4/29/15-Well, I Fell Well

I titled these two pictures, "Things of Beauty." And while they may not look beautiful to you. They were phenomenal to me.

The photo on the left is one taken way out in the country when the bus I was on drove for over 30 minutes past my stop to drop someone off.  Most people would not have liked that, but the driver gave me a choice and I actually requested it. It is a thing of beauty to me because even after the week I've had, I got to take a drive in the country and see beautiful wild flowers. Awe-mazing.

The photo on the right is taken from the hospital lobby. I got to go to the hospital twice this week - one unexpected visit to the ER and one for my MRI. I took this photo through the lobby window while I was there waiting to have a MRI performed. I think their grounds are quite lovely, and what I experienced during the MRI made the picture on the left, taken a few hours later, even more beautiful - to me.

The MRI was a horrible experience & made my head hurt badly. I had not one but 2 MRI's - one reg & one with IV contrast. I barely made it through the first one and thought I would scream when they rolled me back in for the 2nd one. But they have to be done back-to-back, at the same time, so I sure didn't want to reschedule & do it all over again. My muscles spasmed from being so tense and when done the tech had to help me uncurl my arms, hands & legs. I was shivering head to toe. It felt like I was going to bounce off the table. But I did not move my head during the MRIs! I've probably had 10 MRIs over the years and this has not happened before, but I sure never want to go thru it again. Rephrase - I will not.

This came after I fell on Saturday. Another rephrase - I did a face plant - in gravel, and skidded several feet as if I were stealing home. At least I don't do anything halfway. That resulted in a trip to the ER. I am lucky, blessed and grateful - nothing broken and no permanent injuries. Which is an extra celebration because the temple that I landed on is where my bone fragments are from the original brain injury!

The ER doctor wanted to keep me overnight but my insurance said no since the CT Scan was clear. So, my sweet neighbor that had taken me there, got dressed and came back for me. After a late night run to the pharmacy to get meds for pain, swelling and nausea, we got home around 2:30A. I have such wonderful earth angels in my life!

This may be the worst selfie ever, but trust me, you do not want to see what's behind the glasses that won't rest on my cheek. This is day 4 after the fall. You can imagine what I looked like before it got "better". You get the picture, so to speak. Well, at least I fell well.

More doctor appointments, more tests and more bus rides to come so stay tuned!