Monday Night Circulation Problems???
It was a long weekend after that. Tim and I just chilled out. It was nice. Monday we ran some errands and just got out of the house. We went to American Science and Surplus. Tim knew it would be a geek place that I would love and I needed out of the house. We went there to Target, Trader Joes and Walgreens. It was a long day of walking but I needed food so that I could be self sufficient and function better on my own. We realized at the end of the day...I had overdone it a bit.
I felt pretty good getting out the house and even though I was tired, I was happy. We brought everything upstairs into my apartment and we ordered mediterian food from Andes. It was good.
Later, I was SO ready for bed. Tim and I were all cuddled up when he noticed how cold my right leg was. It was kind of crazy. It was a couple degrees colder. The doctor said it might be affecting my circulation but Tim was worried which made me worried. He wanted to call his mom who's a nurse but it was too late. So, now, I'm all paranoid that maybe I have blood clot in my leg. We were almost debating going to the hospital but I decided that I had enough hospitals and that I would call the neurologist in the morning.
Well, it really didn't make any difference. I stayed up all night trying to focus on my breathing and not focusing on how if I fell asleep and a blood clot travelled from my leg into my heart that Iwould die. I HATE THAT GUY FROM ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL. I was a paranoid spaz.
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In the morning, I called Dr. Lazar's office and left a message. I also decided that it was time to start doing some more research to find a second opinion about my back because Dr. Lazar was a "you need surgery guy". I found a clinic at Rush that looked at surgical and non-surgical approach at their back and spine clinic. I called the neurolgy department and emailed the back/spine clinic. I just wanted something proactive to be happening. It took Dr. Lazar until the afternoon to call me back. He told me that poor circulation was normal so long as I could still feel everything...which I could....so...he said I would be ok and that he wanted to see me in a couple weeks. I asked him...should I be in physical theraphy or something??? Uh...no....just chill out. Ugh...I do not like Dr. Lazar very much. I don't like that he doesn't seem to be very proactive with me. Whatever.... Tuesday was spent calling doctors.
Tommorrow blog -- My return to St. Francis to collect all my medical records to send to Rush University AND the next Dr. to say "huh, maybe you should come is sooner."
I felt pretty good getting out the house and even though I was tired, I was happy. We brought everything upstairs into my apartment and we ordered mediterian food from Andes. It was good.
Later, I was SO ready for bed. Tim and I were all cuddled up when he noticed how cold my right leg was. It was kind of crazy. It was a couple degrees colder. The doctor said it might be affecting my circulation but Tim was worried which made me worried. He wanted to call his mom who's a nurse but it was too late. So, now, I'm all paranoid that maybe I have blood clot in my leg. We were almost debating going to the hospital but I decided that I had enough hospitals and that I would call the neurologist in the morning.
Well, it really didn't make any difference. I stayed up all night trying to focus on my breathing and not focusing on how if I fell asleep and a blood clot travelled from my leg into my heart that Iwould die. I HATE THAT GUY FROM ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL. I was a paranoid spaz.
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In the morning, I called Dr. Lazar's office and left a message. I also decided that it was time to start doing some more research to find a second opinion about my back because Dr. Lazar was a "you need surgery guy". I found a clinic at Rush that looked at surgical and non-surgical approach at their back and spine clinic. I called the neurolgy department and emailed the back/spine clinic. I just wanted something proactive to be happening. It took Dr. Lazar until the afternoon to call me back. He told me that poor circulation was normal so long as I could still feel everything...which I could....so...he said I would be ok and that he wanted to see me in a couple weeks. I asked him...should I be in physical theraphy or something??? Uh...no....just chill out. Ugh...I do not like Dr. Lazar very much. I don't like that he doesn't seem to be very proactive with me. Whatever.... Tuesday was spent calling doctors.
Tommorrow blog -- My return to St. Francis to collect all my medical records to send to Rush University AND the next Dr. to say "huh, maybe you should come is sooner."