bellrang's blog: "ang"

Okay I had a dr appointment yesterday! It was just for normal tests like cholesterol and stuff like that. My doctor informs me that my Red Blood cells are high, but I smoke and that is common, She says yes but mine are higher than that and they keep getting higher everytime I get tested. She wants me to see a specialist OK good. I find out its an Oncology/Hemotology expert. Blood disease doctor so that just freaks me out. Anyway, I make an appointment with new guy. I go home and think well I will just look up High Red Blood Cells on internet. Major Mistake! The crap it listed on there is scary!! I believe that my parents left me with all the crap genes of the two families!! LMAO Yes, I am the only child that has inherited every disease my family has to offer. Allergies to everything, Aneurysm, Stroke, and multiple other things... I swear I have been in a hospital every year of my life for one thing or another..! One of the diseases listed on the web page for High Red Blood Cells is something I watched my sister-in-law die of not even a year ago. Enola, my sister-in-law turned 50 last year on September 19th and her birthday party was last time she was home. She went into the hospital and died there. She had Pulmonary Fibrosis (hardening of the lung) This is what is scary before she died she told me I sounded like her (as in breathing) and since then many other ppl have commented on my breathing hard from doing nothing. I blame cuz I don't work or anything plus I smoke. Now I wonder all because of that stupid internet article. I wish I had never read it because now I am scared to death of knowing. I don't think I have it but it would be too ironic if I did. My husband wouldn't survive it! or at least I don't think so he was so distraught when I had the stroke. Just reading the article and seeing the Pulmonary Fibrosis thing on my birthday and so close to hers made my heart sink! My friends Sweet Turtle, KDM, Natas and everyone that came to my page last night was such a blessing that cheered me up for a bit! I thank them for that! Enola was/is my guardian Angel she is the one who was with me when my aneurysm broke it is because of her I survived and I didn't kill anyone that day! I was suppose to drive on a major highway when she stopped me from driving. God sent her to me! Well anyway I have learned a lesson: STAY IGNORANT AND DON'T LOOK UP STUFF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW ABOUT !!!!

I am going to be gone from Wed. Aug 8th till Aug 20th from Fubar so please don't think that I am ignoring you or anything! In fact from today on I won't be on much due to packing and last minute things. I am heading to New Orleans for vacation YAY! I have never been before and it's exciting for me! My husband I will be celebrating our 12th Wedding Anniversary on Aug. 12. This year will be only the second time we have actually been together on our anniversary since our first wedding anniversary LOL. One of us was always working on our anniversary so yeah this ones gonna be special! Two years ago we had planned to renew our wedding vows but I had the stroke and didn't get released from nursing home till after our anniversary boo whoo I know LOL. Well lots of love to you all!!

Well it is July 5th and I don't know anything. I had the Angiogram on Monday. I had a severe reaction to the contrast dye. I think they had to finish early due to that reason. The doctors didn't speak with my husband only to tell him about the allergic reaction to the dye. I guess I have to call to see if the aneurysm is leaking too much or not at all or what. I hope they don't have to do another Angiogram I barely made it through this one. I am doing okay however, I am sore from either the angio or the allergic reaction I haven't figured it out yet. My head feels like it is going to burst sometimes (I have a headache) I am not allowed to do much of anything yet because they didn't plug the entry site (camera's go thru to the artery in groin) and theres a chance I could reopen it so believe me I will be taking it easy LOL. Don't want to bleed to death LOL.. Anyway, I am sure I will be fine and hopefully they saw what they needed to. I will be calling soon to find out the particulars so I don't stress over them wondering what is up. Well TTFN Love to all who prayed for me! and wished me luck! Love Angie

Well for those of you who don't know I had a Stroke in March of 2005. It was a hemorraghic stroke which means that my aneurysm broke (the other kind of stroke is when you get a clot like a heart attack which is most common.)My stroke is usually fatal but I was very lucky and survived. Some of you all knew I was going for an MRI for my annual checkup because I wrote a mumm about drug'in myself before I went because I freak out when I get them. And some of you asked me to let you know what came about at my visit. Well here it is..... The test wasn't real good. They were hoping that it would of healed diffently. One of the four coils they put in my head didn't spring right. This coil is located at the very tip/mouth of my aneurysm. Well it has been leaking a little and they want to go and see how much it is bleeding because I am so young they don't want to just let it go. I am scheduled to have an Angiogram which is very much like a heart catherization except it's in my brain instead of my heart. I have had 3 other Angiograms first was to see the anuerysm right after it broke the second to put coils in and the third to check on the coil that missed fired. All of them were within a matter of a couple weeks of eachother back in 2005. The risk is I could have another stroke while they work on me or possibly a heart attack. I am awake thru this event and I am allergic to the contrast dye they put in so it is painful for me...wine with my cheese yes.... I am okay and will be okay I am just nervous about it just because my dr is pretty straight forward and tells me everything good and the bad which is a good thing but it makes me nervous. the damage to my brain when I had the stroke affected my short term memory so I forget stuff like words, what i tell people, what I did with something, and even have when to a grocery store twice in one day and bought the same things.. yes I am nuts LOL... So wish me luck! love Angie