Ricky just took his last final exam today for the semester. Super proud of him. It's been really tough for him to take a full college schedule and work full time plus mandatory overtime. Not only did he do it but he did very well in his classes. Nothing comes easy but it will be so worth it in the end.
I have my last final tomorrow. Still undecided if I will take a mini course of Christmas or not. I'm really running out of classes I can take at the local college and we need to figure out quick when we are moving so I know what university to apply to.
I mentioned in the last update that I had to visit a Cardiologist on Friday. Thursday morning I went to my nieces' great grandmother's funeral. I had Brody and Gracie with me. Ricky and Madi were in school. We were standing there and all of a sudden I lost all my hearing, felt like I was going to pass out, and couldn't speak. All I knew was I needed to sit down. My mind was focused on getting Brody and Gracie safely in the car and putting one foot in front of the other to get there. I was pouring sweat which is very odd for me. I finally got to the car and felt like I didn't really have control over what was going on, facial expressions, my vision was messed up, etc. I looked in the mirror and freaked out. My face had no color, my lips were had zero color, my eyes were odd looking. It was not good. Since my surgery, every afternoon between 4-6 I would get really sick. My left arm would start hurting really bad like at the bone, and it would follow with a horrible headache. I would immediately become beyond exhausted. Most days it was everything I could do to get the kids in their beds so I could make it to mine. Anyway, once I was able to hear and speak again, I called Ricky. He is always the first person I want by my side. He left school and told me to call the doctor right away. The doctor said I needed to get into the Cardiologist and would call me back with an appointment. About 20-30 minutes later I was recovered. Tired but recovered. I was able to drive us home and meet Ricky there. My OB office called me back and told me to be at the Cardiologist the next day at 11am. Let me just say that I was in a very well known Cardiologist less than 24 hours later. You say my OB's name and things happen.
The Cardiologist ran an EKG which came back normal. She came in and wanted the full story of what happened. She asked if I'd ever passed out before. I told her just one time in my life which was this past April. She asked if I went to the ER and I said yes, she asked which one, etc. and is in the process of getting my records. She said they shouldn't have discharged me in April. I told her they thought I passed out because of my back injury but she said they should have done more testing on my heart then. Apparently she wants to do a test that can't be done while pregnant. Anyway, she said I have some type of disorder where I pass out. I don't have the name of it because Ricky has the forms but basically my blood pressure gets really low and my blood doesn't get to my heart and brain the way it should which causes me to pass out. She ran other test and I have to follow up with her in two weeks I believe. She called my OB while in the room with me to tell her what she found and poor lady, my OB started barking off orders to her. When they hung up, they "both" insist I see a Neurologist. They want to rule out seizures and make sure I'm not having complicated migraines. Whatever that means. Anyway, the good news this doesn't affect the baby at all and has nothing to do with being pregnant.
It's always something!!
Update soon!
KP
