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tinhuvielartanis) wrote2008-08-06 08:45 pm
tinhuvielartanis) wrote2008-08-06 08:45 pm
Tudi and the Brain
Aunt Tudi weasled her way out of the hospital so she could go with me to see Dr. Pilch for my brain results. She has to go back for a battery of tests to see why her potassium is still stubbornly high and why she's anæmic. She's getting an upper GI, a lower GI, and a colonoscopy at least. Who knows what other torments they'll conjure up to visit upon Aunt Tudi's body. It's like she's an extra in Hellraiser. I should be so lucky, hanging out with Pinhead.
So we went to see Dr. Pilch. He chided us for being an hour and a half late because he was expecting us at 1:30 and my appointment time, according to my card, was 3 PM. I didn't have the card with me, or I would have shown him. Once he realised that it was unintentional and I was actually right on time, early even, for the appointment I thought I had, it was all good. So were my test results. All good. I have a brain and it's not rotten or shriveled or anything like that. So what caused the seizure? Dr. Pilch is thinking that my crazy sleep pattern, combined with my stress levels and a proclivity for having seizures in the first place, contributed to a lethal combination that resulted in my having a clonic-thonic seizure. Sooooo.... He's treating my sleep issues with Gabapentin. I'm supposed to start with one pill, then graduate to two, if one doesn't make me fall asleep. I looked up the drug and it also treats seizures, depression, and migraines. It's my magic pill! Whee! Except I can't get it because I can't afford it. I'm calling Pfizer tomorrow to see if I can get some help with that and my Lyrica. This having no insurance sucks dangling elephant balls.
All that said, I'm okay, Aunt Tudi is okay, the critters are okay. It's all good. Amen and So Mote It Be.
So we went to see Dr. Pilch. He chided us for being an hour and a half late because he was expecting us at 1:30 and my appointment time, according to my card, was 3 PM. I didn't have the card with me, or I would have shown him. Once he realised that it was unintentional and I was actually right on time, early even, for the appointment I thought I had, it was all good. So were my test results. All good. I have a brain and it's not rotten or shriveled or anything like that. So what caused the seizure? Dr. Pilch is thinking that my crazy sleep pattern, combined with my stress levels and a proclivity for having seizures in the first place, contributed to a lethal combination that resulted in my having a clonic-thonic seizure. Sooooo.... He's treating my sleep issues with Gabapentin. I'm supposed to start with one pill, then graduate to two, if one doesn't make me fall asleep. I looked up the drug and it also treats seizures, depression, and migraines. It's my magic pill! Whee! Except I can't get it because I can't afford it. I'm calling Pfizer tomorrow to see if I can get some help with that and my Lyrica. This having no insurance sucks dangling elephant balls.
All that said, I'm okay, Aunt Tudi is okay, the critters are okay. It's all good. Amen and So Mote It Be.