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Vent Rant
3 years ago
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Lately I have been having issues with my face; the right side is partially numb, my speech is sometimes slurred (though with some effort I can still talk clearly), and I tend to drool a lot. My right hand, though it does still seem to retain its old strength, seems numb, and at times, so does my right upper arm, both of which are symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. It's become really difficult to type anything with just my non-dominant left hand, but I guess I'll have to get used to it. Yesterday I finally bought a splint for my arm at Walgreens. Mom says that, if nothing else, it should help remind me to leave that hand alone, which has been a real challenge for me.
I still have metal parts to polish for my customer (and the parts I've done so far still need a lot of work), the pipe in the front yard still needs to be fixed, and I still have a handful of commissions in my queue.
Night before last, I clumsily gave myself the worst shaving cut ever! I mean, it bled so bad it took a while for it to stop.
Perhaps most concerning of all my symptoms are the headaches. I have been worrying that I might have brain cancer, though I hope to God I don't. Aspirin barely even helps sometimes. Though usually, as long as I sit still I'm fine; it's mostly when I move around that bad headaches happen. I think it may be related to the hear; we’ve been having triple-digit temperatures for a long time here and I, for one, am more than ready for a cool autumn.
I have been on Social Security for several years now, and as part of the package, I got a Medicare membership card back in 2008. It's for parts A and B, but I have never used it, so I have been doing research on how I could go about using it. Hopefully I can go see a doctor in town soon enough, and can get whatever ails me diagnosed and taken care of.
I wish I were just making theses symptoms up; I wish this was all just a horrible nightmare that I could just wake up from and everything would be okay. Sometimes I feel like just lying face down in bed and crying myself to sleep. I hate feeling like a burden, to you and my family, but I don't know when (or if) I can get well again.
Anyway, that's what's been going on with me; sorry if I worried you guys but I just felt like I needed to vent really bad. Thank you for your attention, and for caring.
Current queue:
Sun_Burnt_Wolf--1 animated icon commission (sketched, cleanup begun);
DrebinGrey39--1 four-character commission (sketch begun).
I still have metal parts to polish for my customer (and the parts I've done so far still need a lot of work), the pipe in the front yard still needs to be fixed, and I still have a handful of commissions in my queue.
Night before last, I clumsily gave myself the worst shaving cut ever! I mean, it bled so bad it took a while for it to stop.
Perhaps most concerning of all my symptoms are the headaches. I have been worrying that I might have brain cancer, though I hope to God I don't. Aspirin barely even helps sometimes. Though usually, as long as I sit still I'm fine; it's mostly when I move around that bad headaches happen. I think it may be related to the hear; we’ve been having triple-digit temperatures for a long time here and I, for one, am more than ready for a cool autumn.
I have been on Social Security for several years now, and as part of the package, I got a Medicare membership card back in 2008. It's for parts A and B, but I have never used it, so I have been doing research on how I could go about using it. Hopefully I can go see a doctor in town soon enough, and can get whatever ails me diagnosed and taken care of.
I wish I were just making theses symptoms up; I wish this was all just a horrible nightmare that I could just wake up from and everything would be okay. Sometimes I feel like just lying face down in bed and crying myself to sleep. I hate feeling like a burden, to you and my family, but I don't know when (or if) I can get well again.
Anyway, that's what's been going on with me; sorry if I worried you guys but I just felt like I needed to vent really bad. Thank you for your attention, and for caring.
Current queue:
Sun_Burnt_Wolf--1 animated icon commission (sketched, cleanup begun);
DrebinGrey39--1 four-character commission (sketch begun).