Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Yay, I'm not crazy!

I just got back from the doctors office and he had me do all these different balance and strength exercises and stuff. It turns out that all off my problems have been due to migrains. Not the headache type, the nurological type. I didn't know that there were different kinds of migrains. He said that it is caused by my blood clotting in my head and instead of causing a headache or "migrain" it is causing me to have nurological problems, such as vision disturbances, balance problems, numbness, tingling, and he said it could also cause me not to be able to think staight. Solution, I have to take childrens asprin everyday for the rest of my pregnancy to thin my blood a little and prevent clots. I definately feel better after seeing the doctor because now I know what exactly is going on and that I can do something to prevent it at least from getting worse. Now everyone can shove that Pinched nerve idea up their asses. I knew something was wrong and from now on I am not going to let anyone talk me out of my concerns. If I feel that something is wrong I am going to seek it out and get it fixed. No more second guessing. This could have ended up very serious if nothing was done.

Don't Tell Me That I'm Over Fucking Reacting

Last night I was cooking in my kitchen when out of absolutely nowhere my whole right side went completely numb with the same feeling you get when your foot falls asleep. It really freaked me out because mind you I am six months pregnant now. So I told DC what was going on and he told me that it was probaly just a nerve. I wanted to know for sure. I called the clinic and was unable to get a hold of my doctor or his nurse. Then I tryed to cal Maryanne because I respect her opinion and would trust what she would have to say, plus her husband is my doctor. They were not home. I called the clinic again and talked to a nurse who proceded to tell me that she didn't know what to say and that she would call me back. About 10 minutes later Dr. Greves calls and asks me a ton of questions about symptoms, problem is, I have had all of these symptoms just not at the time that the numbness came on. He tells me that he is at a loss and that if there are any changes I should just come in. First thing I am told after I get off the phone is that I am paranoid. My house is full of people and they are all looking at me as if I am just trying to get attention. At this point I am pissed. I don't know what is happening with my body and no one but me seems to care. So I sit quietly and ignore everyone around me and I guess if I end up in the emergency room they may take me seriously then. Fortunately, I didn't end up in the emergency room but I do have to go in today and find out what is going on because I can hardly lift my own arm and leg and it is painful. Now DC is taking me seriously. Moral of this story, if a pregnant woman is concerned about something that is happening to her body do not fucking undermind her because 95% of the time if she is worried there are plenty of reasonable reasons why she is. Fair warning to Kevin and any other man who is expecting a little one.