First day home and still feel a little nauciouse

My Saturday morning began at 6:20 a.m. by getting up so as to take a dose of my new medication. Ithen slept until 9:20 before going into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit and drink my hot cocao. After doing so, I then returned to my bedroom so as to shave. At 10:10 I then went back into the kitchen so as to eat some crepe’s for breakfast. I then returned to my bedroom at 10:25 so as to brush my teeth  before making my bed. After doing so, I then put some clean laundry away. After filling my thermos with ice, I then put some water in the bottle. After talking to my grandmother I had began to stretch at 11:00. Once I had completed my back stretch’s, I then began not to feel all that well. Feeling dizzy and light headed I then put my splint on before laying down to rest. I had slept from 11:50-3:30 before waking. Once I had taken off my splint, I then went into the kitchen to get a bite to eat. At 4:30 I then had taken a shower thus getting comfortable for the evening before eating dinner. At 5:20 I then returned to my bedroom so as to type in today’s blog entry. 

Discharge Day from Main Medical Center

My Friday morning began at 7:30 a.m. When Nurse Nancy and Megan the c.n.a. came into my room to take my blood pressure and temperature. At 8:05 my breakfast had arrived. Once I had finished eating, at 8:10 I then shaved and brushed my teeth.  At 8:30 I then waited for ten minutes before nurse Nancy had given me my medication. After doing so Mary Jo had taken off my e.e.g. thus disconnnecting all the wires glued to my head. At 9:00 I wanted to talk a shower. I was a little unsteady on my feet do to being in bed for so many days strait. My legs were like toothpicks. The Megan the c.n.a. Had assisted me so as to be there if I were to fall. Once I was nice a clean and all the glue was scrubbed off my head, I had met with Jennifer to go over my discharge and  the new medications that that I am now taking. After doing so Megan had put me in a wheelchair to bring me to the Main Medical Center entrance where we had met my sister. I then said good-bye to Megan and thanked her for helping to get ready to leave this morning. My sister then brought me to her house in Scarborough wher we met our mother. My mother and I then went home. We had arrived home at 12:45. I had eaten some lunch before laying down to rest. I had slept from 1:11-4:45. I then looked over my new medication list and filled my medication pill cases for the week ahead. I first had emptied all the old medications out of the remaining pill containers. I then started to fill them with my new medications. At 5:40 I then ate my dinner before taking a tylonol for some head pain. After doing so I then unpacked a few things before typing in todays blog entry.       

Deep Breathing

My Thursday morning began at 1:00 a.m. by ending my sleep deprivation, so as to try to induce a seizure. I then slept until 7:00 a.m. At 7:40 Ilene The c.n.a. Came into my room so as to take my vitals. She then brought me some fresh water and ginger ale. At 8:20 I then had my breakfast, a bowl of cereal with two muffins. At 8:35 I then brushed teeth. At 8:50 Nurse Marcy came into my room so as to give me my medication. At 9:00 I then took in some air. Before playing a game of cribbage with my sister. At 9:45 I then rested. At 10:00 I then did some stretching as best I could. I then washed up before filling out my menu. Ilene then came into my room so as to introduce herself to my mother. At 10:45 I then played a game of cribbage with my mother. At 11:00 I then had the netting on my head fixed so as to hold the leads in place. At 12:00 I then ate my lunch. At 12:15 the Doctor came in, he had told me that he is starting me on the medication depicoat. After a short rest, a tech came into my room so as to flash some light in my eyes and to have me do some deep breathing so as to try to induce a seizure. I then rested briefly before nurse Nancy came into my room so as to give me first depicoat pill. I then continued to rest. At 2:45 I the rested til 4:15. Nurse Eileen came into my room so as to take my blood pressure and temperature. I then watched television before playing a game of cribbage with my mother. At 5:10 I then ate dinner. At 5:30 nurse gave me my medication. My sister arrived shortly after. My mother then left for my sisters. I then pulled up my blog before settling in for my last night at Main Medical Center. 

Sleep deprivation

My Wednesday morning began at 6:30 a.m. by waking. I had my breakfast brought to my hostpial room at 7:30. Once I had finished eating, Liz the c. n. a. on duty came to my room to take my vitals. After doing so, I then bathed the best I could hooked up to the e.e.g. At 8:30 I had put my splint on. I then put in my eye and nose drops. At 8:55 Ben the Nurse on duty came into my room so as to give me my carbamasopine. A medication to stop seizures, but today  only received 300 mg instead of 600 mg. At 9:15 Ithen used my inhaler before resting. Trying to get as much as I can before tonight. At 10:45 the Chaplin came into my room so as to give me communion. At 11:15 I then used my fathers phone to call my grandmother. Ithen rested until 12:10 before two c.n.a.’s in training came into my room with nurse Karen to take my blood pressure and temperature. At 12:30 Liz had helped my father change the sheets on our beds. At 12:45 I then had lunch. At 1:15 I then brushed my teeth. At 1:30 the nurse came in to flash lights in not face and to make some noise. Hoping to give me a seizure. Ithen rested until 2:30. I then filled out my menu. Nurse Ben then brought me in some ginger ail. At 3:15 my sister had arrived. My mother then left at 3:45. At 4:00 Barbara and I ordered dinner. At 4:50 we gad eaten, After doing so, I then pulled up my blog and began to type in today’s entry. I then prepared myself for a sleepless night. Let’s hope this works. Come on SEIZURE!!!

I HAD A SEIZURE !!!

My Tuesday morning began at 7:00 a.m. by getting up and washing myself as best I could. My father was with me so he had helped out tool. I was in the seizure room at Maine Medical Centerl strapped up to an E.E.G. Unit so I could not be left alone. Once I had my clean pair of jams on and the Johnny that I wore, we then called in for breakfast. In the mean time a med tech came in my room to read the computer in which my E.E.G. Was connected to. Nurse Karen then gave me two aspirin for a headache that was just not going away. Dr. Morrison then came into my room to examine me. He had tested the strength in my arms and legs. At 8:50 I then brushed my teeth before laying back down in bed to rest. At 9:20 I had taken some air in with my inhaler. At 9:45 a priest had entered into my room so as to give me communion and to say a prayer. The nurse then took my blood pressure 127 over 88. She then took my temperature. At 10:10 I had put my splint on. My mother had then soon arrived to relieve my father. I then did a word search before nurse came in to flash some lights in my eyes. At 10:48 I then met with Jennifer O’niel a Neuroscience patience Navagator. She helps you guide you through your program. At 11:00 I then took my brace off. I then continued to do a word search. I then rested at 11:35. At 11:40 the Chaplin had come to introduce himself. At 12:00 I had watched the news while eating my lunch. At 12:30 I then rested. As I was doing so, I had a seizure. Nurse Mary Jo had come running in all excited. She looked at my mother and exclaimed, “He had a seizure!” That is a good thing while I am hooked up to the E.E.G. Now maybe they cane see what is going on. At 2:10 I then went back to sleep. I did so until 2:20. My father then arrived back to relieve my mother who went to stay with my sister. I then slept until 4:45. I then pulled up my blog to type of my day.

Admission Day into Main Medical Center

My Monday morning began at 5:00 a.m. by getting out of bed so as to stretch. I first stretch my back then did my other stretch’s. At 5:35 I then shaved before taking my shower. At 6:00 I then went into the kitchen so as to eat my breakfast at 6:00. Once I had some fruit, I then had a banana sandwich. I then returned to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth, then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in some air. At 7:00 I then had left the house with my parents for Main Medical Center. We had met my sis Teri there at 9:00. We then checked in at 9:30. I was to be admitted to be hooked up to an E.E.G. In a room dedicated just for people with seizure problems. I am still on my medication, that will be taken away from me tomorrow so as to hopefully bring on a seizure. Elizabeth the E.E.G. Technician Wired my head up thus bringing me to my room. Once I was good to go my nurse for the day Karen and Tiffany the C.N.A. Came into my room to put the Leeds on my head. At 11:00 they finished by doing a test to see if everything was working well. Tiffany then took my vitals, 115 over 88 my blood pressure. At 11:00 I then lay in my hospital bed. At 11:30 Nurse Karen had come in my room to ask me questions. At 12:00 Nurse Karen then put an I.V. In my arm. At 12:15 I then had my lunch brought to me. After a lunch of roast beef corn and mashed potato, I then layed back down to rest. I woke up at 2:05. My neurologist had come in to see me at 2:10. Dr. Morrison had given me an exam before leaving. At 2:20 I had a quick snack before taking some pictures of my room. I then continued to rest until 4:20. Nurse Karen came into see briefly before I had eaten my dinner. Once I had finished eating a lobster roll and a slice of pizza, I then grabbed my I pad and began to type in today’s blog entry.

Preparing for the day tomorrow

My Sunday morning began at 1:25 a.m. I could not slept, so. I decided to put my splint on. I kelp this it on for and hour before taking it off at 2:25. Ithen fell back to sleep until 6:00. I then watched the news before watching Sunday Mass at 6:30. At 7:00 I then did my back stretch and stretch’s for recovery from a stroke. At 8:10 I then put some clean laundry away before shaving and taking my shower. At 8:50 I then went into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit before having peanut butter and honey on a toasted bagel. At 9:15 I then brushed my teeth, and put in my eye and nose drops. I then took in some air. I then left with my mother. She had dropped me off at my grandmothers on her way to church. We had played two games of cribbage while waiting for my mother. Once she had given us communion, my mother then took me to the shop so that my father could give me a haircut, before I go into the hospital tomorrow. We had left the shop my mother and I AT 12:15. We had arrived home at 12:40. Ithen filled my empty pill containers. At 1:00 I had a grilled cheese before brushing my teeth. At 1:30 I then layed down to rest. I slept until 5:00 before getting up to eat dinner. I then took a shower before sitting down at 5:50 to blog.