I realized that I was in a relapse when my mom was taken to the hospital and I was consumed with; "How can I avoid food without causing my family concern???"Obviously this should not be my first thought....I managed to tell them that my IBS was acting up and my stomach couldn't bare any solid food besides crackers....I have had IBS my whole life and it did flare up so it wasn't a complete lie....
My mom went to the hospital in the middle of the night because she thought she was having a heart attack...thankfully she was not. HOWEVER there is a problem with her heart. She was diagnosed her with Broken Heart syndrome-pretty much a problem with the heart with no known causes (they think is started because of a virus, stress or poor diet over the years but nothing is confirmed because she is healthy other than having this) They found out that her EF (how her heart pumps blood back into the body) is low....so ideally the EF should be 100, 80 is acceptable and at 60 is when they start talking about surgery....my mom's EF was 20...Pretty much if they didn't find it she would of died in a few months....which is extremely scary to think about. She's my mom. She's my person to go to when I need to vent. I cannot lose her. Thankfully they found a medication that is helping a lot. After a few months, her levels increase to 43% so it is still low but obviously its a big improvement. She will eventually need surgery they are talking about a defiblator (a pace-maker) being placed in a
few months and they mentioned the possibility of a heart transplant which is scary to think about because that transplant list is 15-20 year wait....
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