That trip to the E.R. got me thinking that maybe I should start with my primary care doctor and see if the leg problem is something they can figure out.
I went in to see the nurse practicioner and she had some x-rays taken and gave me some anti-inflammatory pills and a muscle relaxer. If I wasn't any better by Monday I was to come back.
The anti-inflammatory pills did nothing.
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Monday, August 12, 2013
August 6 - A Trip to the E.R.
My legs have been killing me for about 2 weeks. Constant pain straight down the back of both legs, from the hip down to the ankle. It feels like sciatica only instead of going down the side of my leg, it goes down the back. I am about to go out of my mind. I can't sleep, I can't get comfortable, I can't ignore it. I just am in constant misery. The pain pills Dr I___________ gave me do nothing. Absolutely nothing.
On my way out of infusion, I went across the hall and left word with the nurse that I needed something stronger. She said she'd call me.
She did call me later that day and told me my potassium level was low and had been since July 1st. That she said, could be causing the leg pain. So I was to go to the office in the morning and get a STAT blood test and if I needed potassium, they would give it to me.
Great. Why o why would you lest someones potassium level and then not check the results!! Not correct any imbalance?! I was livid.
So all afternoon I worried about it. Not trusting the doctor one bit. I didn't trust that something wouldn't go wrong overnight. I didn't want to wait til the morning. I know potassium levels are important and that they have something to do with the heart working right.
Then all of a sudden I started getting a pain in my left chest area. That went on for a few hours until I thought I can't wait til tomorrow. I left Mark a note and drove myself to Parkwest E.R.
To make a long story short, my heart checked out ok, my potassium level was normal and they had no idea what was causing my leg pain. He did give me an i.v.of an anti inflammatory. Midnight, I went home.
On my way out of infusion, I went across the hall and left word with the nurse that I needed something stronger. She said she'd call me.
She did call me later that day and told me my potassium level was low and had been since July 1st. That she said, could be causing the leg pain. So I was to go to the office in the morning and get a STAT blood test and if I needed potassium, they would give it to me.
Great. Why o why would you lest someones potassium level and then not check the results!! Not correct any imbalance?! I was livid.
So all afternoon I worried about it. Not trusting the doctor one bit. I didn't trust that something wouldn't go wrong overnight. I didn't want to wait til the morning. I know potassium levels are important and that they have something to do with the heart working right.
Then all of a sudden I started getting a pain in my left chest area. That went on for a few hours until I thought I can't wait til tomorrow. I left Mark a note and drove myself to Parkwest E.R.
To make a long story short, my heart checked out ok, my potassium level was normal and they had no idea what was causing my leg pain. He did give me an i.v.of an anti inflammatory. Midnight, I went home.
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