Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Weird health things

I haven't been around here much, and to be quite honest, I haven't felt like going anywhere at all lately.
The sunshine out today was lovely but I missed most of it. I stayed home and slept off most of the day. The entire back of my right leg is numb and has been that way for days, the front of my shin has been longer than that. I'm getting dizzy spells and Jay came home to find me out on the laundry room floor. I'm not sure what happened, but I think it's connected to my fall last year. I had a new scrip filled for the nerve pain, it's Gabapentin, and perhaps it's affecting me oddly. I couldn't hold onto stuff today very well, and my sight was really blurry. Yah, there's something going on for sure, and yes, I'm frightened. But I learned a new term.. pressure palsies. It sure sounds funny, but it's something that's been happening to me off and on for quite some time. That's when bits go numb for ages just from having pressure on the nerves. I'm up for trying megadoses of B12 and thiamine. I'm almost up for more tests, but I'm really trying to avoid them for now. I know from experience with them that te results usually don't tell me anything and just raise more questions.
I have a sneaking suspicion of what I have, and thus far all the neurologist (who is an arrogant ass, actually) can tell me is Idiopathic Peripheral Neuropathy.
I've found info that matches my history, but I'm keeping it mum for now since I don't know. The only part that doesn't make sense is that what I suspect I have is supposed to be hereditary, and as far as I know, neither mum nor dad have it.

This is a lot to take in, I know. it's been a lot for me everytime it happens.
But I'm okay, and I'm going to be okay. Okay?

2 comments:

Megan Stuke said...

Oh, goodness!!!

All I keep thinking is "I'm so glad she has good health insurance!"

I think that a lot these days.

Please let me know if you need anything.

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