A blog to help those with Chronic sickness and those who know someone with Chronic Sickness
Me and My Teddy Bear
Friday, January 13, 2012
My List of Symptoms
So I told you what the diagnosis for me was, but I never mentioned my list of symptoms. You might be wondering what is really wrong with me. I'll give you a run down of how I have felt in the last few weeks. First off, I have dealt with a migraine now for about 3 weeks. I have been naseous, sensitive to noise (moving the sheet is to noisy), light hurts my eyes, and every part of my body has a pounding sensation in it. I alternate between fevers and being so cold I can't stand it. I have always had a hard time getting warm, but the fevers are unique. They come and go as they please, and sometimes inside I'll be burning with fever, but my skin is cold to the touch. And nothing I take will break the fever, it just does its own thing. I always feel like throwing up, but I only do that when I have to take pain medication. I have extreme fatigue, insomnia, hypoglycemia, and asthma. The killer though is the weakness, I'm so weak I can't walk without almost falling over. Going the 10 feet from the couch to the bathroom, I have to use walls, furniture, and doors for support. Quite often I need my husband's help to get from a sitting or laying, to standing position. It's hard to hold a book to read, because it's too heavy. Then there is motion sickness, if I'm laying there and move to much, I get motion sickness. If I'm sitting and don't have a place to rest my head, motion sickness. Walking gives me motion sickness, and riding in a car makeds me wonder if I will puke before we stop. I don't drive if I can help it. My reflexes are very slow, and I feel to weak. During the last 3 weeks, I was up cleaning my house, preparing for the holidays, and visiting relatives. I had a food allergy reaction and was dealing with extreme cramps and diarrhea. I ended up taking a laxative to get over it quicker. My period intensifies every symptom I am experiencing at the time. But the real winner in the last few weeks was Saturday. I was trying to go from my bed to the living room to get something I had forgotten to bring in. I was laying down so getting up was a struggle anyways. In the 5-7 steps it takes to get from my bed to the vanity my legs gave out at least 7 times. While I was standing at the vanity using it and the wall for support, my husband, who was in the living room, noticed something was wrong. By the time he came in, I had used the wall to get to the 3 steps to the dresser. At that point he told me he would get whatever it was I needed. He helped me back to bed and even with his support I almost collapsed 3 times. By the time he half-dragged, half-supported me to be I was sobbing uncontrollably from the helplessness I felt. I feel very helpless most of the time. And if I forgot something in another room I tend to find something else to do. Not every day is as bad as all that. Some days are better, some days are worse. Some days I can't sit up at all that day, and some I sit in my rocking chair for most of the day. The severity and the symptoms are different every day. These are just some of my physical symptoms, but I deal with other things mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. If you or a loved one is dealing with health problems please let me know. I would definitely add them to my daily prayer list.
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