Slippinj37's blog: "recent events"

Little over a week ago I woke up in the middle of the night with my head spinning and needing to throw up really bad. The back of my head was hurting and I thought maybe I had just eaten something bad. I was a bit dizzy but didn't really think anything about it. I went back to bed and woke up the next day feeling a bit nauseous and went about my day. That night I again went to bed after throwing up again a few more times. Around 11:30 Wednesday night I woke up super dizzy and had to throw up really bad. I tried to run to the bathroom and fell on my way there. My right side of my face was numb and I couldn't walk straight. I laid back down and around 1 am got up and felt even worse. I went to the ER and was hospitalized. I found out that I had several mini strokes and that the right side of my brain wasn't getting enough oxygen.  Doctors did so many tests and after a week of being in the hospital I was sent home with no answers as to why this happened. I'm 38 yrs old and I now can't walk without assistance. My right side of my face and head are completely numb and my vision in my right eye seems to being getting worse. I have been home since Thursday and doctors said that I should be somewhat better, but I'm not. They don't know if I will get better or if things will be like this forever. I can't work or drive anymore. To say that things are frustrating is an understatement. I really have no idea how long this will last. They say it can take days or years to heal.  I missed my daughter's 13th birthday because of this. I feel horrible and I have always been a super independant woman. To have that taken from me is scary. I've never relied on anyone in my life. Now I need people all around me to help me walk, and see things. I can't swallow properly. I just wish things would get better. I don't want to be this way forever. 

I had to work Saturday for my sister who was out of town. It was a normal day just like any other day I've had to work. I flirted with guests and chatted with friends online. Nothing out of the ordinary. My day ended at 3pm and I decided to do a little shopping for a friend. I went to a store and didn't like anything there so I proceeded to go across town to the other store they have that has more items. I get about a 1/4 mile away from the store and all of a sudden my heart starts racing really really fast. I feel like someone punched me in the throat, my arms went numb underneath from my shoulder down to my pinkies. My shoulders got stiff and my neck did as well. My breathing changed as well. Now I've had my heart race before but it always went away after a few minutes. This time was completely different. It just wouldn't stop no matter how calm I tried to be. I wasn't gonna go to the hospital but I talked myself into it. I get there and they rush me back. They did an IV and hooked me up to heart moniters and stuff. My heart rate was 221 beats per minute. Normally for an adult my age its supposed to be 77 or so. It just wouldn't stop! So they put this stuff in my IV that starts with a D. Don't ask me what it was called I was out of it. This stuff made me feel like someone reached inside my chest and started to squeeze my heart. I surely thought I was gonna die. My heart rate went down thank god. It didn't go to where they wanted it though. It went down to 106-115 beats per minute. They yelled at me saying I was to young to be having a stroke. I flipped out then. I was so damn scared. Then I found out I am now a full blown type 2 diabetic. OH YIPPY I thought. They gave me some fluids to calm my blood sugar down. That shit was super cold. I was freezing.  Then my magnesium was really low. So they take the fluids off and put the magnesium drip on. That stuff instantly made me feel like I was on fire. But a comfortable burning after all that cold fluids. I now have to see a cardiologist and get all sorts of tests done. I'm sorta scared, but I gotta get everything checked out. The only cool thing about it was I was wearing these really kick ass socks that were bright neon different colors. I got lots of compliments on them. Oh and I had a super hot nurse named Scott. I'll keep everyone that cares posted when I see the cardiologist next Monday!