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| After a lot of research, I found a neurologist I really like. She's two hours away, but she's with one of the best hospitals in the nation, Baylor. After looking over my file, she said, "There's obviously something serious going on with your brain. I'm going to find out what." Dr. Shahdad wasn't too impressed with the care I've been getting in the CHRISTUS healthcare system. She's not convinced I had a stroke, but if I did, it was handled wrong. She ordered an MRI of my brain with and without contrast to compare with the one done without contrast in the hospital. I had it done this morning and have a video appointment with her on October 7th. I had more lab work done. My B12 level is on the borderline of low and my ESR is high, which generally means there's inflammation in the body. My vision is still screwed up. After waking, the double vision is so bad, I'm sick to my stomach for an hour. By afternoon, it's lessened, but I can't really see out of my right eye. When you add my total lack of balance and coordination to the equation, you understand why I look drunk when I walk. I'm now having a weird pain on the top right of my head. The optometrist said everything she can see looked good. Her only concern would be retrobulbar optic nephritis, which should show up on the MRI. It's caused by the nerve behind the eye being inflamed. A lot of my symptoms can be associated with MS. I have an aunt that was diagnosed with MS three years ago. It can mimic a stroke. Although it's not hereditary, having a first-degree relative with it increases the risk. At this point, I just want answers so I know what I need to do next. |
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but seems to be okay today. I worry about my poor circulation, scrub my toes with a soft bristle brush, watch discoloration come and go. I probably need new arteries or veins but hey... "Heathcare" USA (enough said?). I may be better off trying something here in Thailand. But still... wish I lived in a country that had adequate patient based healthcare. Thailand and Taiwan mostly do, but I can't access it. First world systems like Europe, Canada and Australia do, but again, I can't access it. 