I'm a little woried..I take that back, I'm ALOT worried
I'd say for about two years now I every so often (like one a month) will get this slight tingling sensation on the left side of my body. I don't know why but from head to toe only on the left side. I remember telling David Newman about it when i was working at the bank and he said that he had been told that it was a very mild form of heart attack or stroke. Of course I told David (the computer science major) he didn't know what the hell he was talking about and went about my business.
Well about six months ago I noticed these little episodes started happening alot more frequently than before and it was starting to bother me. At times they can be a little painful. I decided that i probably should see a doctor about it but I once again pushed it to the bottom of the shit to do list. What can i say, I am a busy boy.
As time progressed these sensations begin to get stronger and stronger and more common. Three weeks ago they peaked. I was getting them as many as six times a day. While I was, standing still, walking, running, sitting, laying down, driving and especially while I was at work. One day I was working and all of a sudden it came about me, but this one was different. It started in my fingers and toes and slowly worked its way up my leg and arm. By the time it got to my shoulder my fingers were numb. I could then feel the muscles in my torso contracting. It was so intense that I came really really close to pissing on myself because my bladder was being squeezed. I couldnt walk for about 4 minutes. And finally the pain went away just as sudden as it had come over me. At that point there was no more waiting to be done. I immediately went and made a doctors appointment.
I went to the doctor this morning. He was really nice and new to me cause I fired my last doctor (he was a total boob Dr. Gershon in Denton, Texas). I am now seeing Dr. Mark Hilger. Anyway, he says to me after hearing me explain my problem and doing a quick examination of my reflexes, motor skills and whatnot, "Well Bryson to be honest I have no way of know whats wrong with you right now. It could be any number of things from a series of seizures to stroke. You could have a bad heart valve or even a brain tumor. At this point I don't know. I do want you to get better but its going to be a long process and alot of testing to find the root of the problem. Right now I am we are going to try and rule out every possible thing we can so that it will make it a little easier to find the cause. I know its not from your blood pressure because its just a tiny bit high and sure thats just because your nervous. What I need from you is patients. With me and with yourself. I am going to send you to one of my special friends because I don't think I am going to be able to get you all the answers we need without using other resources. Do you know what an MRI is?". "Yeah I had one on my right shoulder about three weeks ago but for something completely non-related." "Well I am going to order an MRI on your brain."
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[my BRAIN. is this guy serious. I am freaking out about now. whenever the brian is involved things tend to be pretty freakin serious. hell life threatening.]
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"Well I am going to order an MRI on your brain. I would give you a script but I cant cause I don't know what to give you. Don't worry I am gonna take good care of you. I promise."
As one can imagine I am a bit freaked. I don't know what to feel cause I don't know how serious this thing is. right now I am just trying to hold everything in. I have my MRI on the 30th and I am going to see a Neurologist on the 7th.