as if there wasn't enough
I have a new health issue to tack on to my other issues. And I'm finally getting ready to deal with it.
I have high blood pressure. And I can't blame pain, but rather think that I was getting throbbing head pain FROM the high blood pressure. And it was more of a dull throbbing pain instead of a "take your breath away sharp intense pain".
With the help of my ob-gyn, I got hooked up wtih a great primary care doctor. Yes, I was there to start dealing with my high blood pressure, but I had other issues he could help me with.
At least the EKG showed my heart is tolerating my high blood pressure very well. I have to get blood drawn tomorrow morning to check cardiac enzymes and make sure my kidneys are okay.
He was generally interested in my story of how long it took to get my final celiac confirmation. He agreed that I should get a bone density scan because their scale also think I'm now an inch shorter than I was for 15 years. (That and the broken bones I've suffered during diagnosis.)
He sent me home with something to lower the blood pressure and a beta blocker. I have to get the blood drawn tomorrow morning and I see him again Friday morning.
It's great that since I can say I work on a clinical hospital floor, and explain all the hell I've been through he seemed to respect where I was coming from.
The hard part is not having my mom find out. She's got enough to worry about since my dad is having problems. He goes in for a CT tomorrow. There's a problem where the feeding tube was, and he's showing signs of dumping syndrome (enough said).
Then my sister had an outbreak of a strange rash. Her doctor thinks it's shingles. At least it isn't causing her pain (yet).
I won't say "what else can go wrong?"
I have high blood pressure. And I can't blame pain, but rather think that I was getting throbbing head pain FROM the high blood pressure. And it was more of a dull throbbing pain instead of a "take your breath away sharp intense pain".
With the help of my ob-gyn, I got hooked up wtih a great primary care doctor. Yes, I was there to start dealing with my high blood pressure, but I had other issues he could help me with.
At least the EKG showed my heart is tolerating my high blood pressure very well. I have to get blood drawn tomorrow morning to check cardiac enzymes and make sure my kidneys are okay.
He was generally interested in my story of how long it took to get my final celiac confirmation. He agreed that I should get a bone density scan because their scale also think I'm now an inch shorter than I was for 15 years. (That and the broken bones I've suffered during diagnosis.)
He sent me home with something to lower the blood pressure and a beta blocker. I have to get the blood drawn tomorrow morning and I see him again Friday morning.
It's great that since I can say I work on a clinical hospital floor, and explain all the hell I've been through he seemed to respect where I was coming from.
The hard part is not having my mom find out. She's got enough to worry about since my dad is having problems. He goes in for a CT tomorrow. There's a problem where the feeding tube was, and he's showing signs of dumping syndrome (enough said).
Then my sister had an outbreak of a strange rash. Her doctor thinks it's shingles. At least it isn't causing her pain (yet).
I won't say "what else can go wrong?"
Labels: family, other health
posted by Jenn @ 19:29
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