Saturday, July 27, 2002 * in retrospect... Never say "uninteresting".... as I did yesterday (third paragraph previous day's entry) because by 5PM it had definitely gotten interesting. I had returned from my 2 mile walk (yes, I've slowed down from 3-5 miles to 2, but I'm working on building it back up). Anyway, I had returned and was reading and dozing off in the den where Mama was sitting and doing the same waiting for the 5 o'clock news. Suddenly Mama calls out to me and says that she feels "really strange". She was dizzy and nauseaus. I got up and took her blood pressure which was 208/95 - and thought 'this isn't good'. She then felt like she was going to be sick and in a short time felt that she might be having a stroke, so we called 911. They came immediately and took her to the hospital. Ran tests like EKG's , CatScans, etc. No stroke, thank God. Seems that the best they could come up with was a sudden "Inner Ear" attack (?) that messed up her equilibrium. They sent her home about 9 or 10pm. So she is resting today and feels much better. Has some meds for the dizziness and nausea. As for me, I could have done without all that adrenalin rush. It's the first time I've ever called paramedics for anything. Have to admit, I was impressed. They were fast and efficient and very nice. So today I will say this. If the day stays quiet and uninteresting, I will be very thankful. Absolutely no complaints. Rian |
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Saturday, July 27, 2002 * in retrospect... Never say "uninteresting".... as I did yesterday (third paragraph previous day's entry) because by 5PM it had definitely gotten interesting. I had returned from my 2 mile walk (yes, I've slowed down from 3-5 miles to 2, but I'm working on building it back up). Anyway, I had returned and was reading and dozing off in the den where Mama was sitting and doing the same waiting for the 5 o'clock news. Suddenly Mama calls out to me and says that she feels "really strange". She was dizzy and nauseaus. I got up and took her blood pressure which was 208/95 - and thought 'this isn't good'. She then felt like she was going to be sick and in a short time felt that she might be having a stroke, so we called 911. They came immediately and took her to the hospital. Ran tests like EKG's , CatScans, etc. No stroke, thank God. Seems that the best they could come up with was a sudden "Inner Ear" attack (?) that messed up her equilibrium. They sent her home about 9 or 10pm. So she is resting today and feels much better. Has some meds for the dizziness and nausea. As for me, I could have done without all that adrenalin rush. It's the first time I've ever called paramedics for anything. Have to admit, I was impressed. They were fast and efficient and very nice. So today I will say this. If the day stays quiet and uninteresting, I will be very thankful. Absolutely no complaints. Rian |
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