Karma's Prizefight-Part Dos

 Recap of part one of karma's prizefight-2020 seemed to be a blur I remember very little so 2021 arrived like a speeding train leaving in its wake storms, a broken down car, the pandemic, the world in chaos,and to add insult to injury I am uncermoniously "let go" from my job of 5 plus years. All caught up?

Round 5...........
Karma's punch in the nose I continued well into the summer helping mom with various projects,I papered the town with resumes' and checked the computer every day for jobs. I met resistance in the form of refusal to pay me unemployment benfits from my job where I had previously been "let go" I still had no idea what I did.
As summer turned into fall I was still experienceing strange things happening to my body such as the tremor in my left leg, the extra clumsiness and lack of balance. I begin to have falls one day while trying to get into the Jeep I couldn't get my feet to work right and begin to fall my son who was getting in the backseat with ninja like reflexes grabbed me from behind and rightened me. Another day I am home alone standing by the bed folding lanudry when next thing I know I land in the heap on the floor. My walking gait becomes unstable to make up for it I begin walking with my feet spread apart to try and balance myself. These thing begin to concern me so to the Doctor's office I go I am again told its veritgo.
 Round 6.......
Karma's jab to the eye. 
As karma would have my uneployment finally comes in and I even get back pay no sooner do I start receiving my employment when mom knows someone that knows someone who works at a local non- profit organization looking for a receptionist and I apply. In October I get the call I got the job but first I have to take a drug test and get some forms signed by a notary republic another troubling symptom arises upon arriving at the notary office I go to step up on the curb only my foot refuses to obey I have to use the Jeep for levage to push myself up I find that troubling but I have places to go after I get my paperwork taken care of I head to my next stop to get my drug test.
As karma would have it I wanted to be prepared to leave my sample so on the drive over I  consumed an entire can of soda. I arrived at my destination all ready to give my sample only to be told I will have to wait. "Um but I am all ready" I say "Have a seat I wil right with you." she says. I sit down but not for long, for I fear I will spring a leak. I approach the front desk and explain my situation and am directed down the hall. I take care of  buisness, go back to my seat to wait, and wait  and wait some more. Luckly when my turn comes up I have some liquid left in me to leave a sample but as karma would have it  unbeknownest to me your sample has its tempature taken and I am told my sample is too cold and given a full cup of water to drink and told to go back to my seat. The next time I am called things go better and soon I am done so I back home.
Its November before I can start work I slowly find my groove I am still having trouble with falls, balance and I find myself using walls, furniture for balance.Right before Christmas I take a serious tumble that leaves me with a busted lip and mouth. I think I am glad mask are an everyday requirement so no one can see my busted face. Hubs is concerned and insist I go back to the Doctor I make an appointment only as karma would have it my Doctor gets sick and his office calls me to reschedule for the first of the year. I start to say ok but I am tired of fighting my body for control and sick of the falls so I insist on seeing anyone else avaiable in the office and am told all the have open is for the following week and its the very last appointment of the day I say I will take it. 
 Round 7........
Karma's sock to the nose
I go to my appointment, blood is drawn, some of my meds are discontined and I have a referral for a neurologist also an order for a brain MRI the following day I dread the MRI because I am clasutrophobic and work myself into a frenzy so that I don't sleep well the night before. Plus I have to go to work after my MRI so I know they can't give me anything to relax me. But I am determind to get the MRI, the MRI tech was nice and got me all settled and even put headphones on me playing christmas music so I wouldn't the thumping of the machine I squeezed my eyes closed tight and didn't open them until I was all finished. The neurologist office calls the earliest opening they have is February.
February arrives I spend most nights laying awake worried about what all the symptoms mean. Hubs and I go to my appointment I fill out lots of paperwork and answer lots of questions, she goes over my MRI results with me and orders more bloodwork and something called a nerve conduction study. The appointment for bloodwork is scheduled for two weeks out and I am told they will call when the nerve conduction study is set up. I go home and worry some more but as karma would have it crazy arkansas weather happens and we get a least a foot of snow down south where it never snows so I have to put off blood work until the snow half melts, at the end of the month mom drives me to my appointment but due to the snow the place that usually does all the bloodwork has no working water and they are really no help, so we head ovet to the Doctor's office where are told to head over to the hospital that orders will be called in by the time we arrive.
Mom and I drive across the street to the hospital I go to check in but as with karma nothing is easy when I go to window to check in they have me down under the wrong birthday, the girl has to call the Doctors office to get my correct birthday even though I have my ID with me, than they have my address and phone number wrong, Then they have my insurance wrong so the girl behind the window has to make a call to medical records to correct, finally I am directed down a long hallway and told to take a right, a left than another right it is such a long way for me I hug the wall as I wobble down the hall. I get lost a couple of times finally finding my wasy to get a couple of vials drawn and sent down the hall again for more test only once I get down there to sign in I have to start all over again with the wrong birthday, more calls to Dr's office only to find out they are gone for the day. So a call is made to medical records they too are gone for the day I am told to call back at a latter date to find out when they will have me into the computer correctly to make an appointment for then I slowly make my way back to the exit and call mom to come pick me up.
TO BE CONTUNIED....................



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