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Seizures late 08-08-08
Came back home early (6 AM?) on 08-09-08
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Just enjoyed the lovely fun (NOT!) of
being in the ER at the Hospital per the
Doctor's orders.
2 Freaking SP's
Then being told by the Medics had one
on the gurney (CP).
(I did? :huh
Oh joy! Not!
But nonetheless, my leg is stuck in the
"contraction" mode because of the Simple Partials.
:::: Wahhh! ::::
I cannot force it out, and having been
told it will eventually become 'undone'
on its own. I HATE THIS! It's nothing like
a leg cramp, the muscle is STUCK - period.
I've been told do not massage the muscle,
because it will bruise it (I would end up
being black and blue), nor put any Ben Gay
on it, for it will cause it to spasm. *sigh*
I was advised to alternate between heat and
ice - Muwuhahahahahahaha! Yeah right! The
heat made it worse, and the ice, well, it
goes better in drinks, it actually made it
cramp up even worse! But I had my other
"boyfriend" - Ace Bandage - *laughs* - when
I was home, and put him on, and he did wonders!
But I'm a little shocked though, I thought
the 4 page discharge summary years ago was a
"Record Discharge" paper - not anymore; August
8th is! 6 pages long! A mini-book, and do you
think I ought to list and sell it on eBay?
*laughs* Gee whiz Wheezy! Everything from bleeding
under my head to recurrent seizure - all on my
discharge summary. You'd think I've just tried
out for quarterbacking in Training Camp in NFL
and got clobbered by the D-Fence, I mean defense.
*laughs*
And I'm still a little bewildered - being told
they're doing a head scan and leg scan; and while
it's true, I can't elaborate pain very well - but
when it came to scans: They did my leg (check),
my head (check), and my chest (huh?).
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So what all exactly happened?
It was really weird - What I thought was going to be a
CP, because I felt a rising inside of me, then a electrical
burning, a light for a nanosecond. I felt light-headed and
my vision was all blurry, as quickly as it came, it was too
strange. I started to get into bed and then suddenly had the
need to go to the bathroom. I decide, I better go now, fast,
and get it over with and get in bed.
Well, I couldn't go, and it didn't make sense with me, and
my left hand and foot began to shake, and my head lurched
forward then it was like someone pushed me down to the floor,
and almost like a carpal tunnel syndrome; that electrical
feeling, it just went zoom, from the left side of my body,
and I was alert - and I hate this SP - because it freaks me
out, as it went into a seizure, but it was only a small mild
one so it left me in a "drifty" state for a moment there.
I was able to get up off the floor, but I didn't feel quite
right, and this time, I felt like I really had to go; and
back on the toilet I went, and the 2nd SP attack was a bad
one which happened so fast which caused me to hit my head
on the near edge of my marble bathroom counter and the seizure
lasted longer than the 1st strike, only that the 2nd attack
not only had the electrical current zooming across but it
also result numbness and tingling flowing behind it. Just
plain too freaky! My left side felt like it was injected
with "insta-matic" Novacaine that followed behind it. Just
too freaky - then it was over with.
I had a hard time describing the state I was in after the
2nd hit when the Doctor asked; I wasn't confused - I couldn't
find the right word, until I came up with Dazed. But being at
home now; I can think of more words - Woozy, feeling of being
"Shipwrecked", dazzled, and frazzled. However, I never had the
opportunity to tell the ER Nurse and Doctor everything, but I
did tell a little bit here and there between the Medics, Para-
medics, the Nurse, and Doctors - so I'm pretty sure they had
the whole picture.
However I ran into a problem; I couldn't get myself off the
floor after several attempts - and after when I DID - I could
not bear weight on the left leg, nor could I straighten it.
Since I played sports; I tried to work that muscle in which was
rock solid, that's how tight that muscle is (currently just NOW
beginning to loosen up gradually, but is very painful). I know
walking it off sometimes helps.
I crawled in pain to grab my great-deceased grandfather's cane,
and used my desktop to pull myself up, and forced myself to walk.
And tried to pretend I had played fastpitch softball and tried to
steal a base and slid wrong and hurt myself to get my mind off of
seizures which I loathe so much of. I knew I wasn't 100% in sync,
so I walked, and it was a mistake, I almost got stuck out in the
middle of the street in the dark. I was in a jam, without anyone
to help me. (I felt like a jacka$$ there)
Standing there in the dark, middle of the street, stuck... now
what? So I used the cane and looped it between my leg and tried to
make it like a wooden leg and forced myself to walk back, but once
I got to my mailbox, I was out of breath and was beginning to have
auras again - and I was telling myself how stupid I was. So I took
advantage of the Boat Mooring piling I have for mailbox posts, and
tried to stretch my leg (BIG MISTAKE) and I almost passed out! But
at least I got my leg sort of walkable to the backroom where I have
my crutches! My gosh!
Then I knew I was hurt when I looked at my bedroom mirror and saw
my head, I had to phone my Doc - but one problem; the Relay Service
was down, only I didn't know it. For nearly over 2 hours, while I was
in and out of sync, trying to force myself to stay awake, trying to
get through and it was an emergency. Of all things - this had to be
absolutely hideous!
Without any avail with the Relay Service, I ended up trying to do
something that I cannot do; being profoundly deaf - calling my son
via his friend's cell phone without a Relay Service. This was a cross
your fingers and hope for the best, on a wing and a prayer. I had to
go from my bedroom, all the way up to our office/den/library - using
the speaker phone, not even knowing how my voice was, prayed, and
called twice, not even sure if any my messages went through. Then I
went outside instead of my bedroom, because I was afraid I would fall
asleep if I went back into my bedroom.
My attempt to call through his friend's cell worked, they got part of
the message, and my son came home as fast as he could. However, he
had to help me out of the chair, my leg was stuck again. Once back in
the bedroom, he phoned my Primary, and his backup gave the orders,
specifically (he's familiar with me) and they wanted me in the ER ASAP,
and call 911 and give them the orders of what he had given him per
his instructions. I was right about not falling asleep because that
was exactly what my Primary's partner (they're also close friends) had
remarked, not to let your mom fall asleep.
The issue here lies therein, when I'm not sure if it was the Para-
medics from the Fire Department or the Ambulance - but they had a hard
time believing that I had been trying to call for over 2 hours via the
Relay. My son told them that the Relay Service was down, because after
when he got off the phone with them, I tried to call using the Relay
service, and same thing; they were still down. I was actually called a
"Liar". When I arrived at the Hospital, I can't remember whom it was,
but they wanted to know why I waited over 2 hours - and I kept saying
that the Relay wasn't working. It seemed no one believed me.
Well, after when I phoned my mom late Saturday night, after the Relay
Service was finally functional (only that it was coming from South
Dakota - Cool!) - I finally learned, INDEED, Florida had severe tech-
nical Relay problem and it indeed was down! And the time, date, and
all I had provided to them aligned exactly when I needed it the most!
Not only were they very apologetic - but I was transferred from South
Dakota to the Relay Center's other Headquarters in Minnesota - who
also confirmed it; they're sending me a letter to verify and confirm
for legitimate purposes, and ALSO sending a letter to my Primary Doctor
so that any "excuses" that's on the medical records of the "delay"
is proven - they are sending official letters! One for him and one
for me.
Normally if a Relay Service is down, such gets re-routed (or redirected)
to another location; but in this case, Florida crashed basically. You
might say Florida's Relay Service had "E" too!
:?
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