I was still feeling pretty good the weekend following my 1st visit with Dr. M. Except for some weird side effects increased anxiety, irritation, and this crazy painful left arm problem. Little was I to know what was lying ahead for me.
M started to get a sore throat, so we didn't overdo anything on Sunday. That night taking a look at her throat her tonsils were humongous, along with a fever. Poor baby. So that made the plan that she wasn't going to school on Monday. I got her into pediatrician's at 9:30am. She has had tonsillitis for the 3rd-4th time this year. :(
I had an appointment with B from Active Health at 11:30am. We rushed to get back home and it figures, he didn't even call. I don't even know why I don't have his phone number. On Tuesday I went to see Dr. M again. I told him about the pain, anxiety and irritation. He smiled the entire time while I went over everything. He said this is how you were supposed to feel. Thanks for the 'heads up', but I guess he didn't want to put any thoughts into my head. Things went okay with the 3rd adjustment, and the rest of the day.
On Monday we were "put together" with this little baby kitty, the last thing we thought we wanted. Wednesday morning I took this little un-named 11 ounce kitty to the vet for a free vet check. This is something that I would have never done in the past months. I mean just get up and go, or do anything for that fact. She was in good health the doctor told me she was about 2-3 weeks old, and needed to be bottle-fed until she gets her teeth. She grew on all of us so fast and was our new kitty. I went home after and I was taking things slow. About 3 hours later WHAM!!! The pain jolting through my ear into my face and head. I laid down and cried. I was so hopeful that this UCC treatment was going to work. I mean others practically made me feel bad and guilty that I wasn't trying everything I could. I also had a little fever and pain on my right-side like a side ache. Thursday started out even worse. My face was numb, and you might think that having numbness is better than pain, but this isn't a good numbness it's so hard to explain. I cried and cried it hurt so bad. Mid-morning I called my mom and told her what was going on, she told me to call Dr. M since he was treating me. I called and left him a voicemail. He called back soon thereafter. I went over all of my symptoms and he ask if I could come in later that afternoon. I called J and asked if he could take me since it was was across town. Oh no!! I just remembered that I had my dental appointment for my broken tooth. I went and they were very nice and the Dentist asked about TN, since she has never met anyone with it. She was curious because she learned about it in dental school. She did no more than necessary, thankfully it was on the right side of my face. It seems that I just nicked the enamel by a filling that needed smoothing.
I went to pick up M early after school in order to meet J at home. We were off to Dr. M's office. We we got there he did 3 or 4 adjustments and nothing worked. He couldn't understand what had knocked me back out of alignment. He mentions to J that I had alot of anxiety, and that might have done it. Whatever, just the other day he had told me that I was supposed to feel that way. That's what the adjustments were doing "un-kinking my hose". From there he said he'd meet us in the comfy chair room. He asked me how I was feeling, still no better. He brought in a machine and put it behind my head and then on my ankles. From there he took the ankle pack and put it on my forehead. All of this was in order to loosen the nerves, or something like that. J had been asking questions the whole time, which was exactly what I needed. At last Dr. M said I am going to set the timer for 12 minutes and then just call me tomorrow. What?!? He was leaving? J jumped in with a question and something set me off- I was half yelling and crying - "you don't understand, you don't know what kind of pain this is". Dr. M rolled is machine out and was gone. Without a single word, he just left.
The nausea and pain continues. And now I need to start thinking about what to do next. But it's hard to think about that when you feel so bad. I still needed to get a some lab tests done. So Friday night I decided to start. The 1st test was to be done after 11pm. I had to take this cotton like thing and chew on it until I had to swallow. With dry mouth you can go quite a while without swallowing. Then you put it in this tube. The next step was to fast and have your blood taken by 8 in the morning. I went to the lab on Saturday. Seven vials of blood later I was out of energy. So back to my sanctuary...my bed.
Las Vegas and Denver to see what knowledge they have with TN and let me know hopefully on Monday too!
So I feel that although UCC may be right for some it isn't a path I'm willing to go down again. I put so much faith in something that I felt was really going to show results and nothing. That's hard to that put behind you. But I'm on bed rest again, per TN, and it sucks!
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