesday and Missy is going to join me when I go for them. Hopefully this heart monitor I have to wear for 24 hours isn’t a nuisance, because I have very little patience and I might rip it off haha. I was supposed to have an MRI scheduled for me to make sure that everything is working fine and it was booked, but for June of 2010… JUNE people. I’m pretty sure the whole point of this test is to make sure that I don’t have another stroke and that everything is working the way it should. So I am going to have to go in and talk to the doctor and see what I’m supposed to do now, if I should book one for back home or not, because waiting until June seems a little ridiculous.

I think I have covered everything, so I am going to go and watch some TV, or possibly a movie even.

Later days folks!!