Medical Update - Finding answers

Anyone who knows me knows that my life is an open book. I have few secrets of my own. Here is the scoop on my latest medical drama. It was NOT a bad reaction to the drug (see previous entry) Tussicaps. Because I stopped taking them on Friday and on Tuesday I had another episode. I felt weak, like I would faint and had the numb, tingly hands and feet, I was sweaty and just felt really awful. ( I didn't drive anywhere this time!) It really worried me this time since I had no explanation for it. So today I went to see my family doctor and told her what has been going on. I researched on the internet and seemed to be having what is known as POTS - Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. She said I was, but that this is a symptom and not a cause. So she took my blood pressure while laying down, then sitting, then standing. While laying my blood pressure is almost normal (it has always been a tad low), when seated my bp (blood pressure) is low, and then when I stand up my bp gets super low. So, that is what has been causing the crazy symptoms. So now we know what is going on, we just need to figure out WHY it is happening. She did an EKG and it was normal. She is now sending me to a neurologist just to rule out anything serious, as a precaution. If all those tests are normal then she said we will 'take it from there' and try to figure out why my blood pressure is so low when I stand up. At least we are on the right track now! :) Oh, it also explains why I have been so tired all the time! Finally, an answer for that!

I thought I was dying, or something serious anyway

So, i was picking up the kids from school and i noticed i had trouble staying in my own lane. I thought that was odd. Then when I dropped off the other kid that I take home (carpool) I felt like I was about to faint. i barely made it into my friends house and collapsed on her floor. I was sweaty and pale and my hands and feet were numb and purple. She called my mom to take me to the hospital and my friend watched the kids until Will could come home and get them. The doctor at urgent care thinks it was a bad reaction to medicine my regular doctor gave me yesterday for my sore throat, sinus infection. He sent me to the ER for blood tests. I am feeling a lot better (aside from the sinus infection) but man I thought I was dying! So weird!

Man, it has been forever since I have written here. Things have been totally crazy!!!!! Life with 3 kids is so busy all the time!!!! I may just have to hit the highlights/lowlights to catch you up. -

- Will has been working LONG hours lately. He gets up super early and comes home anywhere from 7-1opm.
- he is getting his best bonus ever in 2 weeks, Wahoo!!!
- his car broke down, but at least it happened on payday
- Brad is 6 mo. old now and is still not sitting up or eating baby food. For a few days he ate it ok, but ever since then he gags on anything but milk or sometimes apple juice. I am mildly concerned but have other things to deal with first!
- Dylan had 2 cavities and Landon has 4!! We got Dylans fixed but Landon's are coming up. He has to get 2 root canals! Ouch! Luckily they will sedate him.
- I miss working at Wee School and my two BFF's there. But I love being at home with my kids. It is funny.
- Still tired all the time even though my bloodwork testing for anemia and thyroid came back normal. hmmm...
- Dylan is going to be Harry Potter for halloween and Landon a ninja. Brad will be an M&M. cute. I am coloring my hair pink (cause I have always wanted to) and wearing a witch hat. whatever!- -What else???There is more but that is all I can get into for now. I am not feeling great and Will too and Landon threw up all over our livingroom carpet tonight. Yuck! Dylan had the pukes last week and now it has hit the rest of us. Oh joy. Now would be a good time to have wood floors...

Deal of the Decade!

Electrolux Washer and Dryer. Original price: $1,200 each. My price: $350 each!
We were looking for a new washer at Sears and all of a sudden one of the employees gets off the phone and says "Yall may wanna come take a look at these. They just went on sale." What a blessing!!

We're still here!

Just wanted to update my poor, neglected blog and say that we are still alive. Will's mom Terry came to visit us in July. We had a great visit. I am so glad that she could come and meet Bradley.

Bradley is getting bigger every day and time is going by faster and faster with each kid. He is 4 months old already! He smiles a lot! But he is teething now so has mood swings from really happy to crying, then back to happy.

Landon and Dylan start back to school on Monday! Yay for me! They watched a space movie yesterday and as it was ending Dylan said "I want to be an astronaut some day!" Then Landon said, "I want to be an alien!" My crazy kids.

Will is enjoying his promotion at work and his new boss. Yay!
Consider yourself updated!