Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Lab work came out good

The doctor's office called this morning to tell me all the lab work came out in normal range.  So she feels pretty confident that my problems were caused by the magnesium.  So no more magnesium.

I felt much better today and it feels so good to feel good after feeling lousy!  So Mia and I took a few long walks.

Now I'm watching the Cubs in the World Series -- wouldn't that be really cool to have the Cubs win the Series after all those years!  Pete Rose is one of the announcers and he really needs to do something about that comb-over.

Monday, October 24, 2016

Emergency Doctor Visit

Today I went to the emergency section of my primary care doctor's office because I still didn't feel good.  The doctor was great.  She asked me a million questions and did bloodwork and one of the questions she asked was did I take anything different recently.  And I remembered that I took a magnesium supplement Saturday and Sunday (I thought it would be good for the heart).  She said "Aha!  I'll bet that's what it is -- magnesium can cause everything that was going on with you."  So she said I should stop the magnesium at least until the lab work comes back.  She should be calling me tomorrow with the results.

Then tonight I took Mia to her training class (trying to get her socialized with other dogs).  What an hour that is!  All four dogs need to be socialized and it is a real circus.  I think we are making progress, but we'll see.  The one good thing about these weekly classes is that Mia gets so tired out that she falls asleep as soon as we get in the car and then when we get home she is out like a light. And believe me, it is very hard to tire her out.

Today may be interesting

Yesterday I felt yukky all day long.  I was able to get around and do the things that needed to be done -- even went out to Starbucks, but by the time I went to bed I was feeling awful.  My equilibrium was off and I was so hot I felt like I was in a furnace (yet my temperature, blood pressure and pulse were all normal).  If I stepped outside on the cold patio I quickly felt better.

I transmitted my pacemaker activity to the doctor's office and they tell me the readings are normal.

This morning I felt pretty good when I got up but that hot feeling with dizziness came back.  I have turned off the furnace and opened all the windows.

I just can't believe that Parkinson's is all of a sudden kicking into gear, going overnight from slight tremors to hot flashes and equilibrium issues. That wouldn't make any sense.  But I can't imagine what else it could be.

So I put my pet sitter on alert and I may head to the emergency room today.

I'm starting this blog off with a bang!