Saturday, 06/01 (from Caren)

Well.....today was absolutely draining. The day of my cognitive testing...which left me feeling pretty much lifeless by the end of it all. I arrived shortly after 8am and was able to be done by almost 4pmish. A lot of things were more difficult that I imagined and really there were times I felt like puking my guts out, but I didn't want them to postpone things or change the date or stop it too soon....I literally just felt like the life was sucked out of me today, it was so tiring. I have if anything more questions than answers now. When I got in the van I felt weak and numb..........got home sat on the couch and don't even remember falling asleep just that the kids kept waking me up with questions.

I apologize that I have not been online. This has been a hard month for me and my family in general. May 17 I went to Urgent Care with my son because he had a horrible cough and my husband was unavailable to go. My mom drove Austin (my 5 year old) and myself there.... I got seen because my face pain was so great I couldn't stand it. I also had a cough that was being stubborn and persistent. On Sunday May 18 a Nurse called us and said the Bronchitis that Austin was diagnosed with originally, was actually pneumonia and they were putting him on a "Zpack" (Azithromyacin). They had prescribed me Amoxicillin for my mouth infection as half my tooth was missing (amazing what you don't notice when you are on so many pain meds and start coming off of them) - but they hadn't received anything back yet regarding a report about my Xrays. I am curious why I never received any oral mouth care/examinations in the nearly 4 months I was in the hospital....but that is another thought topic entirely. 

Then Thursday on May 22 I get a call saying they couldn't decide if I had Pneumonia or Atelectasis, that both lungs showed "density" and that both lungs showed "plueral thickening", but they were most concerned with the right lung (the injured one from the wreck) because it had a lot more "density" than the L lung. Their concern was that they are unable to decide if it was pneumonia or something called "Atelectasis" they were even wondering about a hiatal hernia since the "density" was so large, Soooooooooooooooooo to rule out Pneumonia, they changed my antibiotic from Amoxicillin to a Zpack. Meantime, my mout got out of control - and the pain in my ribs and mouth was hard to distinguish which hurt worse..

I then saw an Oral Surgeon after being referred by my Primary Care Physician.and waiting for the appt which felt like forever on May 27th I think.................he said my back lower L tooth was Fractured and damage to my lower R tooth or teeth as well.......I don't remember exactly how he said it.........but L tooth due to some kind of Trauma since half of it facing the outside of my jaw was missing/fractured - (this was my duh moment) and the other side could have been from a Metabolic disorder (oh sayyyyy like the Anemia I had in the hospital and for several months - ugh!!!!)

I saw a great lady at my Dr Office whose name is Beth. She always makes me feel safe and listens to what I am feeling. She had an xray done there on May 28 and there was not much improvement in my lungs so she switched me to ANOTHER antibiotic called Levaquin in 500mg....ohhh and I was developing a UTI.....not so awesome!!! I am supposed to go for a CT Scan within the next 2-3 weeks for my lungs. For those that know what a PR Breathing Capacity Test is, my average out of 3 attempts was an "FEV of 56%"

May 28th night I couldn't sleeep all night due to pain in mouth and ribs....but pain in mouth was winning that race - and called the Place I was referred to for my teeth and this Dentist actually answered his phone at 2:35 in the morning - I was impressed by that . 

On May 29th the Dentist got me in for an Emergency surgery first thing in the morning and so I had to cancel all my appointments with MaryFreeBed and my Psychology appointment that morning (which sucked hard core). - but saved my tooth by doing a root canal (all under the AutoClaim because I had no fractured teeth BEFORE the wreck).. Right now it has a temporary filling in it. So I have to follow up with my regular Dentist to get a permanent filling and crown (but have to finish paying HIM off first from work he did for me this past Fall and he deserves every cent because he is amazing and trusted us).

May 30 - Friday was my cognitive testing and I already summed that up at the top of this post.............soooooooooooooooooooooo I have been fighting hard to stay healthy and on top of things....however, my brain still gives me fits...