Generalized headache (part 2)
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66854)
Philippines
March 11, 2016 3:44am CST
I could hear the nurses rushing in to meet an emergency case, and hear them say, “She is Ma’am Ingrid, CI of M _ _P.” One nurse even said, “I was one of her students at medical ward”.
Although my eyes were close, because of the scintillating flashes of light the my right eye sees, I could still follow instructions, like the resident physician telling me to raise my arms up on pronation (palms down) and supination (palms up), and put out my tongue and wiggle it. I had non-projectile vomiting to previously ingested dinner, and according to my son, they were still undigested. Even when the nurses placed the IV fluid, I submitted myself, and all other procedures like blood extraction, x-ray, ECG, Ct scan, and electroencephalogram, all in that same night.
The headache slowly waned with the administration of an osmotic diuretic called Mannitol 75 cc which is given by intravenous push every 8 hours.
To be continued.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
12 Mar 16
I actually had a mild stroke, my friend, as confirmed by my 2 doctors. I am fine now, and my appetite is regaining. I got thin with 45 kgs, but now, 2 days after I left the hospital, I already gained 2 kgs, so I am 47 kgs.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
16 Mar 16
@cacay1 I have a normally low BP, and I am not a doctor to diagnose myself. I know also that the manifestations of hypertension and low BP are somewhat the same. i slept late that time and I ate much for dinner.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
16 Mar 16
@cacay1 no, not the heavy meal my dear because i rested a couple of hours after our dinner. It was due to me playing the soda on mobile phone with no light but just from the phone itself. yes, head ache is the same when we have HPN or low BP, but it is not always in late evenings. it comes anytime of the day.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
12 Mar 16
no, my lady. he is a philosophy graduate at St. Louis University, and he was a perfect significant other while I was a client in the hospital.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
14 Mar 16
@SIMPLYD heheh! 
Not my private nurse my lady, but my personal 'alalay'. even though he is fast asleep, once I turn to sides on bed, he immediately gets up and checks on me
Not my private nurse my lady, but my personal 'alalay'. even though he is fast asleep, once I turn to sides on bed, he immediately gets up and checks on me1 person likes this
@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
13 Mar 16
I got bad feeling this is happening to my dog since he threw up yesterday
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
13 Mar 16
@ridingbet yeah i think so. but the thing that kept me from going was i don't have money yet for consultation.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
13 Mar 16
heat stroke, my friend? surely you do not compare what a human being feels with that of a canine?! I think you should bring your dog to the nearest veterinary clinic and tell the doctor about what your pet does.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
13 Mar 16
@Letranknight2015 why not search on the net and check the manifestations presented by your dog to what is posted in a veterinarian wall, my friend? My sister, when I texted her about my condition with some medical terms, searched on net what an "infarct", "thrombus" and "embolus" meant; of course I don't have the thrombus and embolus.
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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
12 Mar 16
@ridingbet I understand, I remember when my father had a mild stroke, he had the same symptoms. Take care of yourself.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
12 Mar 16
@LadyDuck thank you. My speech pattern is not altered, and my legs still feel weak probably because I was always on bed rest while at the hospital. It was transient a, thank God.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
12 Mar 16
thanks my friend. it was a case of a mild stroke, my dear
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@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
12 Mar 16
@ridingbet I'm so glad that you are feeling better now.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
13 Mar 16
@jaboUK i surely am, my friend. I need to be strong and healthy because I believe I still have more years in this earth
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@dazzledlady (1618)
• Philippines
13 Mar 16
@ridingbet hahaha I know ... I wanted to know what is your condition that needs mannitol hmm a clot, infarct , anuerysm ?
@dazzledlady (1618)
• Philippines
13 Mar 16
@dazzledlady oh i read on your response its mild stroke ..tia . Im glad its only mild, I guess its a wake up call to take life slowly and eat healthy, treasure every moment. Hope you will be back to your normal activities of living.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
12 Mar 16
thanks my dear. I am now fine, and I am lotting with my son's net book(I made the 4 discussions in this medium) and I might not use the desktop now. It shows that I can now punch the right letters in this small laptop.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
12 Mar 16
I feel better now, my friend. It is always the will power that I want to get well.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
12 Mar 16
as long as you don't give up hope my dear, we can always pass the trials thetlife gives us.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
19 Mar 16
it is okay, my dear. I am out of the hospital now. How about you? how is your health now? still with headache and weakness?
