Friday, October 31, 2008

LIFE HAPPENS

I was so elated that my surgery at Duke Medical Center was successful back in January, and equally elated at the success of my eye surgery in June. My summer was enjoyable even though it was necessary for us to stay at home until my ophthalmologist said we could travel to Cherry Grove.We also managed to visit David, Terry and family the 3rd week in August.
All was well with me until about mid September. A good nights sleep eluded me because of nerve pain from peripheral neuropathy. My muscles were all tender, my face and eyes were swollen and painful, and I felt like I was being shocked by electricity. My energy level was zero.
Early in October I couldn't read the eye chart during a routine visit with Dr. Moya. I described this as seeing a dense cloud of smoke between my eye and the chart on the wall. I WAS SCARED!!
The CT Scan he ordered for me was normal, the blood tests for levels for

inflammation in my arteries was normal. But, I didn't feel normal !!
Two weeks later I saw my PCP. He ordered a Doppler Arterial Ultra Sound test to check for circulation problems in my extremities. Thank goodness that test was also normal. Dr. Arnold also took me off of the statin drug that I had been taking for 8 years or so. Now I do feel more normal again !! I am no longer fighting fatigue, my legs are less painful, and the swelling in my face and eyelids has subsided. I even look more normal !! We still don't know what caused my problems, but hey I'll take normal any time. So I am grateful for:

A. Good doctors
B. Improved health
C. My husband
D. Our family, especially our daughter for all that she does for us.
E. For "normal"
 
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