October 5: Learning my lesson

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Before and after.... I wanted to get out of the house and instead pushed it a little too far. Half way home, I couldn't get the words to come out. It resolved in a few minutes followed bu numbness in my fingers and face and heaviness in my legs. We called Stanford and they told us to come in just in case (the neurosurgery resident was not available).


Right before my language disappeared 

The ER was super busy but we got seen immediately. A CT and EEG at the ER ruled out stroke and heart problems.... So it's just my brain rebooting. The plan was to get me hydrated and send me home. What should have been a simple IV to get me hydrated ended up taking over 3 hours because they IV was placed wrong. Multiple attempts helped briefly but were unsuccessful and when they finally got it started it ended up slipping and hurting...and I developed more edema. Bobby was NOT happy at all!

Three hours to run a single bag of saline! 

Finally after hours we got the doctor to agree to release me and the nurse finally pulled the IV.
Mom, Sara, Ry and Lily came up for a visit and made some tacos. Yum!

Now for a good night's sleep....I promise to take it easy from here on out! Losing my ability to talk is not something I want to happen again!

Despite this drama today, God is good and kept me safe. Thank you for all the prayers and support! Hoping that is the first and last language hiccup!

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