3rd Time Is A Charm!
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I guess even when your sick as heck the 3rd time can always be the charm!

Same goes for visiting the local hospital emergency department. This is now the third time in less than a week I have been in the hospital. All because I failed (Yes! I take full responsibility and blame) and forgot to check my blood pressure and blood sugar as well got up way too quickly from my couchbed, lost my balance, hit a wooden side table at the same time Oreo's 50 pound body and skull jumping mid air then blacked out. This obviously all led to my concussion and nose issues. Now I am still royally paying for it all because I was dumb that day and forgot I was sick. Maybe I was too busy dreaming about a vacation in Hawaii then when I woke up I might had 'forgotten' I have Idiopathic Gastroparesis?...Regardless the excuses I find for my lack-of responsibility watching my health closely this concussion is getting very serious.

This weather is still confused so unfortunately the trip to the hospital was an icy one. I was WIDE AWAKE seeing I don't need to fall on the ice.  I was also very concerned with my friend driving me to the hospital working on more than 24 hours without sleep. It was a very scary ride to the emergency room but we both made it. WHEW! I only had to sign in seeing my doctor called ahead of time and they already had me in their computer system. We waited maybe five minutes before they took me back to a room. Luckily the first emergency room doctor was working and she came in to exam and talk to me. She completely agreed the concern with feeling worse and having the extreme head pressure with vomiting. Obviously something is going on and my doctor placed an order of tests to be run including a cat scan. Instead of taking a few steps forward the emergency room doctor explained I took about twice that in steps back. My blood pressure was too low for starters and even after almost two large iv fluid bags I was still running a bit low. The vertigo and head pressure is from the concussion. Although I thought maybe I took a little hit I guess I took a huge hit. After the test reports came back the doctor came in to tell us the news and next game plan.

It will now take anywhere from 6-8 weeks for my brain to fully recover as well I am experiencing terrible post concussion syndrome. The vomiting is from the head pressure which isn't helping matters leaving me dehydrated and making my Gastroparesis go all over the place. I also feel emotionally all over the place and starting to experience depression. I am finding myself the past four days crying more now than I have my entire lifetime. Drop a pin and I will lose it. At least I know this is all still part of my brain trying to recover. I am thankful my doctors are monitoring things very closely and especially when it comes to depression. Its going to be hard because I am used to keeping active around the house even during treatments but now I am stuck on my couchbed most of the day. This isn't going to be a good month nor is February.

S I G H...

My friend luckily caught up on a few zzzz's while waiting in the hospital room. They made sure to put me in a room far away from other patients who had the flu or other viruses because I don't need anything else right now on my full plate. I won't be knocking or falling on any wood right now either! Hahahaha! Funny now but it sure wasn't a week ago. After the final tests came back and the iv treatments were finished the doctor came back in to go over post concussion home care. They don't want me out jeopardizing myself by falling or getting another concussion that could end up being fatal. Especially with my low sugar and blood pressure problems. Its important I get lots of rest but I still need to get up every other hour and do my best to walk around. I am on a precautionary antibiotic as well decongestant since I will be laying around a lot. They have me on two anti vomiting and nausea medications and changed my medicine for the head pressure. All of course cause drowsiness but if that means no scary tree or dragon nightmares then I am alllllllll for it! Hahahaha!

So what did I do all day? GUESS! Couchbed, TV, walk around, take in fluids then back to my couchbed. Couchbed, TV, walk around, take in fluids then back to my couchbed, etc, etc, etc. You get the point...BOY OH BOY! Am I already BORED AS HECK! I guess like my own doctors and hospital physicians said, "Its going to be rough but you must be patience in order to make a full recovery."

This is going to be one hellish recover and I already have treatment again in two day. GEES!