well told to do so by the folks at the er. he ran some tests after i told him what had happened, and also about the trip to the er, the spinal tap, ect. what i told him, he told me that it sounds like i indeed did have (and still do...but better and getting over) viral meningitis. he said it doesnt always show up on CT scans and LPs (spinal taps) and that this is not uncommon. good news is that he didnt see ant evidence of any sinus infection (probably due to the huge doses of antibiotics ive been getting). the only other thing he said was that it does take some time to get over this. as i remember quite well from when i had it once before. he said just take it easy and treat the fever (now low-grade). this has really knocked me on my ass more than anything else in a long time. and im still getting horrible migraines eveyday which from what i know about this, is normal. like i said b-4...thankgoodness for pain meds! i dont know how i would even function with these headaches constantly w/o them. theryre getting less severe everyday, but still, they get pretty bad. thankgoodnes i also have compazine (nausea med). atleastthis time (atleast not yet anyway), i dont have the constant vertigo and tinnitus like i had after the first time i had this. some of my docs even think the 3 grand mal seizures ive had (1st one was in may of 04') was an after effect of the first time i had meningitis. now im on 2 antisiezure meds and thankfully havent had anymore since the last time (in which i had 2 siezures in a row a long with a concussion). the last me i had one i was at a friends house and it wa dec 31st of 05'. i felt my throat close off and could breathe, and felt my right side lock up and my fist tighten. next thing i knew, everything went black and i guess i fell backward onto the tile in my friends kitchen. ended up smacking my head and twisting my neck, so of coarse the paramedics put me in a neckbrace and on a backboard. on the way to the hospital in the ambulance, i had a second grand mal seizure which i told is very rare to have more than 1 in a row. for the next 3 weeks i had what my PM (pain management)doc described as "post concussion syndrome" from the concussion i sustained from hitting my head on the tile. for the next 3 weeks i hardly was able to get out of bed. i had severe vertigo & motion sickness, not to mention blurry vision and really bad migraines. my mom finally got concerned and took me back to the hospital and i had a CT scan of my head and an iv. the doc ket me there for a while for observation and gave me iv dilaudid with zofran for nausea several times. then i was finally allowed to go home. the Ct was ok he said, it was something that oftens happens after a severe concussion and to expect the vertigo, motion sickness, and headaches 4 a while. finally, after a few weeks, it let up little by little. i still get occasion vertigo but ive had that since the first time i ever had meningitis anyway. i also had a lot of motion sickness for a couple yrs but it has really rare that i get that now. anyways, well i guess this mystery has been finally solved. just wish the er doc had known it at the time so they could have treated me accordinly. but atleast she did the best she could and did what she thought was best at the time. if it ever happens again hopefully ill recognize it....
