Posts Tagged ‘Progress Report’
Hard Day Today…
Today started out tough and stayed that way. I woke up feeling dizzy and continued having frequent dizzy spells throughout the morning. By 10:00 a.m. I was starting to worry that something was wrong so I called and made an appointment with a Physician’s Assistant in my PCP’s office.
My PA wasn’t certain that the dizziness was caused as an after effect of the concussion, but she couldn’t rule it out either. The brain is a tricky organ that is not always easily decipherable. To deal with the dizzy spells she prescribed meclizine. We’ll see how it works.
On the bright side, my cold seems to be clearing up. My husband’s cold seems to be on the mend as well. I’m trying to look on the bright side of things. It can be hard some days, but I keep trying. Mark is wonderful and makes sure I’m not overdoing it. I’ve also been getting lots of calls from friends and family who are checking up on me. I’m going to get to spend some time with family over the 24th-26th. That will be fun. I haven’t seen some of my family in more than a year.
Image Credit: This photo was retrieved on December 22, 2009 from the Health section of Mail Online using Google Images.
Making Progress Since My Accident…
The after-effects of my “accident” 1.5 weeks ago (I’m not sure what else to call it) are starting to ease. I have a bruise that’s about 2″ in diameter on the back of my head, but it’s no longer a lump. It still hurts, but it’s starting to itch which means it’s healing. My energy levels are also starting to rise. I went for a walk yesterday and a longer walk today. I needed a nap after each walk, but they’re getting shorter and less frequent as well.
The dizzy spells are what I find the most disconcerting. They happen rather suddenly and last for varying lengths of time – from a few seconds to nearly a minute – and have varying levels of severity. My neurologist says it may take anywhere from six weeks to a year before I start feeling completely normal again. I’m determined that it take less time rather than more!
More good news! My cold is starting to ease up as well. Bad news… Mark has gotten my cold. I’m hoping that because he’s been obsessive about taking Vitamin C forever, he won’t get hit as hard by this cold as I was. Sorry Honey!
Image Credit: The image used in this post was retrieved on December 20, 2009 from http://tell.fll.purdue.edu/JapanProj/FLClipart/Medical.html using Google Images.