Movin' On

Last week was a pretty rough one physically. The kids each were sick one day with a mild stomach virus (not the flu, thankfully) and while theirs only last 24 hours, mama was sick the whole week. On top of the virus, the chest pressure and pain was so intense, I had to physically make myself breathe. Not fun. I went to the regular dr. Thursday and he had no idea, and told me to call my cardiac EP Friday AM. He sent me to the ER, where I spent 5 glorious hours with the Dupont staff. Actually, the time went by pretty fast and while I hate being at the hospital, I have to say this was one of my better visits. The staff was very kind and attentive, which makes a world of difference. The only irregular thing was my d-dimer level was high, which can indicate a blood clot, so they did a CT scan of my lungs, which came back fine. Since my cardiac enzymes and everything looked fine, they felt I could go home even though they didn't know the cause of the pain and pressure.

This week has been better, but I find myself over-doing it, to make up for last week's marathon on the couch. I've been tracking my blood pressure and heart rate, and both are looking great, yet I feel the same. Not what we were hoping for, as that means something else is going on as well. I saw Dr. Devecci this morning, and he is pleased that my heart rate is lower thanks to the 3 prescriptions, but said I am a total mystery. He is thinking there is perhaps a neurological problem in addition to the heart issues since I feel exactly the same and the daily headaches are getting worse. He would like to have an MRI of my brain, and was able to schedule me with a neuro dr. next Wednesday. I am very thankful that I can see someone local and am praying that we get to the bottom of all of this soon. I hate living with the unknown, which is probably part of the reason God is allowing this to go on for so long. Daily I am reminded that He is in control, not me, which can be a hard lesson for me to learn!