(from our trip to europe in september.)
i am tired right now. my eyes are heavy and my thoughts slow. it's 8:40pm wednesday night, and honestly... i have done little today. after talking it over with jody, i finally called mrs. kim and asked for the day off from work.
for the past six months or so i have been having dizzy spells. some situations i have learned to be wary of. for example, when i am in the shower and it gets too hot and there is not enough oxygen. i need to keep the shower curtain partially open and i make sure the bathroom door is always open.
and then there are the times i sit or stand up too quickly. sometimes i just lose my balance. other times i begin to black out. usually jody is close enough he can catch me. but i have also learned to try to get in the lowest position as gently as possible.
i went to the doctor last week. after taking a blood sample, he said i do not have anemia and my liver functioning is normal. apparently my blood pressure is low, and i just need to drink a lot of water. i confess i was both relieved and disappointed with the news; relieved that 'nothing' was wrong, but disappointed that there was nothing more concrete to blame these blackouts and dizzy spells on.
this morning, however, it began happening again. i was off-balance for no reason. my vision became blurry if i moved more quickly than normal. everything was off-focus. it felt so weird!
so i have stayed home today and done pretty much nothing. jody asked me not to get in one of my cleaning frenzies.... because i do have a tendency to get carried away. i promised him i would not clean. instead i have slept and emailed and prayed and read the news and looked at pictures... and watched the second half of my fair lady. i love that movie. and after this i will spend some more time with the Lord. it is nice to have a day off, i admit. still, i wish i did not feel so strange.
i do not know what is wrong. perhaps it is nothing. but i confess i am a little concerned. please pray for me. if it is nothing, i just want to learn how to deal with this in a way that does not affect the normal flow of life. otherwise, i really would like to know what is causing it.
i love this picture. yep, jody is still up to his old tricks. :)
for the past six months or so i have been having dizzy spells. some situations i have learned to be wary of. for example, when i am in the shower and it gets too hot and there is not enough oxygen. i need to keep the shower curtain partially open and i make sure the bathroom door is always open.
and then there are the times i sit or stand up too quickly. sometimes i just lose my balance. other times i begin to black out. usually jody is close enough he can catch me. but i have also learned to try to get in the lowest position as gently as possible.
i went to the doctor last week. after taking a blood sample, he said i do not have anemia and my liver functioning is normal. apparently my blood pressure is low, and i just need to drink a lot of water. i confess i was both relieved and disappointed with the news; relieved that 'nothing' was wrong, but disappointed that there was nothing more concrete to blame these blackouts and dizzy spells on.
this morning, however, it began happening again. i was off-balance for no reason. my vision became blurry if i moved more quickly than normal. everything was off-focus. it felt so weird!
so i have stayed home today and done pretty much nothing. jody asked me not to get in one of my cleaning frenzies.... because i do have a tendency to get carried away. i promised him i would not clean. instead i have slept and emailed and prayed and read the news and looked at pictures... and watched the second half of my fair lady. i love that movie. and after this i will spend some more time with the Lord. it is nice to have a day off, i admit. still, i wish i did not feel so strange.
i do not know what is wrong. perhaps it is nothing. but i confess i am a little concerned. please pray for me. if it is nothing, i just want to learn how to deal with this in a way that does not affect the normal flow of life. otherwise, i really would like to know what is causing it.
i love this picture. yep, jody is still up to his old tricks. :)
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Soooo.....update?
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