Well this is sorta of an update of things here on my health....On about right after Thanksgiving I had an episode where my left side of face drooped and face was garbled....I didn't go anywhere but did message my primary doctor...it was the weekend...on that Monday morning I went to my physical therapy..did an errand in our local town( therapy is about an hour and half away)...then I get message from my primary to go to ER and get evaluated...so off back to big town ( and hour and half away)...I had been there earlier but not in ER....anyways...I get there and they basically say it was a migraine and since it had been a couple of days they didn't think they would or could do anything ( no MRI)...so this was after a 5 hour wait before being seen...( I was exhausted so ..) So they asked if I was ready to go home I rested some first....
After that episode...I would have episodes where my left side of face would droop.....So I had an upcoming appointment with my Primary doctor so I told the medical student about what was going on...The nurse had asked if the medical student could come in with the primary and I just stated that...sure they need to learn....needless to say I thought that the medical student would come in with my primary....so then the Medical student did the neuro test...then stepped out of the room....and then both my primary and medical student came in and informed that what I was having was a migraine with out a headache....I'm like what...…..they are sending me to a headache clinic, referring me to a neurologist....( I have a neurologist I told them)…..primary also said something about a list of for the neurologist to write out...….so I asked her ( messaged her) what it was...and she just message me back basically ask the neurologist if he thought it was a migraine....
So I message my neurologist what is going on...of course I need to be send to determine if what is going on....So He states it is not a migraine without a headache...and it happened some ..a slight droop...He asked is it doing now..while he asked me to smile and I said yes...He mention steroid shots...but then he stated we wont go there yet...I told him that my Aunt has bells pasly...he then nope I just checked for that,,,so he ordered a lab( acetylcholine receptor binding antibody) and also ordered an MRI with and without contrast...as He asked if I had any ear pain...and I said some...that this morning I felt my ear was on fire....so the MRI is to check and see if I have any blockage in the ear canal and besides see what is going on in brain as well ...plus he ordered a methylprednisone pack for me...So that's where I stand right now...
I have be taking the med...I'm on the third day...it seems to help some...but I don't know...the other night I thought I felt the right side droop some as well...but I didn't check to see...and it was only a like a twitch of a droop...I go back in about 6 weeks to see the neurologist and on the lookout for a new primary as mine is retiring next month....
Well that's it for now,will keep ya updated as much as I can
