I had to go to see my doctor today due to some scary things that happened to me. I was dizzy and it was causing me to fall. I am talking about some serious shit here. Every time I have had falling down experiences, it has been a sign of something serious going on. So I go in and the doctor checks my A1C (in case it was caused by low blood sugar) but it was 5.5. The doctor said it was almost non-diabetic. I haven't had much of an appetite either. He found a slight murmur in my heart and it really concerned him. He scheduled me for an echo cardiogram on Thursday, when a technician visits at the clinic. He had called the hospital but they were unable to schedule me for two weeks so he decided that I could go home and just rest until then.
He really wanted me to go into the hospital immediately so tests could be run but I preferred to go home. The Beast has his church services (a special assembly) this weekend and I didn't want to scare him. I hadn't slept last night so, when I got home, I fell asleep and woke up just a few minutes ago. Oh, and I have IBS-D again so I had to take the diarrhea medication, too. It never rains, it pours, doesn't it?
I had to call the clinic once I drove myself home because he was THAT concerned for me when he found out I had driven to the clinic by myself. I had felt dizzy driving there and that alone was scary. I haven't talked to the Beast about this yet because he was asleep when I woke up. I fell asleep in my recliner and I guess that will be my bed for tonight. I really don't want to wake him just to tell him the news. I am under orders to report to the hospital if the symptoms get any worse. He said if I tell them my problem, they will admit me and perform the tests required. Otherwise, he wants me to hydrate, hydrate, hydrate and just take it easy until the test on Thursday at 9am.
It's the IBS-D that really worries me, however. That means that I am losing more water than is good for me right now. It's the reason he said to hydrate so sincerely. I am drinking some ice water as I write this. A BIG glass of it. I will keep the glass filled at all times and keep drinking it. He's worried that I may have a valve in my heart that isn't opening like it should and that is causing other problems that I have like my hips hurting so badly. It may be that they are not receiving the blood supply necessary for my walking any distance. Like I said, scary stuff.
I am fine when I am sitting down or laying down. He doesn't want me doing anything and he was almost fierce when he said I was to spend as much time sitting as possible. I told him I would just spend my time reading, playing my game or checking out my Facebook page. He laughed but approved of the plan. I didn't check the nesting boxes since there were chickens in them when I went out to check for eggs. Then, one of the hens seemed to panic and flew out of the box, screeching the whole time. I found one egg in that nest. I hope I got the egg she was trying to lay. If not, I am sure she went into the box after I left the coop area.
It was so weird to see the chickens out in the yard. A group of them was gathered under the peach tree in the corner of the yard, probably to avoid the sun since it was around noon and the heat was almost heavy feeling. That's another rhing the doctor warned me against....being out in the heat. He said that stresses the heart and I was to avoid that at all times. His instructions alone was enough to scare you when you thought about it. He was really concerned and truly wanted me to go to the hospital and not go home. I hate being in the hospital so you can understand why I said I wanted to go home and wait it out. After my echo cardiogram, I will probably be sent to a local cardiologist for assessment. I will just have to wait until early evening to gather up the eggs and put them into cartons. I saw three empty ones on the fridge. I will only put in the large ones. Yes, we still have a couple hens that aren't laying the large ones that they are supposed to be laying. Just a couple but that just means they are not quite fully grown yet. Oh well. It is what it is.
Time to get some more ice water and drink it before I try going back to sleep. I still can't believe that I actually slept for a full 8 hours without taking any sleeping pills. I have a prescription that needed to be presented in prescription form and orders for it couldn't be faxed. My other prescriptions were faxed and I got a call from the pharmacy to let me know they were ready.
That's all for today. Sorry I haven't been able to check my photos but I wil try again tomorrow. I missed talking to the Beast this morning so I would have had to wait until tomorrow morning. I will be up to talk to him in the morning since I've had so much sleep today. Remember, I love you all. Be happy and please be careful with your health. It's important. Like me being scared today, you don't want to wait for signs to scare you. Make sure you see your doctor regularly. I was supposed to see him next week as my regular appointment but called and was scared today. Luckily, there was an open appointment. Besides, any falling experiences with someone my age is considered an emergency. Be good. ***Hugs****
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