I woke up Monday determined to have a better day. Being Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the kids were home from school. Dave stayed home from work to be with me. As he went downstairs to deal with breakfast and fights over ipads, he gently suggested, “Maybe you should get up today?” Dave was right, …
Month: January 2020
I awoke Sunday exhausted. The constant twitching jerking had pulled a muscle in my upper back. As I slowly came into awareness, my body jolted awake as well. Having been lightly tremoring all night, my new alert state set off the tremors like fireworks. I had no control as all my facial muscles rapidly moved …
Saturday morning. I have to pee. I look around me in disgust. Stupid bed. Snitch. I buzz the nurse. It’s a new nurse. I instantly dislike her. Feelings aside, I let her help me. Where’s Dave? Where’s my Starbucks order? No I am not interested in a hospital menu. My husband is coming. I look …
Ahhh. The 5th floor of Danish Blueberry Mound Hospital. I’m impressed. I get my own room, my own bathroom. The bed is significantly more comfortable than the one you get when you are giving birth. The bed is almost like a raft. Next to the rails are inflatable tubes. Every time I move, the bed …
Symptoms of Lidocaine toxicity include: –Slurred speech. Check –Altered Central Nervous System. Check. –Muscle twitching. Check. –Seizures. Check. — lidocaine eliminated in 1.5 to 2 hours. Hmmmmm. My experience with doctors and emergency rooms is they say to come back if your symptoms worsen. Generally, the symptoms don’t and you go on, life as normal. …
The hospital ER was clean and relatively quiet. Dr. McHH immediately took control. He introduced himself and me as his patient. Dr. McHH then helped me and my shaking hands to locate my wallet, ID, and insurance card. He then demanded to speak to the doctor. A nurse popped out in under 30 seconds. They …
5 years ago I was wracked with pelvic pain. My toddler son accidentally touching me would send me screaming and writhing in pain. It hurt so much. I was referred to an OB/GYN and they said, well you probably have adenomyosis. The easiest way to treat it is to get an IUD. At the time, …
On Thursday afternoon I went to see my doctor. I had awoken that morning feeling nervous for no apparent reason. I like my doctor. I trust my doctor. We’ve been through a lot over the past 13 or so years. For the purposes of our story, we will call him Dr. McHottie Hot, or Dr. …