When Your Body Cries for Help!

Petropolis, Brazil
October 26, 2017 2:23pm CST
Hello guys! For almost one week I've been visiting doctors, going through medical examinations to discover what is happening to me. Two weeks ago I experienced a cardiac syncope and fainted in my own living room. The thing is that I live alone and when I recovered from that I had to run to the doctor. He just asked me to undergo so many exams and I am in the middle of them. I already performed an echocardiography last Tuesday, today I finished the Holter exam, Now hold on! On top of that, I developed a strong pain in my cervical spine just yesterday and today I was like crying in so much pain, that I couldn't even get out of bet without crying out loud in so much pain. But I had to and headed to the clinic to take out the Holter Monitor and headed after that to the orthopedist and check what was happening. And he said it is an inflammation, nothing serious, but the pain will knock me down if I don't get the medicine. So he gave me some prescriptions and there I went to the drugstore, tears in my eyes and I couldn't stop crying! I got the medication, injections and everything else he told me to take and now I am feeling a little better. The pain is still here but under control. Thanks God! Tomorrow I will have to do (ABPM) Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring and on Saturday I have a computer tomography of my cervical to see the damages this is causing me. Doctor said it is an extremely high stressful situation I am in and he is totally right and I took my measures to give it an end. Next week I still have other three cardiac exams to go through and the last one will be performed in the middle of November, as it is a body scan to localize anything else in my body. I can't say I am not scared, but I am. I am sad with all that as well, but I am doing everything I can to improve my health. Thank you guys for reading me and hope all is fine with you all!
5 people like this
4 responses
@amadeo (111948)
• United States
26 Oct 17
I do not like the sound of the pain in your spine there?Keep us posted.
2 people like this
• Petropolis, Brazil
26 Oct 17
Thank you @amadeo, for the concern. As I told @Corbin5 in my comment above, this is the thing that makes us all continue: love and caress! The most important thing in the world: people caring about us, even far away from me, this is so important. I will let you know how things evolve from now.
@amadeo (111948)
• United States
26 Oct 17
@manandezo okay and keep in touch.
1 person likes this
@marlina (154165)
• Canada
26 Oct 17
Good luck with the doctors finding what is wrong with you. Not an easy task.
1 person likes this
@marlina (154165)
• Canada
27 Oct 17
@manandezo I am very familiar with "tons of tests" and surgeries. Good luck.
1 person likes this
• Petropolis, Brazil
27 Oct 17
@marlina Thank you! =)
1 person likes this
• Petropolis, Brazil
26 Oct 17
Thank you @marlina. This is not an easy task, but I will have to go through it bravely. Many of us, if not all of us, do not like doctors or hospitals, but not I will have to be brave enough to find out what is happening. I just can't sleep well right now, as the pain is growing again and medication will have to work, otherwise I will have another terrible night.
1 person likes this
• Valdosta, Georgia
27 Oct 17
I'm sorry for all your going through. I hope you will be healed completely so you don't have to go through all of this pain. =( I will be praying for you.
1 person likes this
• Petropolis, Brazil
27 Oct 17
I am feeling much better today and I can feel the prayers. One good thought can change everything and I truly believe it! Bit by bit all is going to the right place. Still lots of exams to be done, but hey, I am still here! =)
1 person likes this
• Valdosta, Georgia
27 Oct 17
@manandezo I'm glad that you are still here, just wish things were easier for you.
1 person likes this
@Lizirazo (2390)
• United States
28 Oct 17
I'm so sorry you are going through all this. My prayers and thoughts are with you.
1 person likes this
• Petropolis, Brazil
28 Oct 17
I am feeling really fine today and I am going through these exams so I will know well what to do in the future. Thank you so much for the prayers, attention and all the good thoughts! =)
1 person likes this
@Lizirazo (2390)
• United States
29 Oct 17
@manandezo you're welcome?
1 person likes this