11 months in...

    The past 11 months... what a ride. October 16, 2021 I ventured into my garage storage area and, while crouching down and reaching for something, dislodged an antique chair which hit the back of my head. I was dazed, but managed to move the chair, lock the door, and make my - very unsteady - way back up the stairs and into my condo. There I used ice packs to limit swelling and stayed up until four in the morning just in case I had a concussion. I slept well and all seemed fine the next morning. 

    Not so. Part of the way through an assignment, I lost total focus and felt as though my jaw was sagging. I took a (very unflattering) photo of myself and - low and behold - my jaw was sagging, I was very pale, and my eyes were not focused. I decided a nap would probably be the ticket and took a rather long one. Monday rolled around and my head was pounding so I called into work. Tuesday I made it to work. Only to ask a caller the same question six times in a row. At that point I asked my supervisor (I work in a hospital) who was also a nurse what I should do. After a very frustrating and scary bit of time trying to figure out who I could see and how soon I could be seen, I drove home and asked my friend to drive me to Urgent Care. The drive home... well I felt as though I was drunk and driving was extremely difficult, but I could not think of how else to proceed. 

    Fast forward to now. September 26, 2022.  I have had a headache for three days. My orthoptic doctor is waiting on approval from Medicaid to schedule me for an MRI. I did ok at my speech therapy appointment this morning despite the headache but also pushed too hard. Mom brought me back to the Nest and I ate, showered, and made it part of the way through a movie before passing out hard on the couch. Had some tea while I waited for Mom to pick me up for physical therapy, which also went well. My PT gal did hands on manipulation and slight traction which seem to have alleviated my headache quite a bit. I'm going to cuddle up with my head pad in a bit to let the muscles that were manipulated relax further. It's been a long day.