Marguerite
Active Member
G'day, friends.
I've been a bit out of touch for the last day, I had a funny 'turn' last night while at the computer, my arms went weak and floppy very suddenly. Within a few minutes, my legs also. No doctor in town for another week or more. So after careful thought, we called the ambulance, in case it was going to progress further and to get things checked out (possible stroke, for example).
By the time the ambos arrived I was having more trouble walking. They took me to hospital (mercifully quiet) with husband following in the car. Over the next few hours I had blood tests, neurological obs, and a CT of the head. They didn't say what they were looking for, but I know stroke was one possibility. Guillaine-Barré was another, but as things settled a bit and stopped getting worse, they let me go home at about 3 am.
At 4 am the doctor I'd seen at the hospital rang. We'd only just arrived home; he wanted to make sure I asked my GP to ask for the CT report (which they had told me was clear at a superficial glance).
We just got back from seeing the GP. She couldn't get the CT report ("still being typed up") and told me to make sure I speak to the neurologist FAST. I've been waiting all day for him to ring me back and he still hasn't. The GP said I'm now weaker on the right side but only a little; reflexes slower too. She still feels stroke hasn't been fully ruled out, although I don't think it's the problem. My blood pressure is back within normal range.
So life has been interesting in the Marg household. And thanks to my foresight, we have had some curry in the freezer which we're defrosting for dinner - we're so tired!
And I lent our brand new, top-of-the-range vacuum cleaner to mother in law today, so her cleaner (same as mine) could give her carpets a thorough workover. difficult child 3 had even assembled the thing. The cleaner has already used this twice at our house so he should know how it works. But he's a klutz, a ditz and a downright idiot sometimes. He told mother in law the light on the power head wasn't coming on (it has three switches, he knows how it works already) and when mother in law checked, the power head cable was unplugged. On checking closer, a pin was badly bent. The only thing possible is that at some stage, this cleaner (he's the only one to use this machine so far) had put the plug in the wrong way and tried to force it, hard! The thing is brand new, it's way too soon for repairs! I'm so angry with him, because this is exactly what happened to our old cleaner - the power head cable was damaged. With the old one it was the wiring being pulled loose from just yanking on the flex to unplug it, instead of gripping the plug with his fingers to do it. The plugs are a different design on the two machines and BOTH are moulded plugs, so the thing can't simply be re-wired.
I know he didn't like using the power head on my old machine, he kept making excuses until I made him use it. And now the new one is damaged. Of course we've bent the pins back but now it falls out really easily and this guy is such an idiot, he 'won't notice'. I mean, he once cleaned my bathroom by hosing it all down with the shower extension - the walls, the ceiling, the mirrors, the floor - all were dripping. And of course the soap drawer was full of water and all the special ornamental guest soaps were a soggy mess.
Honestly, some days...
I hope your day is better.
Marg
I've been a bit out of touch for the last day, I had a funny 'turn' last night while at the computer, my arms went weak and floppy very suddenly. Within a few minutes, my legs also. No doctor in town for another week or more. So after careful thought, we called the ambulance, in case it was going to progress further and to get things checked out (possible stroke, for example).
By the time the ambos arrived I was having more trouble walking. They took me to hospital (mercifully quiet) with husband following in the car. Over the next few hours I had blood tests, neurological obs, and a CT of the head. They didn't say what they were looking for, but I know stroke was one possibility. Guillaine-Barré was another, but as things settled a bit and stopped getting worse, they let me go home at about 3 am.
At 4 am the doctor I'd seen at the hospital rang. We'd only just arrived home; he wanted to make sure I asked my GP to ask for the CT report (which they had told me was clear at a superficial glance).
We just got back from seeing the GP. She couldn't get the CT report ("still being typed up") and told me to make sure I speak to the neurologist FAST. I've been waiting all day for him to ring me back and he still hasn't. The GP said I'm now weaker on the right side but only a little; reflexes slower too. She still feels stroke hasn't been fully ruled out, although I don't think it's the problem. My blood pressure is back within normal range.
So life has been interesting in the Marg household. And thanks to my foresight, we have had some curry in the freezer which we're defrosting for dinner - we're so tired!
And I lent our brand new, top-of-the-range vacuum cleaner to mother in law today, so her cleaner (same as mine) could give her carpets a thorough workover. difficult child 3 had even assembled the thing. The cleaner has already used this twice at our house so he should know how it works. But he's a klutz, a ditz and a downright idiot sometimes. He told mother in law the light on the power head wasn't coming on (it has three switches, he knows how it works already) and when mother in law checked, the power head cable was unplugged. On checking closer, a pin was badly bent. The only thing possible is that at some stage, this cleaner (he's the only one to use this machine so far) had put the plug in the wrong way and tried to force it, hard! The thing is brand new, it's way too soon for repairs! I'm so angry with him, because this is exactly what happened to our old cleaner - the power head cable was damaged. With the old one it was the wiring being pulled loose from just yanking on the flex to unplug it, instead of gripping the plug with his fingers to do it. The plugs are a different design on the two machines and BOTH are moulded plugs, so the thing can't simply be re-wired.
I know he didn't like using the power head on my old machine, he kept making excuses until I made him use it. And now the new one is damaged. Of course we've bent the pins back but now it falls out really easily and this guy is such an idiot, he 'won't notice'. I mean, he once cleaned my bathroom by hosing it all down with the shower extension - the walls, the ceiling, the mirrors, the floor - all were dripping. And of course the soap drawer was full of water and all the special ornamental guest soaps were a soggy mess.
Honestly, some days...
I hope your day is better.
Marg