Sunday, August 12, 2012

medical update

A new health problem started a couple months ago when I went to the ER after having a very bad cough and some bronchitis I was at home by myself and started to have severe tremors and muscle twitches. Also I couldn't keep my head still, my whole body was writhing,and my face was contorting. My mom came home and had to hold my head in her lap because my neck was so painful from the contortions .
At the ER they gave me morphine for the neck pain and put me on oxygen and IV fluids. Then they gave me ativan through the IV tube and within minutes the tremors stopped. They ran a urinalysis and found out that my tremors were so severe that my urine was dark which was caused by proteins from my muscles breaking down. They said it was the same thing that happens to marathon runners.
They released me from the ER and gave me a RX for valium, in case the tremors started again. The next afternoon I started up with some twitching and tremors, but nothing as bad as the day before, I took a valium, and they stopped about 20 minutes later.
I was just at the Neurologist because my tremors returned, but not as bad as the first time it happened. I had a yeast infection and used an over the counter medication, which I then had an allergic reaction to. A couple of days after the infection and reaction, the tremors started up. I went to the Neurologist he said some people that already have tremors can have them get worse from stress or physical illness. This is what seems to be happening to me. He gave me a RX for ativan since that helped me in the ER, I took one that afternoon and it did help.

Afew days ago my mom and I were in the car and I said I dont tell you half the stuff that Igo through. She said she appreiates it. She said she rather live in denial.