Holy cow, I’m behind in my writing! I didn’t write all weekend, did I? And it’s already Tuesday.
Today I go get another CT-Angiogram. I’m at the office, but I’m leaving at 11am so I can eat some lunch by 11:30 because I have to stop eating anything 4 hours before the scan. Scan’s at 3:30 and I need to check in early - because they asked me to, and also because I want the Valium to kick in by then.
I have been feeling really, really good until yesterday when I went to Karl’s to check on his cat as a last-minute request because his cat-sitter backed out for whatever reason. Karl’s kitty is the devil. [Athena] can attest to this. He hates the both of us. But Karl has done me a few favors and I thought it would be easy just to check in quickly and make sure that there was fresh water and food and bring in a package that he’d said delivered that day.
Well, as soon as I got there and disarmed the alarm, Devil Kitty showed up, running down the stairs to meet me, hissing and scratching. So I ran upstairs and checked on the food/water and all was fine…like someone had already been there. Devil Kitty came chasing after me!! I tried to hide in the bathroom, but Devil Kitty chased me in there - so I grabbed the hand towel and started swatting in DK’s general direction…which only made him MORE devil-y.
It was at that point that I was like, fuck it. I’m outta here. So I started backing down the stairway, trying to swat DK away with every step down. But there came a point in the stairs where they turned and I lost my footing. I tumbled down the last 4-5 steps and flat out onto the tile floor below!
While I was in my fall I kept thinking, “DON’T HIT YOUR HEAD!!”
And you know what? I didn’t. But the rest of my body took the blow (my hands and knees and kind of my side) and I was rattled.
I spent most of the night last night icing my knee, praying that I hadn’t disturbed the aneurysm and monitoring myself for signs of stroke. It was fairly terrifying, but I was also texting Doctor D as well as a few others who made me feel a little bit of relief. Though I’ve felt like my body is such a fragile vessel lately, it’s probably a lot stronger than I think right now.
Today I’m kind of stiff and sore and have just the slightest twinge of a head/neck ache. I’m hoping beyond hope that it’s just sore from me holding my head in place and trying not to move it.
Ok. I’m going to close up shop for now. May get back on here later before or after the scan to talk about some other stuff - like my evening with Jack on Friday night (NOT what I had expected) or work-y stuff.
For now, I’m gonna go and grab a bite and then start fasting for this procedure.
Watchfully yours,
GS
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