Not a Fun Birthday

So yesterday morning I posted how I hadn't been feeling well. I made a Dr. appointment for 3:15 in the afternoon. I had a real crappy morning and cannot begin to describe what all went on, nothing major but it was just crappy. Then Lee was suppose to bring Mackenzie to me on his way to work but he was running late and left his wallet at home. He wanted me to wait at my office and I didn't want to miss my appointment. I went on to my appt. and he met me there with Mackenzie. He had bought me 2 dozen beautiful roses. That's why he was so adamant about bringing them to my office. He wanted me to have them there because he "knows how much women like getting flowers at the office". It was Friday so I was glad to be able to have them at home.

So we go to the Dr. I was still feeling dizzy and the off balance thing had subsided for the most part. However, I had this horrible headache that made my neck hurt anytime I moved my head. The base of my neck hurt so bad. I could tell this was a blood pressure induced headache and not a migraine. I explain to the Dr. my problems. I guess there seems to be 2. One is my high blood pressure issues for the day and the other is what I believe my be a thyroid problem. The skin coming from my scalp I found out is a major symptom of thyroid issues and I've had other symptoms. I went to the Dr. on 3/21 and since then I gained 7lbs. Now that's insane. I don't eat majorly crazy and usually on eat one main meal a day. Since the pregnancy and miscarriage I've gained now 22lbs. Something isn't right with my body.

The nurse took my bp and it was 1xx/107. The Dr. came in and I told him some of my concerns. The headache was due to the bp. He seemed to think I might have a thyroid problem due to the weight gain being so rapid and I haven't been eating crazy and I my weight shouldn't shoot up that high after 2 weeks. On top of that the dry scalp thing is something else that causes him to think that. Kidney problems is also another possibility. They gave me Chlodine (I think that's the med) that is suppose to bring down your bp quickly. So I had my blood drawn and peed in a cup. I've got to go back on Monday for them to draw it again to check for thyroid problems.

My white count is up and I have protein in my urine. Same thing that happened during my pregnancy. The protein is cause for concern with my kidneys. High bp causes kidney problems over time. They re-checked my bp as it should go down but it kept going up. Now it was 180/117. They checked both arms. Same reading. The Dr. had me lie down to check my body for tenderness, etc. and when I got up I was do dizzy I almost fell off the bed. Good catch Dr. The dizziness kept getting worse.

He needed to do a EKG on my heart and wanted me to start having a beta blocker drip. It was almost 5pm and they can't do that there. He called the ER place next door that's associated apart of Fort Walton Beach Medical center to have me seen over there since they had the capibilities to do what I needed. He said if this goes untreated he thought I might have a stroke over the weekend. I had Mackenzie with me and I asked him if I could just run over to Candy's house 3 blocks away to drop her off to be with Jackson. He told me no. I had to go straight to the ER. My dizziness kept me swaying around. It was awful. Even though the drive to the ER was through their back parking lot and around the corner he had a nurse drive me. He said I wasn't okay to drive.

I call Lee while I was waiting for the nurse. Wait, I think I called Candy first. I wanted to see if she could watch Jackson a bit later than usually. She said that she had plans for the night and I told her someone would come and get him. Then I called Elizabeth. She was in PC visiting Ben. They were already planning on coming over to eat dinner with me and the kids at Cantina Laredo. I told her what was going on and asked her if she could help me with the kids. She said she would. I felt horrible asking her though since she has such limited time with Ben. Then I called Lee. I was reluctant to call him since he was already stressed with work and it was a super busy day. I asked him if he could just pick up the kids and have Elizabeth meet him at his restaurant to get them.

So I go over to the ER. Mary, my intake nurse, was from Yougoslavia. She didn't have very good bedside manners. I was told to tell them that the Dr. had already spoke with them and go straight back. I tried to tell her this but she said she didn't know anything about it, etc. So I do my intake and then go back. They have me put on a gown and Mary gets me ready for the EKG. Lee walks in during this. He sits with me for a minute while they do the EKG. He then leaves with Mackenzie to get Jackson. He has already called Elizabeth to have her meet him there at the ER.

My EKG showed that my heart area is enlarged due to the oxygen (can't remember if it was the lack of oxygen or the increase of oxygen). It's not an enlarged heart condition but it's due to the bp. They take my bp again and it's 174/119. Yeah, not good numbers. I ask them about the drug I had taken earlier and it should've brought it down. I'm still feeling dizzy and that's while I'm lying down. Lee comes back with the kids for a bit. Jackson was so cute sitting there and Mackenzie was an angel. They started my IV with fluids. I'm bantering back and forth with the 2 nice nurses. I'm my usually self and Lee and I are joking around. The Dr. at one point came in and told me to stop trying to run my house from the bed. It was funny. One nurse said that if I was completely still it might make my bp go up higher because I'd be stressed from trying not to be myself. It was funny.

So Lee takes them to get some food. They give me the beta blocker in my IV. They are trying to get my bp down before they do the catscan and the chest x-ray. I think it got down to 17x/108 and they take me back there. Donice, one of the nice nurses, made me go in a wheel chair since I was so dizzy. I have the chest x-ray and lie down for the cat scan. By the time I get back to my room Lee comes in. He said Elizabeth and Ben had the kids in the car with them. I asked him to get Elizabeth for me. She comes in and I wont' stop hugging her. I told her I was so sorry for runing her night with Ben and having her drive all the way over. She was so sweet. We talk for a bit and then she goes back outside.

They are waiting for the Dr. at the hospital to review the scans and x-rays. They find out he's on his way home and when he gets home he'll review them. They didn't know how far away he was. I joked around and said if you tell me his name I'll find out where he lives, how many mortgages he has and if he has any speeding tickets. They all thought this was funny. Yup, I was my normal self. Lee leaves with the kids to go and get some food from Niceville for me. I hadn't eaten all day and I wanted Little Ceasars crazy bread and some Jim 'n Nicks. This would also allow him to have the kids in the car and Elizabeth and Ben could leave.

While he was gone they came in and gave me some pain meds for my headache along with some phenergan. While she was pushing it in my IV it made my head start to have this burning sensation. It was intense and so she stopped for a moment. I'm feeling very woozy fromt he phenergan at this point. Brad calls my cell phone. He's calling me to wish me a Happy Birthday. I can't remember what all I said to him. I know at some point I told him it was his fault for me being sick b/c the high bp runs in his family. I don't remember much else though. When I was telling them my family history with the bp I said that I was pretty much screwed from the day I was born. Kidney problems have run on Brad's side and it was probably due to high bp. But I love my birth parnets nonetheless.

So I have the rail raised up because I'm so loopy. I just wanted to go to sleep. I sleep off and on. My bp is still high so they give me a total of 3 doses of the Chlodine. The radiologist said my scans came back fine. My heart is just enlarged b/c of the oxygen. I have to go see a cardiologist on Monday. I asked the Dr. about the kidney issues and the protein and if I should see a kidney Dr. He said that between my primary Dr. and the cardiologist they could take care of all of it.

So on Monday I have to get blood work again, see a cardiologist and follow up with my primary Dr. Fun fun fun. Throughout all of it I kept my sense of humor and didn't die. On the way home I dug into the chicken fingers and crazy bread. Only had 2 chicken fingers but it was good! When I got home I got some things together and then Lee made me lie down. Yes, we didn't get home untl 10:15. It was a long long day. He was going to give Jackson a bath and get them ready for bed. All I remember is lying down. I don't remember falling asleep. I must've been exhausted because I didn't even wake up with them getting ready and taking baths, etc.

I woke up this morning feeling very tired. I'm a little groggy. I still feel a little dizzy. Not near as bad as yesterday though. Today we were suppose to go all out celebrating my birthday. Well I don't feel like it and it's pouring down rain. Oh well. I'll just try and rest. I'm not suppose to do anything to get my bp up. So I have to stay less stressed. We'll see on Monday what the Dr.'s say.