Operation Roxy - In Progress

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

When You Really Wish you Stayed in Bed...

I had such a busy day yesterday preparing for my trip through South Gippsland for Today through till Thursday. Make sure my appointment book is full, organise what I have to take, book the hotels etc.

And then oisdu fhriuhf sjhthhhh. Almost literally.

I felt like someone had taken a knife to the back of my head. I couldn't talk as everything was a garbled mess and when I could finally talk again everything was slurred. I hung up the phone (great impression I would have made there) And Mum called Nurse On Call. For those who don't know Victoria has a service called Nurse-On-Call 1300 60 60 24 where if you have any troubles at all you can call the nurses 24hrs a day for advice and assistance.

Their advice - Hospital NOW! So hospital it was. After not allowing me to eat or drink for quite sometime when it came time to find my veins to take some blood of course I was too dehydrated and they disappeared. Then those they did find would collapse as soon as a needle was put through. Fun and Games! I have never experienced such pain trying to give blood.

CT Scan was good - at least that doesn't hurt. But when all came back clear I was informed the next step was going to be a Lumbar Puncture. "Beg Yours?" Was my quick reply. The next was "Surely there must be something else you can do?" The next being "Get my clothes I'm going home!"

Mum said "Jade they are serious" And I said I was too! I mean GEEZZ I only just had this chat with someone the other day about the pain. SCREW THAT. All for a 2-3% chance that I had an aneurysm that burst that they missed on the CT. At 2-3% I was willing to take my chances. The Doctor said 2-3% chance is HUGE in the medical world, especially when talking about the brain, and I should do it. Mum ended up playing the guilt card and I agreed.

The first go was so painful I almost passed out. My blood pressure went through the floor and it was hot and chucky for me. Luckily he got the needle out, lay me down and put me on some fluids (my first in 10 or more hours!) Then we had to do it again.

Now I'm not a whinger or screamer, I normally grit my teeth and cry quietly when something hurts but OMG. His reaction. If I lost weight it would be easier. Yet another reason to lose weight. You do not want a procedure like this being difficult!

All clear and after some morphine (lovely lovely morphine) My headache of 12+ hours was finally over. Apparently I suffer migraines. Something new and unwelcome!

So after spending all day and half the night in Hospital I finally got sent home early this morning.

Today I feel like I was hit by a bus, that backed up and had another go. All my appointments got canceled for today (Thank God) But I am still going on part of my trip tomorrow & the next day.

My Mum is THE BEST, she stayed and held my hand and covered my eyes to block light when I was photophobic. She looked after me so well. I'm so lucky Mum is my best friend. I don't want to do that again though!

“This is the beginning of a new day.
You have been given this day to use as you will.
You can waste it or use it for good.
What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it.
When tomorrow comes this day will be gone forever;
in it’s place is something that you have left behind…
let it be something good’
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Posted by Jadey :: 5:24 PM :: 18 comments