Hell and Back Again
Nov. 28th, 2003 04:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
salixbabylonSo last Friday, I had this horrific headache.
Still had it on Saturday. Like a migraine - nausea, vomiting, sobbing with pain. Never had migraines before. Went to Urgent Care and got a shot of Imatrix (dunno how to spell that at all, to undialite the blood vessels in my brain), a shot of Demerol (for pain), and another shot of something for nausea.
On Sunday, still had the headache. Back to Urgent Care, more shots of Demerol and anti-nausea drugs. Sunday night, went to the Emergency Room at the hospital, and spent a lovely 6 hours there. Got an IV because I was so dehydrated, plus some more anti-nausea drugs, morphine for the pain (I didn't know they still used morphine!). Had a CAT scan to see if I had anything like bleeding or a tumor in my brain.
Monday, still no better. Saw my chiropractor, got my neck straightened out, saw the homeopath who gave me belladonna (isn't that toxic?), but still no change. Went back to ER, this time for a 7-hour visit. Another IV, this time a LOVELY combination of morphine, anti-nausea drugs, and valium. Then a spinal tap (also called a "lumbar puncture" -- a phrase that should NEVER EVER be uttered around someone about to have one).
Finally a diagnosis -- viral meningitis.
I always knew my brain was out to get me.
Had a really high fever Wednesday and Thursday, but I can sit upright today for the first time in a week, so I'm certainly thankful for that.
So, anyway, that's what's new with me. I feel like utter shit, and that's such a dramatic improvement over how I've felt for the last week, I can't even put it into words.
Still had it on Saturday. Like a migraine - nausea, vomiting, sobbing with pain. Never had migraines before. Went to Urgent Care and got a shot of Imatrix (dunno how to spell that at all, to undialite the blood vessels in my brain), a shot of Demerol (for pain), and another shot of something for nausea.
On Sunday, still had the headache. Back to Urgent Care, more shots of Demerol and anti-nausea drugs. Sunday night, went to the Emergency Room at the hospital, and spent a lovely 6 hours there. Got an IV because I was so dehydrated, plus some more anti-nausea drugs, morphine for the pain (I didn't know they still used morphine!). Had a CAT scan to see if I had anything like bleeding or a tumor in my brain.
Monday, still no better. Saw my chiropractor, got my neck straightened out, saw the homeopath who gave me belladonna (isn't that toxic?), but still no change. Went back to ER, this time for a 7-hour visit. Another IV, this time a LOVELY combination of morphine, anti-nausea drugs, and valium. Then a spinal tap (also called a "lumbar puncture" -- a phrase that should NEVER EVER be uttered around someone about to have one).
Finally a diagnosis -- viral meningitis.
I always knew my brain was out to get me.
Had a really high fever Wednesday and Thursday, but I can sit upright today for the first time in a week, so I'm certainly thankful for that.
So, anyway, that's what's new with me. I feel like utter shit, and that's such a dramatic improvement over how I've felt for the last week, I can't even put it into words.
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