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!