{"id":243,"date":"2019-06-13T13:40:59","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T17:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jrolik.caludin.com\/?p=243"},"modified":"2019-06-12T13:53:59","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T17:53:59","slug":"throwback-thursday-health-month-of-hell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jrolik.caludin.com\/index.php\/2019\/06\/13\/throwback-thursday-health-month-of-hell\/","title":{"rendered":"Throwback Thursday: Health Month of Hell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Good afternoon, friends! Today\u2019s Throwback Thursday is inspired by my recent decline in health due to medicine I\u2019ve been on running me ragged. Rather than one memory, I plan today to share with you memories of a short period of time, a time going back all the way to my middle school years. That year, you see, I was sent to the hospital three times in a single month, for three different things<\/strong>\u2026 And here, I\u2019ll tell you what was found, and how it still effects me today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Please note, I actually don\u2019t remember what order they happened anymore\u2026 I\u2019m just sharing the pretext in the order that I deem suitable.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first cause<\/strong> was my heart condition. I had been blacking out and finding myself on the floor one too many times, and finally ended up making someone take me to the hospital to get it figured out. It was at that time that they discovered something: I had a heart condition, WPW. The same WPW that I have since had removed through surgery to burn off extra nerves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be fair, though, that wasn\u2019t the only reason for my fainting spells. I still get close to blacking out, but now it\u2019s purely because of my low blood pressure- and my pulse, sadly, hasn\u2019t gotten much lower since getting my WPW fixed. That said, there were a lot of things the WPW was affecting\u2026 And now, let\u2019s talk about one of those things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second<\/strong> cause to send me to the hospital was my migraines. I was sent from school because I couldn\u2019t concentrate and was holding my head in tears. It was a fairly easy diagnosis, but because of my heart condition and age, the options of what to give me were a bit limited and awkward. The first medication I was put on for my migraines, once my body got used to 800mg of advil regularly, was percocet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sadly, my migraines still exist. That\u2019s why I\u2019m out of sorts in fact, because of medicine to break a cycle that\u2019s lasted too long. I\u2019ve been hospitalized more than once because of my migraines, but I pray each time it will be the last. So far, last one was\u2026 So far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And my final cause?<\/strong> My anxiety. I had such a bad attack at school that my body was affected- I lost the ability to use one of my legs. At the time, we didn\u2019t know what the cause was. I was sent by ambulance to the hospital, and spent twelve hours there. It was after they talked about a spinal tap that my leg snapped back into working order. Apparently, the two anxieties fought over me, and the one fearing a spinal tap won. I was immediately told I required psychiatric counseling. I still have it today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, the anxiety right now is familiar. Whenever my heart would go out of whack, my anxiety would join in and make it worse. Right now, I think that\u2019s happening to me on a daily basis. I\u2019m on steroids- steroids that have me as mentally unstable as I was off my meds (even if I\u2019m taking them!). And from there, my heart is affected by the anxiety and immense emotion my body is dealing with, leading to my pulse rising and blood pressure dropping low. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, sitting or standing, my blood pressure had a diastolic of under 60. I was close to 90\/50 no matter which pose I took, which for me is pretty abnormal. Either way, it\u2019s leading to a dizziness level I haven\u2019t had in a long time\u2026 And that\u2019s what led me to these memories I share with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The moral of the story:<\/strong> If you don\u2019t feel right, get checked out. Don\u2019t be me and wait until the problem gets to an excessive state. Alright, that\u2019s all for your little lesson. Take care, guys!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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