Adventures In The ER

I had so many plans for this week. I was going to organize the junk from the basement. Work on a bunch of crafts. Get every thing ready to start Kindergarten.

Unfortunately plans change.

Starting on Saturday, I was in pain. First thing Monday I went to see a doctor for a recurring medical problem that I have been dealing with since January. That afternoon I had to go back to have some tests run. At midnight I was in the emergency room with what we thought was an allergic reaction to a medication they had started me on.

We were there for four hours with our poor little five-year-old in tow. After all of that waiting we were told that it probably wasn't an allergic reaction since I hadn't been taking it for very long. They put me on different meds though just to be safe. They didn't give any other explanation for my symptoms but I am guessing it was a panic attack since I had more panic attacks later that morning. I have had lots of panic attacks before so you would think I would have known that but usually when I have one I am thinking about or doing something that makes me anxious. This time I just woke up in the middle of one. When it started happening we looked at the medication label and all of the symptoms I was having were in the rare but serious side effect category of "may cause permanent nerve damage if not treated immediately". So we were still glad that we went in since that is not something that you want to mess around with. Plus worrying about possibly having a side effect would have stressed me out even more and the panic attack just would have continued.

Tuesday morning my husband left for a long business trip which means I am stuck here all alone taking care of myself and our son. Oh, and waiting for the results from my tests. All alone. Do you understand why I had a panic attack now?

Thankfully, when I called my mom Tuesday to tell her about everything that was going on; she decided to fly up and stay with me until Shelby gets back. Turns out that I am almost 28 years old and still need my mommy sometimes. :) For the most part I am feeling better physically but emotionally I am still a wreck so I am very happy to have her here.

Our little man has been such a trooper too. He did great in the ER and when Shelby made a joke about having to be there Jer said very sternly, "Daddy! We are here for mommy." He took great care of me after Shelby left for his trip. We spent most of the first day snuggled up on the couch watching Scooby Doo and he would play quietly when I napped then give me hugs and kisses to make me feel better. He can be difficult at times but he is such a great kid and I am definitely proud to be his mommy!

Anyway, I still hope to get a little cleaning done so that we can, you know, walk through the house without tripping over all of our junk. But I am not at all in the mood for crafting. I probably won't be around here much for a little while either. Sorry to those who have emailed me in the last few days. I will try to get back to you when I am feeling a little better.

EDIT: Since writing this draft all of the test results came back normal. On the upside we have ruled out tumors and other serious abnormalities. The downside is that we still have no idea what is causing the pain. :(